Fast Company Daily
Stories, tips, and advice on how employees, managers, and businesses are working smarter, all from Fast Company and all in less than five minutes each weekday.
Episodes
September 16, 2024 • 6 mins
Establishing a sense of purpose is a key driver for why some individuals choose to become freelancers. They feel they can wrestle back control over their lives and their agenda when they are independent contractors. But the good news is that this freelancer mindset can teach all workers, self-employed or otherwise, how to create meaning in and at work.
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September 13, 2024 • 8 mins
Whether you’re in-person and sitting on opposite sides of a desk, or you’re remote and separated by screens, few experiences at work are as heart-pounding and stress-inducing as a feedback conversation between manager and employee. Managers fear creating a resentful employee if they give a less-than-glowing assessment, and employees may fear for their job security
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September 12, 2024 • 6 mins
Over 80% of recruiters admit that they post ads for jobs that either don’t exist or are already filled. Here’s why it happens and how to sniff them out.
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September 11, 2024 • 6 mins
We often allow toxic coworkers more power than they actually have. This medical leader says we can tame these annoying ‘paper tigers’ by honing these 4 microskills.
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September 10, 2024 • 9 mins
In his new book, the founder of Keurig Green Mountain shares his entrepreneurial story and his advice for becoming a more optimistic leader.
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September 9, 2024 • 7 mins
While workers in well-paid jobs have bargaining leverage to assert their legal rights, others in lower-paid jobs face minimal protection and risk direct exploitation in a four-day working week.
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September 6, 2024 • 4 mins
While companies like Ford and Lowe’s have taken a more extreme stance on DEI, these developments are just the latest in a trend of corporations eliminating or altering their DEI programs over the past year, particularly in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action.
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September 5, 2024 • 5 mins
If you want people to leave a meeting feeling glad they attended, pay more attention to the ending, says this expert.
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September 4, 2024 • 6 mins
After four decades and 22,000 hours of flying experience, training, examining, and building teams, Captain Smith learned these are some of the keys that can help propel us to become the most respected and influential leaders of all.
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September 3, 2024 • 8 mins
If you’re a college student, you’re likely already familiar with the platform. These hacks can help you stand out, say experts.
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September 2, 2024 • 6 mins
Taking steps such as prioritizing transparency, avoiding conflicts of interest, and setting clear boundaries can help you balance two hustles.
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August 30, 2024 • 6 mins
If you used to love what you did and are now feeling defeated or disengaged, there are options.
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August 29, 2024 • 8 mins
A leadership development plan can help ambitious professionals build the resilience and vision necessary to lead their organizations into the future with confidence and clarity.
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August 28, 2024 • 5 mins
These common mistakes can derail those big, ambitious projects that require lots of working together.
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August 27, 2024 • 6 mins
Forcing older Americans to retire isn’t allowed—except in these certain roles and situations.
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August 26, 2024 • 7 mins
Freelancers who return to full-time work have some adjustments to make. Here’s how to help them thrive.
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August 23, 2024 • 4 mins
You can take it as a sign to look for a new job or stay. Either way, you should ask a few questions.
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August 22, 2024 • 7 mins
Unknowingly bringing on duplicate positions can cost the organization big bucks in redundant salary, benefits, training, and onboarding, and more.
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August 21, 2024 • 6 mins
Rohshann Pilla, President of Aquent Talent offers three steps leaders can take to help remote and hybrid workers feel less lonely
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August 20, 2024 • 5 mins
A former chief people officer shares insights on HR 4.0 and the profession’s progression.
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