Shaw was terminated for cause, effective immediately, after the railroad found he violated company policies.
Today, Gusto, a payroll and HR software platform for small businesses, rolled out a new AI “assistant” named “Gus” that promises to simplify compliance and save companies from crushing fines. Gus is powered by OpenAI’s API and allows users…
A conversation with Alphabet’s Astro Teller on taking big bets on new ideas and tolerating the fear of failure.
Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s work-life advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions.Q: How should…
By now, most business leaders understand the benefits of diversity. And while more and more organizations are making an effort on this front, improvements at the leadership level remain few and far between.
Many business leaders assume that they ca…
If you have ever been to a recruiting conference, odds are you‘ve seen purple squirrels everywhere. On shirts, hats, or swag, the purple squirrel has come to be a mascot of those in recruiting and talent acquisition.
In recruiter talk, it’s …
Katia Verresen has a wish “for people to understand, feel, and embody the truth of their creative power.”
“I fundamentally believe that we are born creators and we can design for anything,” the executive coach says. “We have this creative age…
As companies strive to create value from AI, generative AI, and other rapidly evolving technologies, enterprise tech officers will make fundamental shifts in the way they operate.
When two of the most powerful brands in retail and packaged foods last month ousted their CEOs, it signaled corporate boards are more ready to toss top executives before activist investors tell them to act.
The tenure for U.S. retail and packaged g…
More than 61 million Americans have some type of disability, including difficulty with hearing, vision, cognition, ambulation, self-care, or independent living, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Despite laws intended to prevent discriminat…




