Are you your own worst enemy? It’s natural to be critical of yourself and others, but if you’re looking to come up with your next great idea, you can’t cut any ideation off in the moment. Instead of dismissing thoughts, get to the …
Even if your corporate culture is good, there will be internal conflicts from time to time. Personalities are bound to clash, and outside events can increase stress. If you notice the same kind of conflict happening in your workplace, however, itȁ…
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from …
Many workers are afraid of artificial intelligence—and for good reason. Some experts say the technology has the power to impact, if not eliminate, workers’ daily tasks, jobs, and privacy. When Fast Company polled LinkedIn users about what…
You’re feeling stagnant in your career, so you apply for an interesting new job. Several screening calls and interviews later, you have an offer letter in your hand. You hand in your resignation letter, and your manager asks to see you. Rather t…
People don’t throw parties like they used to, my father observed last week. I’m inclined to agree. Expecting people to work for their fun is a hard sell right now. Even going to a movie, that ultimate American frivolity, feels like a toug…
Welcome to “Pressing Questions,” Fast Company‘s mini advice column. Twice a week, Deputy Editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions in less than one min…
It’s an understatement to say that work has changed a lot in the past few years. It’s been a roller coaster since 2020 when many of us had a dramatic shift to remote work, followed by two years and counting of return-to-office debates and…
As a business leader, there is one strategy I always follow whenever my company enters a period of crisis and instability. And no, it has nothing to do with business analytics or metrics.
Instead, I start investing more energy in maintaining my phys…
Polyamory is in right now, at least according to The New Yorker, New York magazine, and even The Wall Street Journal. “Ethical non-monogamy isn’t new (The Ethical Slut, the polyamorous bible, came out in 1997), and it isn’t exactly…
