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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.

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What to do when your boss is blocking your promotion 13.01.2026 10:11

If your boss controls your future, it’s time to change the game. 6 strategies to move forward when promotions stall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

These are the risks and downsides of being a go-to person 12.01.2026 7:20

It can lead to burnout and exhaustion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

These laws will change how you work in 2026 09.01.2026 7:30

President Trump’s second term has already taken a toll on workers. But state legislation on paid leave, AI in hiring, and the minimum wage continues to help bolster workers’ rights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to tell if it’s time for a career pivot 08.01.2026 9:17

Science-based lessons for a successful professional reinvention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Single people are more apt to work on Sundays 07.01.2026 8:07

Experts say it’s a maladaptive way to stave off loneliness, which is a broader concern in the workplace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to build safe danger and make teams come alive 06.01.2026 13:23

Safe Danger creates the space for everyone to engage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

5 Ways AI Changed Work in 2025 05.01.2026 7:11

In 2025, AI joined the workplace where it was the superstar employee, the confidante, and the scapegoat all at once. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

5 of the hottest jobs in 2025 02.01.2026 5:05

It was the year of AI, and these jobs saw a surge in demand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to stop punching the clock at work and have more work-life balance 31.12.2025 8:35

If you have a choice in the matter of when and how much you work, should you choose differently? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Even LinkedIn has hopped on the Spotify Wrapped train 30.12.2025 4:34

‘Where my 5% crew at??!!’ wrote one power user. Others were reminded of their fruitless job searches and felt humiliated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Does Gen Z need ‘resilience training’? 29.12.2025 4:42

One consulting firm is starting to offer the service to its youngest workers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Forget job hunting. Gen Z is ‘growth hunting’ 24.12.2025 7:20

They’re not chasing titles. They’re chasing momentum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can the right to disconnect ever work in America? 23.12.2025 5:57

In France, stepping away from your job during off-hours is a labor right. In the U.S., it’s a personal boundary you have to negotiate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The key to supporting employees with chronic mental illness: flexibility and trust 22.12.2025 9:16

When managers show flexibility and trust, employees with a chronic mental illness are more likely to keep their jobs and get their work done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fearing a layoff? Channel your inner doomsday prepper 19.12.2025 7:06

People who take steps to fend off the worst before it happens can teach us some valuable lessons about possible or pending job loss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Science says superachievers don’t set avoidance goals. 18.12.2025 4:46

Research shows the words you use to describe a goal can make a dramatic difference in success or failure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How philosophy can help with burnout 17.12.2025 9:18

Burnout can be caused by a sense that work has no meaning. Philosophical inquiry can help employees find their purpose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three hacks to improve your odds of success 16.12.2025 8:45

May the odds be ever in your favor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to be an ally at work without feeling like an imposter 15.12.2025 8:12

Allies who are men, leaders, younger employees, and people of color were found to more likely to experience the impostor phenomenon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People on TikTok are dragging unlimited PTO 12.12.2025 4:54

Policies of endless vacation have skyrocketed in recent years. More workers are calling it a scam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The neuroscience of why you’re always feeling behind at work 11.12.2025 7:49

People think they’re short on hours, but research shows they’re actually trapped in a distorted internal timeline shaped by stress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Your next job interview could be with an AI. Here’s how to nail it 10.12.2025 5:29

An expert shares the secrets to success Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The difference between genuine authenticity and performed authenticity means everything 09.12.2025 9:20

Here’s how to get it right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why ‘job hugging’ can be worse than quitting 08.12.2025 6:11

In a low-hire labor market, clinging to a current role—however unsatisfying it is—may seem logical. But there’s a psychological impact to feeling stuck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Your company just had layoffs. Can you still ask for a raise? 05.12.2025 7:04

Just because the job market is rocky doesn’t mean the conversation shouldn’t happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices