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Workplace Evolution

2 perks your employees actually want this summer (and 2 they don’t)

Surprisingly, the most-requested perk is not leaving early on summer Fridays.

2 perks your employees actually want this summer (and 2 they don’t)

4 hiring practices that create workplace drama

Focusing on the right things during hiring can avoid headaches down the line.

4 hiring practices that create workplace drama

This caregiving crisis is costing your company

It’s a growing issue that affects millennials, gen-Xers, and baby boomers.

This caregiving crisis is costing your company

What the class of 2019 wants from employers

Forget all of your stereotypes. Gen-Z workers came of age in the shadow of the Great Recession, and they want stability over “fun.”

What the class of 2019 wants from employers

I’ve been a freelancer for more than 15 years. Here’s what all clients should know

As more freelancers enter the job force, managing them is an art form in and of itself. Here are the secrets to managing independent workers.

I’ve been a freelancer for more than 15 years. Here’s what all clients should know

How to replace executives without a company shake-up

Unplanned CEO departures can take up to 75.7 days before a replacement CEO is in place. Seventy-five days of ambiguity can shake up your workforce.

How to replace executives without a company shake-up

Spurred by painful loss, this startup wants to make bereavement mainstream

Most companies have no formal bereavement leave policy, and for some that do, it’s as short as two to three days off. This startup is working to change how companies help employees after loss.

Spurred by painful loss, this startup wants to make bereavement mainstream

Your employee benefits were 400 years in the making

The simple pension plan that started in 1636 took centuries to evolve into free snacks and ping-pong tables.

Your employee benefits were 400 years in the making

Feedback is overrated–this is what employees need instead

While feedback can be useful for correcting harmful mistakes, it’s not the best method for helping an employee excel. This is what does work.

Feedback is overrated–this is what employees need instead

This is how to correct someone without sounding like a jerk

If you’re going to correct people when they haven’t asked you for feedback, there are a few general rules to follow.

This is how to correct someone without sounding like a jerk

Why companies who hire people with disabilities outperformed their peers

Companies that offered the most inclusive working environment for disabled employees achieved an average of 28% higher revenue. Here’s why.

Why companies who hire people with disabilities outperformed their peers

How to rebuild trust in a toxic workplace

Once culture has gone bad, it can be hard to rebuild relationships and trust. But it’s possible. Here’s how.

How to rebuild trust in a toxic workplace

I took a huge pay cut for a more meaningful job, and it was nothing like I expected

Most Americans say they would give up a more lucrative job for a more meaningful job that pays less in a heartbeat. But it’s a change that requires thought and careful planning–and doesn’t always go according to plan.

I took a huge pay cut for a more meaningful job, and it was nothing like I expected

Stanford professor: Don’t let artificial intelligence pick your employees

Algorithms aren’t sophisticated enough to make these strategic hiring decisions–yet.

Stanford professor: Don’t let artificial intelligence pick your employees

This is how you keep your most ambitious employees from leaving

Pay isn’t always what keeps them in place. Here are seven ways to keep your ambitious top performers happily employed (with you).

This is how you keep your most ambitious employees from leaving

How to manage these 5 common workplace personalities

“What motivates one employee is not the same as what will motivate another. The trick is to figure out how to manage each individual and then tie them back into the group.”

How to manage these 5 common workplace personalities

5 ways work culture will change by 2030

Technology, talent shortage, and trust are just a few of the issues that will challenge workplace culture over the next decade.

5 ways work culture will change by 2030

This is how to gauge the emotional intelligence of your company

A good company, one that displays high levels of emotional intelligence, will develop your skills, and help make you a better and more productive person.

This is how to gauge the emotional intelligence of your company

What using these 5 clichéd phrases says about your management style

Falling back on expressions like, “Let’s think outside the box,” sends unintended messages about what kind of a boss you are.

What using these 5 clichéd phrases says about your management style

These are the 4 smartest financial benefits for employees

As the financial wellness industry booms, student loan help, strategic bonuses, and leave when needed are helping some employees become more financially stable.

These are the 4 smartest financial benefits for employees

Impact

Here are the members of the Fast Company Impact Council

Bill Gates wants to hack photosynthesis

Before Ikea and H&M can use recycled fabrics, they have to figure out what’s in them. (Answer: lots of poison)

Creativity

How other countries see Donald Trump, in a single image

‘How I Built This’? ‘Hear to Slay’? Here are the favorite podcasts of Hollywood’s power players

You can now write spooky stories in Stephen King’s house, if you make the cut

Co.Design

Airbnb’s latest stunt is a sleepover in Barbie’s Malibu Dream House

The crucial lesson in the demise of Dyson’s electric car project

Swedish artists create 17,000 sculptures—one for each Afghan refugee facing deportation

Work Life

How to balance alone and social time at work

These are the challenges that blind people have in navigating the workplace

Exactly how to prepare for your first maternity leave