By Liz Stinson The office has become a place of contentious experimentation. It’s never been harder to know what the office means to workers today, and what it might mean in the future. Companies’ return-to-office mandates have created rifts between employers and employees, who are often at odds when it comes to where the … Continue reading RTO in 2024: Fast Company’s 8-point guide for designing an office your workers actually want to return to
By Elaine Mak November 24, 2023 In a high-growth company, every executive is focused on performance. When companies achieve their financial goals, there is often a well-deserved and collective victory lap to celebrate hard work and a job well done. But more often than not, these victories were made up of something far more … Continue reading Is performance part of your company’s DNA?
By Chris Morris September 21, 2023 Median salaries—for everybody—at tech companies are generally higher than other fields. But in some cases, though, the amounts the bosses take home are hundreds—or even thousands—of times higher than even well-paid employees. As part of Fast Company’s CEO Fair Pay report, we’ve broken out the 15 CEOs of … Continue reading Fast Company’s CEO Fair Pay report: The 15 ‘least fairly’ paid tech CEOs
By Michael Grothaus April 28, 2023 Over the past several months, the tech industry has been hit by mass layoffs at nearly every major company, including Meta, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, to name a few. And just in the last week alone, Dropbox and Lyft joined the fray with significant staff reductions. But … Continue reading Leaders, your mass layoffs may have an unintended side effect that hurts the company’s bottom line
By Chris Morris March 16, 2023 Meta’s announcement on Tuesday that it planned to lay off another 10,000 workers and not fill 5,000 job openings rightfully captured most of the attention from Wall Street and onlookers. But buried in Mark Zuckerberg’s latest “year of efficiency” announcement was news of what seems to be … Continue reading Lost in the most recent Meta layoffs? The company’s shift to AI
Southwest Airlines’ massive system failure demonstrate the harms of neglecting your tech stack. Here’s why marketers need to take action. Shama Hyder on February 28, 2023 Marketers play a glass-half-full role in business. We’re expected to see a product or service as it is and create a compelling, transformative message no matter the type of … Continue reading Why CMOs must be the company’s biggest advocates for digitalization
Facebook is buying Oculus VR for $2 billion, plans to ‘unlock new worlds for all of us’ Richard Lawler @Rjcc Mark Zuckerberg is following up his Whatsapp buy with another big acquisition: virtual reality company Oculus VR for $2 billion in stock and cash (curiously, news of the talks may have leaked on Reddit … Continue reading John Carmack leaves Meta with a memo criticizing the company’s efficiency
By Stephanie Vozza August 24, 2022 If you’re feeling stressed about work, a nice vacation could be just what you need. Unplugging from the day-to-day pressures to unwind can help you recharge and refresh so that you’re ready to get back to work . . . right? Not always, finds a survey by Visier. … Continue reading What vacations can reveal about your company’s toxic culture
Appeals Court Revives Ad-Tech Company’s Antitrust Claims Against Google by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, August 29, 2022 Google must face antitrust claims brought by the Atlanta-based online ad tech company Inform, Inc., a federal appellate court ruled Friday. The ruling reversed a decision issued last year by U.S. District Court Judge J.P. Boulee in Atlanta, who … Continue reading Appeals Court Revives Ad-Tech Company’s Antitrust Claims Against Google
72% are more likely to buy from socially responsible businesses. Constantine von Hoffman on August 11, 2022 B2B marketers take note: 72% of your buyers say they are more likely to buy from socially responsible businesses, according to a recent survey. That’s 17 points higher than the general public. Additionally, 48% of B2B buyers say … Continue reading B2B buyers are much more concerned about a company’s values than the general public
