Related Content: Jobs and Labor

| Comment

Want To Be Our Photo Intern?

BY Kevin Ohannessian
Relevancy Score: 35

Fast Company is in search of a photo intern.READ»

| Comment

Evidence Employees Are MORE SATISFIED With Their Bosses: Why It May Be So

BY Robert I. Sutton, PhD
Relevancy Score: 46

A new survey by Adecco finds that more than three-quarters of bosses say their relationships with workers has improved in the past three years because of the recession.READ»

| Comment

UN Report: Cellphones a Ticket Out of Poverty for the World's Poor

BY E.B. Boyd
Relevancy Score: 32

Cellphones aren't all fun and games for the world's poor. For many, they make the difference between bringing home the bacon--or not.READ»

| Comment

Poll: Why the Boss Sucks, By Employees

BY Austin Carr
Relevancy Score: 39

According to a new survey, managers consider themselves smarter, a better coach, and more visionary than many of their underlings believe.READ»

| Comment

Most Wanted Bosses: Mark Zuckerberg Ranks Low, Oprah High

BY Austin Carr
Relevancy Score: 31

A new poll suggests Mark Zuckerberg, Simon Cowell, and Tony Hayward are far from ideal bosses.READ»

| Comment

Hacking Work: A Little Help From Your Friends

BY Bill Jensen and Josh Klein
Relevancy Score: 40

Bill Jensen and Josh Klein's new book, "Hacking Work" is about righteous rule-breaking. Here, the authors explain how, with a helping hand, you can improve your situation at work.READ»

| Comment

Walmart's Brand New Labor Headache

BY Neal Ungerleider
Relevancy Score: 100

When Walmart announced their intent to buy South African retailer Massmart for about $4.25 billion, pundits could not stop talking about the implications for African business. But the big story is how South Africa's unions will handle the retail giant.READ»

| Comment

Permit No Internal Distractions!

BY Paul Glover
Relevancy Score: 35

Last week I spent three days with two Green Industry Company owners and their Management Team putting together the company's Action Plan for Organizational Growth over the next twelve months. As a part of the Growth Action Plan ...READ»

| Comment

Meet the Big Brother Screening Your Social Media for Employers

BY Austin Carr
Relevancy Score: 53

Companies are hiring professional social media screeners to scan your Twitter and Facebook pages. Will they get you hired or fired?READ»

| Comment

Work Smart 2: Stay Connected While Telecommuting

BY Gina Trapani
Relevancy Score: 100

Working remotely is so liberating--you get to do what you do best, in a location of your choice, without your co-workers or boss always looking over your shoulder. But telecommuting also requires a lot more effort when it comes to maintaining relationships and connections with people back at the office. READ»

| Comment

The Right Way to Lay People Off

BY Ben Horowitz
Relevancy Score: 100

"I'm tryin' to right my wrongs, But it's funny them same wrongs helped me write this song" --Kanye West Shortly after we sold Opsware to Hewlett-Packard, I had a conversation with the legendary venture capitalist Doug Leone of ...READ»

| Comment

From Chefs to Local Foods Foragers, Bon Appetit Keeps Its Eye on the Prize

BY Jenara Nerenberg
Relevancy Score: 35

The food service company is scouring the country for "hidden gems" in an effort to get seriously local.READ»

| Comment

Text Here for a New Job

BY Jenara Nerenberg
Relevancy Score: 38

The MIT offspring, Assured Labor, connects job-seekers with employers via mobile SMS.READ»

| Comment

Big Labor, Big Beer At War Over Big Pot

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 39

One of the most entertaining sideshows in the debate over Proposition 19, California's marijuana legalization initiative, has been watching various organizations take sides.READ»

| Comment

Organic Valley Is Recruiting Future Farmers of America

BY Jenara Nerenberg
Relevancy Score: 51

The cooperative of farmers is setting out on a national recruiting tour.READ»

| Comment

Hey Millenniums! Time to Wake Up and Go to Work!

BY Paul Glover
Relevancy Score: 55

I just saw an advertisement for a seminar about how to manage Millennials in the workplace and I realized I've finally grown tired of hearing how the Millennials (aka "Generation Y")--those 75 million persons born between 1977 and 1998--are going to transform the workplace!READ»

| Comment

Three Steps to Stop the Game of "When" at Work

BY Cali Williams Yost
Relevancy Score: 63

When I'm helping a group of employees optimize their work+life fitness someone will always say, "Yeah, my work is done for the day and I want to leave the office, but I don't want to be the first one to get up and I don't want to leave before my boss." In other words, they are waiting for someone else to say, "When!"READ»

| Comment

Would You Be a Greedy CEO? Here's How to Tell

BY Heidi Grant Halvorson
Relevancy Score: 44

When is a leader most likely to be self-serving, rather than focused on what's best for the company? And how can each of us tell which type of leader we are, or might someday be?READ»

| Comment

New Start-Up Jibe Marries Facebook, LinkedIn to Help Your Job Search

BY David Zax
Relevancy Score: 55

The old boy network meets the social network.READ»

| Comment

Bad Is Stronger Than Good: Why Good Bosses Eliminate the Negative First

BY Robert I. Sutton, PhD
Relevancy Score: 39

Of all the tunes in the Johnny Mercer songbook, the most generally beloved must be "Accentuate the Positive"--whether your favorite cover is Bing Crosby's, Willie Nelson's, or someone else's. Chances are that you yourself could ...READ»

| Comment

Being a Good Boss Is Pretty Damn Hard

BY Robert I. Sutton, PhD
Relevancy Score: 53

The job is never done, it is amazingly easy to screw-up, and wielding power over others makes it all even harder because you are being watched so closely. Yet, despite all these hurdles, the best evidence shows that many, if not most, people find their bosses to be competent and compassionate.READ»

| Comment

Crying at Work

BY Alicia Morga
Relevancy Score: 33

I was sitting around the table gabbing with some very high-powered career women when one, in a hushed voice, confided that she started to tear up in a meeting with her boss. My friend was berating herself because everyone knows, women ...READ»

| Comment

Is Your Boss a Certified Brasshole? Take the BRASS Quiz

BY Robert I. Sutton, PhD
Relevancy Score: 76

The higher the score, the worse your boss. If your boss is really bad, if he or she scores "true" on 15 or more items, then you have the misfortune of working for a certified brasshole.READ»

| Comment

What Are Signs That Your Boss Cares About You?

BY Robert I. Sutton, PhD
Relevancy Score: 61

My post on the power of bosses who take a moment to offer a simple "thanks" to people got me thinking about the more general question of little signs that your boss cares for you.READ»

| Comment

Boys Rules, Girls Lose - Women at Work

BY Steve Blank
Relevancy Score: 56

I have realized that advancement in corporations was unconsciously constructed around how men interact with each other. And unless they consciously work at it, most companies are not set up for collaboration. Thus, the women in the workplace around me were having a harder time than the guys.READ»

Topic: Jobs and Labor