May 21, 2024 Your employees are afraid to take PTO, but a third are playing hooky from work anyway It’s not about company policy. It’s about company culture. BY Shalene Gupta Employees are struggling with burnout, but taking time off isn’t always that easy. For its latest report on out-of-office (OOO) culture, the Harris Poll surveyed … Continue reading Your employees are afraid to take PTO, but a third are playing hooky from work anyway
May 28, 2024 This simple idea can transform an office from a collection of cubicles into an actual community Office design has a lot to learn from urban design. BY Ryan Anderson Across industries, from boardrooms to break rooms, the return-to-office conversation has focused on the ideal split between home and office. Corporate leaders and employees … Continue reading This simple idea can transform an office from a collection of cubicles into an actual community
May 25, 2024 Why your company should embrace the four-day workweek At Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies Summit, these execs from 4 Day Week Global, Kickstarter, and Public Policy Lab made a solid case for the four-day workweek. BY Claire Zhao The push for a four-day workweek has recently surged in popularity, spearheaded by Sen. Bernie … Continue reading Why your company should embrace the four-day workweek
May 15, 2024 How to hire for culture when ‘culture fit’ can be dangerous and exclusive InHerSight’s Beth Castle explains what to do when “Culture is nebulous, ‘culture fit’ is restrictive and can forge a dangerous path toward groupthink and exclusion, and often, even behavioral interview questions fail to address that certain, for lack of … Continue reading How to hire for culture when ‘culture fit’ can be dangerous and exclusive
May 13, 2024 This is how we finally end the 40-hour, 5-day workweek California Congressperson Mark Takano, who introduced a 32-hour workweek bill, discusses how we can transform the way we think about our work schedules. BY Kathleen Davis For many people, the biggest problem with work isn’t anything about the job itself; it’s how the … Continue reading This is how we finally end the 40-hour, 5-day workweek
May 08, 2024 This new ‘decarceration index’ ranks companies that avoid prison contracts and hire formerly incarcerated workers FreeCap Financial worked with investment index company BITA to create FreeIn, which ranks companies committed to fair hiring practices, among other efforts. BY Ellie Stevens For the past decade, large institutions and even cities have been eliminating their … Continue reading This new ‘decarceration index’ ranks companies that avoid prison contracts and hire formerly incarcerated workers
April 29, 2024 Why civility at work is good—and good for business Industry experts share techniques for cultivating a positive work experience BY FastCo Works Incivility is on the rise, fueled by factors such as widening political divides and less-than-social behavior on social media platforms. While uncivil behavior takes an emotional toll on people, it’s also … Continue reading Why civility at work is good—and good for business
March 20, 2024 How do I apologize at work? There are three steps to getting any kind of apology right. The first is to own up to what you did wrong and not make excuses. BY Kathleen Davis Welcome to “Pressing Questions,” Fast Company’s mini-advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New … Continue reading How do I apologize at work?
March 20, 2024 9 types of difficult colleagues (and how to handle each one) Nick Robinson explains simple, direct strategies to deal with the most common types of difficult colleagues. BY Nick Robinson When handling difficult people at work, it’s essential to first spot and understand their type. This allows you to actively deal with a … Continue reading 9 types of difficult colleagues (and how to handle each one)
By The Conversation January 25, 2024 Many Americans—especially young adults—want to do work that feels meaningful. Creating meaning for oneself may be especially important as fewer workplaces provide good pay and benefits to their employees. Those who are religious or spiritual often want to connect their faith to their work through a sense of calling. But there … Continue reading Thinking about work as a calling can be meaningful, but there can be unexpected downsides as well
