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Having a best practices lists can boost productivity when employees don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Tried and true methods can save time, money, and frustration, but sticking too closely to them without reevaluation can be dangerous.
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You probably know that in the future, what you’ll need to be successful at work will be different than what it takes right at this moment. There will be new skills to learn, new tools and procedures to master, and new responsibilities to take on…
Every year Fast Company taps some of the most productive people in business, entertainment, politics and more to find out their secrets to getting so much done. We get a peek inside their routines and habits and even some of their favorite books that i…
You can fill a room with studies on leadership that hail the importance of being a likable, honest, caring, and modest boss.
In the work world, however, that’s not what people want most. When people have a chance to choose whom to work with, and…
The workers have weighed in, and the best companies to work for run the gamut of industries—including tech, food, travel, and apparel, according to Glassdoor’s extensive annual survey. Among the large corporations highly ra…
We’ve all heard the support (and statistics) for why diversity is good for business and improves the bottom line. Yet very few businesses are making significant progress. The tech industry, for example, has barely moved the needle in diversity n…
While a tight labor market has business leaders seeking to improve retention and engagement, they may be overlooking one critical factor: how their managers respond to stress.
A new study by researchers of leadership training company VitalSmarts found …
In a meeting, opening with “Um’s and ah’s” isn’t going to help sell your idea. In the elevator with your new CEO, “Hi” by itself is a non-starter. Corridor chats that begin “how’s it …
Until you’ve reached the mid-point of your career, or unless you’re in a unique industry like academia or medicine, your resume should always be one-page long, right?
Maybe not.
Despite the long-held convention, a recent study has found t…
