Fast Company5 hours agoIt’s time to ditch the traditional offsite. Here are 4 ways to rethink your next corporate retreatverified_publisherFast Company - BY Tony MartignettiIf your strategy session could’ve been an email, your offsite isn’t working. We’ve all been there: the windowless conference room, the stale coffee, the flip charts, the obligatory icebreaker, followed by hours of sticky notes and talk of disruption that feels, ironically, deeply uninspired. This is …
Fast Company8 hours agoThis CEO took on the innovator’s dilemma. Here’s how he did itverified_publisherFast Company - BY Stephanie MehtaCalix, Inc.’s Michael Weening says the backing of his biggest shareholder helped him disrupt his own business Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from …
Fast Company8 hours agoHow to create leaders who coach, rather than commandverified_publisherFast Company - BY Aneesh Raman and Teuila HansonManagers need company support to learn how to act as coaches for their teams. We’re facing a career confidence crisis. Work is changing fast, yet many employees feel stuck. At LinkedIn, our data shows workforce confidence has dropped to a five-year low, and only 15% of employees say their manager …
Fast Company9 hours agoThis is the hidden crisis in leadership teamsverified_publisherFast Company - BY Aaron Wheeler, Barbara A.F. Greene, and Diana Candelaria ReyesIt can either break an organization or provide an opportunity for reinvention. In 2017, Uber’s executive team reached a critical turning point. The world saw headlines about leadership changes, valuation drops, and cultural upheavals. Beneath the noise, however, lay a deeper issue. It wasn’t rogue …
Fast Company10 hours agoHow to stand out in a group job interview, even if you’re not an extrovertverified_publisherFast Company - BY Claire TurrellTime-starved companies are opting for group interviews to speed up the hiring process. Here’s how to make a good impression. Because hiring staff is typically a time-consuming and costly process, many companies are now opting to interview multiple candidates at once. The Society for Human Resource …
Fast Company1 day agoHow to protect your life savings from the tariff fiascoverified_publisherFast Company - BY Emily Guy BirkenThe Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930 provides a precedent on the impact of tariffs. Can looking at history also help you protect your investments? If the tariff-triggered drop in your 401(k) balance has got you sobbing into a pint of Ben & Jerry’s, you’re not alone. U.S. and global markets have yo-yoed in …
