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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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Mar 25, 2026 • 7min
Made a mistake at work? Here’s how to fix it in three easy steps
What’s the ‘AVP’ strategy and how does it work? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 24, 2026 • 7min
How leaders and managers can befriend their inner critic and get ahead at work
Obeying that voice without question isn’t healthy. But ignoring it completely isn’t recommended either. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 23, 2026 • 6min
Want a promotion? Ask yourself these three questions
Here’s how to evaluate your readiness, your organization’s situation, and whether the right opportunity actually exists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 20, 2026 • 6min
Can you get fired for calling your CEO a ‘rich jerk’? This company says yes
In a recent hearing, the National Labor Relations Board argued that software company Atlassian illegally fired an employee for criticizing the CEO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 19, 2026 • 5min
Sleep is the new management flex
Hustle Culture is costing companies more than it’s delivering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 18, 2026 • 9min
Meet the man whose side hustle is testing side hustles
He’s tried everything from print-on-demand T-shirt schemes to peddling newsletters. Here’s what he’s learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 17, 2026 • 7min
The hidden problem with feeling ‘overworked and underpaid’
It’s easy to blame a broken system. The harder—and often more profitable—move is auditing your real impact, skills, and leverage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 16, 2026 • 6min
Why your best ideas get ignored during meetings
Great ideas don’t fail because they’re wrong. They fail because they arrive at the wrong moment or threaten the group dynamic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 13, 2026 • 7min
Workers are too afraid of layoffs to take PTO
Some fear vacation time will put them on the chopping block, but powering through might be doing them more harm than good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 12, 2026 • 8min
The case for bringing your ‘whole self’ to work
So long as your ‘self’ is actually whole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
