July 21, 2024 4 tricks for dealing with disappointment at work that will help you with life, too The next time something doesn’t turn out the way you thought it would, here’s some advice for turning lemons into lemonade. BY Kathleen Davis Welcome to Work Smarter, Fast Company‘s newsletter on career, leadership, and productivity advice. You … Continue reading 4 tricks for dealing with disappointment at work that will help you with life, too
July 14, 2024 Why does it seem like Gen Z workers are always late? In a new survey, almost half of Gen Z respondents said being 5 to 10 minutes late is the same as being on time. BY Henry Chandonnet As the business mantra goes, early is on time and on time is late. For … Continue reading Why does it seem like Gen Z workers are always late?
July 03, 2024 These industries might benefit most from a 4-day workweek Can a 32-hour workweek be implemented in only certain types of white-collar jobs, or can it work in all industries? BY Nicole Gull McElroy When architecture firm BSB Design shifted to a 32-hour, four-day workweek in 2021, Dan Swift, the company’s president and CEO, … Continue reading These industries might benefit most from a 4-day workweek
July 02, 2024 Working from the office really is more distracting. Blame your coworkers A new survey from Insightful, a workplace software company, looks at all the reasons why we have difficulty being able to focus at work. BY Shalene Gupta In a world full of pinging email boxes, whizzing Slack notifications, and buzzing phones, focus … Continue reading Working from the office really is more distracting. Blame your coworkers
May 31, 2024 Exos CEO Sarah Robb O’Hagan believes a four-day workweek will soon be the norm The CEO of fitness and coaching firm Exos talks burnout and embracing failure on the latest episode of the ‘Rapid Response’ podcast. BY Robert Safian As a slew of execs embrace the quest to stay as young and fit … Continue reading Exos CEO Sarah Robb O’Hagan believes a four-day workweek will soon be the norm
May 21, 2024 Here’s what makes work unhealthy In their new book, David Allen and Edward Lamont break down why so many workers are experiencing burnout—and what employers can do to help. BY David Allen and Edward Lamont When one of our clients joined the leadership team of an international financial institution based in Germany, there … Continue reading Here’s what makes work unhealthy
May 19, 2024 What’s the future of the 32-hour and 4-day workweek? How companies are rejiggering the workweek to offer 4-day and 32-hour options. BY Lydia Dishman Welcome to Work Smarter, Fast Company‘s newsletter on career, leadership, and productivity advice. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. There has been a lot of buzz in … Continue reading What’s the future of the 32-hour and 4-day workweek?
May 22, 2024 Why more and more organizations are adopting the slow work movement Productivity isn’t always about getting things done as quickly as possible BY Rachel Karl We live in a world that reveres speed and worships breadth over depth. But a quiet revolution is brewing, and it’s called the slow movement (or specifically, the … Continue reading Why more and more organizations are adopting the slow work movement
April 07, 2024 These strategies can help with dealing with a bully at work Here’s how to handle a workplace bully. BY Julia Herbst Have you ever worked with a bully and watched as they rose through the ranks, getting promotion after promotion? In an excerpt in Fast Company, Teresa A. Daniel addresses why it feels … Continue reading These strategies can help with dealing with a bully at work
