Stephanie Vozza

Ask yourself these questions before giving honest feedback

“Honest feedback is critical, but how that feedback is relayed is more important.”

Ask yourself these questions before giving honest feedback

This is how Google motivates its employees

Part of the tech giant’s success comes from employees’ ability to take risks without feeling insecure or embarrassed.

This is how Google motivates its employees

Why you should stop living in the moment

Mindfulness, it turns out, can be bad for business.

Why you should stop living in the moment

Stop annoying everyone with these common email mistakes

“You’d think years of using the tool would make us proficient, but email is considered one of the biggest time wasters at work.”

Stop annoying everyone with these common email mistakes

Asking these interview questions forces people to give you honest answers

Small changes in the way you phrase questions can get totally different answers.

Asking these interview questions forces people to give you honest answers

This is how successful CEOs spend their time

It’s certainly not glamorous: They spend over 70% of their time in meetings.

This is how successful CEOs spend their time

The secret to getting work done in an open office

Employees hate them, but bosses love them, so open office plans likely are here to stay. Here’s how you can still get some work done.

The secret to getting work done in an open office

Create this list of questions to help you shut down interruptions

These questions can both help you stay focused and help your team solve their own problems.

Create this list of questions to help you shut down interruptions

How to be busy without feeling overwhelmed

“Busy” doesn’t really mean “productive”; here’s how to switch your focus to what really matters.

How to be busy without feeling overwhelmed

Why this CEO makes everything she does transparent to all employees

After being lied to and kept in the dark at previous companies, CEO Mathilde Collin decided she’d give her staff total access to everything.

Why this CEO makes everything she does transparent to all employees

Stop wasting your time on these four popular leadership styles

Being an authentic leader and focusing on your strengths may sound like good ideas, but latching onto popular ideas isn’t always the best thing to do.

Stop wasting your time on these four popular leadership styles

I finally achieved inbox zero, and it totally changed how I work

“One day I did something drastic. I deleted or moved all 457 of the messages that were sitting in my inbox. It was liberating.”

I finally achieved inbox zero, and it totally changed how I work

Why summer is the best time of year to ask for a promotion

And why fall is the worst time.

Why summer is the best time of year to ask for a promotion

3 reasons why having fewer responsibilities is good for your career

The more things on your plate means your attention and energy must be dispersed, and that can prevent you from focusing on tasks that are critical.

3 reasons why having fewer responsibilities is good for your career

Here are six signs that it’s time to quit your job

Quitting your job can be terrifying, but if you are in one or more of these situations, it’s time to cut and run.

Here are six signs that it’s time to quit your job

3 reasons why summer is the perfect time to start your job search

Forget the summer slowdown, employers are still hiring while it seems like everyone is on vacation.

3 reasons why summer is the perfect time to start your job search

3 questions that will help you regain momentum when you’re stuck

When you don’t know what your next step should be, these questions can help you figure it out.

3 questions that will help you regain momentum when you’re stuck

How to make your anxiety work for you instead of against you

Anxiety is energy, and you can strike the right balance if you know what to look for.

How to make your anxiety work for you instead of against you

This is what you should do on your first day back from vacation

By taking a different approach to your return to the office, you can actually transform your productivity for the rest of the year.

This is what you should do on your first day back from vacation

7 warning signs that your career is stalling

What got you here won’t get you there. After you’ve achieved success, it’s common to stagnate. Look out for these signs and turn things around.

7 warning signs that your career is stalling

Ideas

Can you ace this test on global poverty?

How impact investors can better serve communities: ask them what they need

This automated indoor farm is growing so fast, it makes you think this thing might work

Entertainment

Trump inadvertently gets Twitter to explain why rape often goes unreported

Michel Gondry’s no-bs trick to getting the best out of Jim Carrey for “Kidding”

Fast Company Innovation Festival adds Pharrell Williams, Jennifer Garner

Co.Design

The best James Turrell skyspace is the one you can ski to

These buildings look like mutant 3D models come to life

The anti-brand gets a new brand

Fast Company

Driving for Uber and Lyft full-time is getting harder

Study: Women rank better than men at these leadership traits

Exclusive: Microsoft aims for the holy grail—video conferencing that actually works