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: What can I d…
Even as the political attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts ramped up last year, many people still seemed to value the importance of DEI at work. The Pew Research Center found that in early 2023, about 56% of workers believed DEI w…
Psychologist Art Markman takes questions from listeners who are struggling to manage difficult employees and offers advice for how to give your initial feedback and follow up.
There are many perks of remote work. Research suggests that giving workers flexibility in where they work enhances workplace culture, improves productivity, and boosts profits.
But there’s one growing pain that many teams are still trying to overco…
When a company experiences rapid growth, there are usually more employees gunning for leadership positions than available titles. This means managing promotions requires a delicate balancing act to avoid causing resentment.
A diverse group of exper…
In the world of product development, after learning about what kinds of progress customers want to make in their lives, successful designers build prototypes to test their early ideas. They experiment with multiple rough mock-ups that they can change …
Max just closed his laptop after a brutal weekly check-in with his boss. The entire conversation focused on Max’s performance: how he’s missing deadlines and turning in subpar work, and how it’s forcing other team members to pick up the slack. But ins…
Are you frustrated about something at work right now? We all go through periods of stress and annoyance—at least occasionally. Maybe you have a colleague who is subtly undermining you. Or a toxic boss who doesn’t recognize your contributions in …
From molecule and materials discovery to new applications and customer acquisition, AI can create opportunities across a range of promising new use cases in chemicals.
Complexity, COVID-19, and competition have upended supply chain organizations. They can reignite revenue growth and deepen resilience by deploying AI-powered digital twins.
