Denis Wilson

Why Year-End Reviews Are A Big Fat Waste Of Time

The standard-model performance review is an unhelpful barrage of built-up criticism. Instead, give feedback consistently so that your employees hear the good with the bad and make improvement a matter of routine.

Why Year-End Reviews Are A Big Fat Waste Of Time

Mission Leadership: 4 Principles For Creating Corporate Commandos

Much of the post-Petraeus talk has centered on the crisis of leadership in the military’s top echelons. But on the ground, innovation doesn’t spring from “command and control,” but from mission leadership, something commando-turned-consultant Damian McKinney can teach you a thing or two about.

Mission Leadership: 4 Principles For Creating Corporate Commandos

Thick Skin Thinking: How To Use Negative Feedback To Your Advantage At Work

It goes against our nature to shout “Hooray!” when someone calls us out. But studies show that people who solicit and accept feedback are more effective leaders and more successful at work. Here’s how to take the sting out of feedback and make it work for you.

Thick Skin Thinking: How To Use Negative Feedback To Your Advantage At Work

Negotiate Like A Car Salesman: 5 Tactics To Help You Win Every Time

Whether you want a raise, different responsibilities, or more resources, knowing how to negotiate is vital. Here are 5 (non-sleazy, promise!) tricks straight from the car lot that will help you get what you want at work.

Negotiate Like A Car Salesman: 5 Tactics To Help You Win Every Time

The Business Turnaround Tactics Of Restaurant: Impossible’s Robert Irvine

In “Restaurant: Impossible,” chef Robert Irvine must turn around abominably bad restaurants (like an Italian joint-slash-petting zoo) in a matter of days. Despite tough-guy antics, he says compassion is key to the process. Here are his tips for doing triage on ailing organizations.

The Business Turnaround Tactics Of Restaurant: Impossible’s Robert Irvine

Pooch Power: What Dog-Friendly Workplaces Can Do For Your Business

Meet Louie, the slobbery, four-legged officemate who taught us a few things about how to work better.

Pooch Power: What Dog-Friendly Workplaces Can Do For Your Business

The Second City Way Of Better Brainstorming

Have you ever briefed your group on a topic and given the greenlight for freeform discussion, only to be met by blank stares and middle-of-the-road ideas? Second City Communications is here to help, with these six tips to quell people’s qualms about sharing ideas.

The Second City Way Of Better Brainstorming

Hip-Hop HR: Talent-Finding Tips From Shady Records’ Riggs Morales

As VP of artist and repertoire at Eminem and Paul Rosenberg’s Shady Records, it’s Riggs Morales’s job to find the next big thing in rap music. Fast Company recently spoke with the uber-prescient talent scout about what it takes to hire and hone stars.

Hip-Hop HR: Talent-Finding Tips From Shady Records’ Riggs Morales

With Guerrilla Networking, A Little Monkey Business Will Get You Noticed

The story of Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, a helicopter, and how thinking a little bit bigger about networking will get you a lot further.

With Guerrilla Networking, A Little Monkey Business Will Get You Noticed

Why Being A Meaner Boss Will Help Your Company–And Make Your Employees Happy

Looking to hone your management technique for a more productive workplace and more satisfied employees? Make “no more Mr. Nice Guy” your mantra.

Why Being A Meaner Boss Will Help Your Company–And Make Your Employees Happy

Impact

Corporate donations shouldn’t be Band-Aids. Big bets on social enterprises will make more change

The border wall is destroying ecosystems. Biden can fix it

7 climate actions that Biden could take on his first day

News

The internet has hilarious guesses about the letter Trump reportedly left for Biden

What looking back at Trump’s inauguration tells us about Biden’s presidency

Biden stimulus update: What the new president and Senate could mean for third checks

Co.Design

This Herman Miller face mask is designed to fight modern slavery

Twitter, Facebook, and Google could combat disinformation with this simple design tweak

Empty office buildings are still devouring energy. Why?

Work Life

For a founder mulling outside cash, advice from the world of improv

Why a free afternoon each week can boost employees’ sense of autonomy

Salvage your health resolutions with these 9 simple moves