Stories, tips, and advice on how employees, managers, and businesses are working smarter, all from Fast Company and all in less than five minutes each weekday.
How to create a successful mentorship program
6 mins; July 10, 2023
How to pivot your career in 5 simple steps
6 mins; July 07, 2023
Why ‘It’s not personal; it’s just business’ is a myth
6 mins; July 06, 2023
How workers can use AI to sound more confident
6 mins; July 05, 2023
Is your team participating in productivity theater?
5 mins; July 04, 2023
Make a lot happen with very little
5 mins; July 03, 2023
How leaders should manage generative AI
6 mins; June 30, 2023
Is ‘flow’ the secret to painless productivity?
7 mins; June 29, 2023
5 tips to prevent anti-LGBTQ+ bias at work
8 mins; June 28, 2023
3 ways to foster a sense of community at work
6 mins; June 27, 2023
Should your job provide childcare?
7 mins; June 26, 2023
How hiring managers can attract the Class of 2023
7 mins; June 23, 2023
3 red flags that mean your team is burned out
4 mins; June 22, 2023
5 ways to rewire your organization’s ‘brain’ to win with discomfort
7 mins; June 21, 2023
How to read verbal and nonverbal cues to interview with confidence
6 mins; June 20, 2023
Using logistics to build inclusive, resilient communities
6 mins; June 19, 2023
6 lessons from laid-off tech workers about finding a new job
8 mins; June 16, 2023
3 quick ways to reduce stress and anxiety at work
6 mins; June 15, 2023
Leaders, you’re consistently overlooking this factor when you build teams
6 mins; June 14, 2023
A fail-proof trick to get your brain into the flow every morning, according to psychologists
4 mins; June 13, 2023
Why you should embrace being less productive in the summer
7 mins; June 12, 2023
Introducing the most bikeable office building in the world
6 mins; June 09, 2023
Taco Bell is testing out an entirely vegan Crunchwrap
5 mins; June 08, 2023
A 23-year-old founder is 3D printing schools in Madagascar
6 mins; June 07, 2023
Wage theft is rampant among construction workers. An app helps them get their money back
7 mins; June 06, 2023
5 negotiation tips to maximize your salary
5 mins; June 05, 2023
3 counterintuitive changes can immediately improve any meeting
5 mins; June 02, 2023
How Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty brings mental health advocacy to the office
5 mins; June 01, 2023
5 ways to build a personal brand focused on impact, not ego
5 mins; May 31, 2023
How engineers make sure giant wind turbines don’t drift away in the ocean
6 mins; May 30, 2023
FIFA’s 2026 World Cup logo is part of a confounding branding trend in sports
6 mins; May 26, 2023
A tech nonprofit helps erase medical debt
6 mins; May 25, 2023
How leaders can prepare for salary transparency
10 mins; May 24, 2023
What feeling younger (or older) than your actual age says about your outlook on life
5 mins; May 23, 2023
3 ways emotional intelligence can help prevent a toxic workplace environment
6 mins; May 21, 2023
How to network without giving yourself, or others, ‘the ick’
7 mins; May 19, 2023
Exploitative freelance jobs are on the rise. Here’s what you need to know
7 mins; May 18, 2023
A biotech startup wants to color your clothes with proteins—not toxic dyes
5 mins; May 17, 2023
A brand turns raining fish phenomenon into a source of income
5 mins; May 16, 2023
Motherhood is comical, and some cartoonists know it
6 mins; May 15, 2023
Can you really trademark the shape of lettuce? We’re about to find out
6 mins; May 12, 2023
Airtable is bringing AI to your workflow that could help make your team more productive
5 mins; May 11, 2023
Spotify’s AI DJ knows your musical past, and wants to shape its future
6 mins; May 10, 2023
‘Are you overlooking tens of millions of people?’: Why employers are reconsidering applicants’ prior drug use
6 mins; May 09, 2023
Research shows happiness is the new performance indicator. This is how managers can support it
6 mins; May 08, 2023
Learning nonprofit Khan Academy is piloting a version of GPT called Khanmigo
6 mins; May 05, 2023
How companies can solve the mental health crisis happening in the workforce
7 mins; May 04, 2023
An abandoned Detroit building is now the epicenter of Ford’s new mobility plan
