Stephanie Mehta

Call me back! A CEO laments unanswered phone messages

Maynard Webb urges patience, politeness, and persistence in dealing with unanswered calls.

Call me back! A CEO laments unanswered phone messages

7 leaders reveal what they’ll retain from their pandemic workplaces

Top executives share the COVID-19 culture shifts that they’ll honor even as their employees return to offices and workspaces.

7 leaders reveal what they’ll retain from their pandemic workplaces

I’m a leader who wants more challenges but I don’t want to overextend. What’s my next move?

Maynard Webb advises a leader at a crossroads to move past the fear.

I’m a leader who wants more challenges but I don’t want to overextend. What’s my next move?

One of my investments is performing, but the company culture is toxic. What can I do?

Maynard Webb advises a board member and investor to get to the facts so the company can change for the better.

One of my investments is performing, but the company culture is toxic. What can I do?

‘It was not an issue I wanted to get involved with’: Delta’s CEO on voting rights and more

In a wide-ranging interview, Ed Bastian explains why Delta Air Lines took a public stand on Georgia’s new voting rights bill, and shares his views on the future of travel.

‘It was not an issue I wanted to get involved with’: Delta’s CEO on voting rights and more

This fintech startup thinks it can help companies build conscious business cultures

Can Bolt’s “culture playbook” become the 2021 equivalent of Netflix’s famous “no vacation policy” PowerPoint deck?

This fintech startup thinks it can help companies build conscious business cultures

‘We aren’t friends, but I would do anything for her.’ Two CEOs explain the power of networking

Two tech CEOs, Jennifer Tejada of PagerDuty and Yvonne Wassenaar of Puppet, say networking is one of the keys to getting more women in corporate leadership.

‘We aren’t friends, but I would do anything for her.’ Two CEOs explain the power of networking

10 rules for any executive navigating the new world of virtual conferences

Virtual events are here to stay. Two experiential leaders offer advice on how to do them right.

10 rules for any executive navigating the new world of virtual conferences

Tory Burch and Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna are teaming up to help women scientists

The entrepreneur and the biochemist speak exclusively with “Fast Company” about a new fellowship that combines business and genomics.

Tory Burch and Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna are teaming up to help women scientists

There’s a customer I’d love to win. How do I know if my startup is ready?

Maynard Webb suggests three questions to assess your company’s readiness.

There’s a customer I’d love to win. How do I know if my startup is ready?

Best Workplaces for Innovators

Founders, this is how you raise venture capital like a pro

The author of ‘Super Founders’ has helped companies raise hundreds of millions of dollars. He explains what the best get right—and what others get wrong.

Founders, this is how you raise venture capital like a pro

Why millennial women are turning to theSkimm (yes, theSkimm) for money advice

The cofounders of the nine-year-old media company say it has become a trusted source for career and budgeting advice amid the COVID-19 ‘she-cession.’

Why millennial women are turning to theSkimm (yes, theSkimm) for money advice

Your negative emotions are hurting your team. Try empathy instead

In a new e-book, “Leading with Empathy in Turbulent Times,” neuroscientist Jamil Zaki explores the power of positive emotions and expression to make teams better.

Your negative emotions are hurting your team. Try empathy instead

3 questions every founder should ask every 6 months

Even new companies need to think about nurturing culture. Here’s how to do it, according to Maynard Webb.

3 questions every founder should ask every 6 months

‘It’s like the software is our colleague’: How one European VC wants to reshape investing

Mattias Ljungman started Atomico in 2006 with Skype’s Niklas Zennström. Now he’s got a new fund that leans heavily on machine learning and software for investment decisions.

‘It’s like the software is our colleague’: How one European VC wants to reshape investing

5 tips to try now as you plan the future of your workforce

Who stays remote? Who comes in daily? Workday’s chief people officer shares some tools for mapping the return to work.

5 tips to try now as you plan the future of your workforce

If the women in your company aren’t thriving, your business isn’t either

A high-ranking tech executive explains how to build a culture where women can excel, and why that’s good for everyone.

If the women in your company aren’t thriving, your business isn’t either

An exhausted founder asks Maynard Webb: Should I throw in the towel?

Ask yourself, and your trusted investors, if your company truly has the potential to be a winner. If not, it might be time to consider alternatives, Webb says.

An exhausted founder asks Maynard Webb: Should I throw in the towel?

A CEO’s evolution from hard charger to ‘somebody who believes in human magic’

The former CEO of Best Buy shares an excerpt from his new book, and talks about changing leadership styles, including his own.

A CEO’s evolution from hard charger to ‘somebody who believes in human magic’

I just raised $30 million. Here are 4 questions I wish I’d asked before I started my business

Entrepreneurship isn’t all glamour and wealth creation, even when things are going well, a founder writes.

I just raised $30 million. Here are 4 questions I wish I’d asked before I started my business

Impact

This self-healing concrete automatically fills in cracks

A new Boston high-rise will be the largest office building to meet this exacting sustainability standard

Bees have a new, lifesaving ‘vaccine,’ too

News

Can’t get your favorite drink at Starbucks? Here’s why

Darnella Frazier, who filmed George Floyd’s murder, awarded Pulitzer special citation

China’s ride-hailing giant Didi could be the world’s biggest IPO this year

Co.Design

Chip and Joanna Gaines launch 9 virtual classes to channel your inner ‘Fixer Upper’

Barbie gets a makeover—with recycled plastic

This gorgeous pavilion is made almost entirely of waste

Work Life

How permissionless organization design gives your company an advantage

How to go back to connecting authentically post-pandemic

3 ways to prove to your boss that you’re worth upskilling