8 mins; May 03, 2023
JPMorgan Chase gets First Republic assets and deposits as banking crisis deepens
6 mins; May 02, 2023
A company is helping Missourians prepare for looming restrictions on trans healthcare
6 mins; May 01, 2023
It’s not just you: Business travel is extra exhausting now
8 mins; April 28, 2023
Hybrid work and the rise of AI: How leaders can navigate a future in flux
8 mins; April 27, 2023
Yelp rolls out AI, video to enhance business searches
8 mins; April 26, 2023
This startup is turning the RTO debate on its head by creating a digital twin of the office
7 mins; April 25, 2023
3 ways to find a job that aligns with your values
6 mins; April 24, 2023
‘Progressive’ companies: Get ready for your workers to make you prove it
6 mins; April 21, 2023
If we don’t develop these 4 human traits, ChatGPT can replace us, psychologists say
8 mins; April 20, 2023
How the designers of ‘Paint’ created a Bob Ross universe for the anti-Bob Ross
8 mins; April 19, 2023
Tony Hawk is right on time as the new face of Citizen smartwatches
8 mins; April 18, 2023
How this one shift can make your hiring practices more inclusive
5 mins; April 17, 2023
How new models of worker organizing look beyond the workplace
8 mins; April 14, 2023
3 things workers can do to prepare for AI and the future of work
5 mins; April 13, 2023
What The Jetsons got right, and very wrong, about the future of work
7 mins; April 12, 2023
U.S. playgrounds are boringly safe. New designs add a whiff of danger
6 mins; April 11, 2023
Why this startup wants to help build a seaweed industry in Alaska
7 mins; April 10, 2023
What a monkey’s brain on magic tricks reveals about why we get fooled
6 mins; April 07, 2023
Schools are suing Big Tech over the teen mental health crisis. Do they have a legal case?
7 mins; April 06, 2023
Do you want to replace your garbage disposal with a ‘reverse juicer’?
6 mins; April 05, 2023
Hampton is creating a safe space for tech CEOs
7 mins; April 04, 2023
Would you eat lab-grown peacock or crocodile? This company is betting on it
8 mins; April 03, 2023
This 186-year-old fable holds the key to help managers work best with all generations
6 mins; March 31, 2023
A new batch of startups aims to bring more diversity to clinical trials
7 mins; March 30, 2023
6 skills you need to stand out in the age of AI
7 mins; March 29, 2023
Fashion is finally designing for women over 40
9 mins; March 28, 2023
How to decipher the root cause of your burnout
9 mins; March 27, 2023
5 ways ChatGPT can help recruiters find the best candidates
7 mins; March 24, 2023
It’s time to get intentional about what day of the week you hold meetings
5 mins; March 23, 2023
Google is releasing its Bard AI chatbot to the public
5 mins; March 22, 2023
Why Tulsa wants to become a hub for Ukrainian refugees
6 mins; March 21, 2023
How PFAS were cleverly rebranded as ‘forever chemicals’
7 mins; March 20, 2023
AB InBev is named Cannes Lions Creative Marketer of the Year 2 years in a row
6 mins; March 17, 2023
No, SVB didn’t fail because it was ‘woke’
7 mins; March 16, 2023
One Florida program is helping eradicate modern-day slavery on farms
10 mins; March 15, 2023
Is your website accessible? This simple browser extension will check
6 mins; March 14, 2023
What is ‘green hushing’? The new negative sustainability trend, explained
8 mins; March 13, 2023
‘It’s going to transform all of our lives’: OpenAI’s CTO on how AI is remaking society
4 mins; March 10, 2023
‘It’s going to transform all of our lives’: OpenAI’s CTO on how AI is remaking society
5 mins; March 10, 2023
Digital transformation not delivering enough value? Look at your APIs
5 mins; March 09, 2023
Digital transformation not delivering enough value? Look at your APIs
7 mins; March 09, 2023
Microsoft’s new Inclusive Design Toolkit is designed for the brain
6 mins; March 08, 2023
Microsoft’s new Inclusive Design Toolkit is designed for the brain
7 mins; March 08, 2023
4 mistakes new grads make when job searching
5 mins; March 07, 2023
4 mistakes new grads make when job searching
6 mins; March 07, 2023
The real reason it’s so hard to get rid of hidden fees
5 mins; March 06, 2023
The real reason it’s so hard to get rid of hidden fees
