Kathleen Davis

Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s work-life advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions. Q: I think my manager is burned out. What can I do? […]

Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s work-life advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions. Q: My boss is playing favorites, what should I do? A: So

There are a few workplace topics that consistently bring out strong feelings, and performance reviews is at the top of that list. While most people would agree that it’s a good thing to have a tool to measure how employees are

AI will undoubtedly become a bigger presence in your working life over the next few years. In fact, it likely already is, even without you knowing it. According to a recent study by Gallup, nearly all Americans (99%, in fact)

There’s one scarce resource that nearly everyone wishes they had more of: time. It always seems like there are more things to do than hours in the day. Many ways to squeeze more productivity out of your workday may leave

From silent firing to bad bosses and the raging RTO battle, these are the workplace issues that occupied our brains the most this year. Often our workplaces are a microcosm of the country’s, even the world’s, anxieties and hopes. It’s

Losing your job turns your world upside down. It’s understandable to want to post about it online, but there are a few things to consider before you do. Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s work-life advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen

Bosses have been trying to make employees return to the office for years now. Why are we still having the same conversation? Think of how much has happened since March 2020 when millions of employees started working from home: Two

The experiment by two professors at the London School of Economics argues that AI could change the game when it comes to measuring public opinion. As the legislative election in France approached this summer, a research team decided to reach

When the going gets tough, you want to be the kind of manager who makes things easier for the people who work for you. Being a good leader is challenging in the best of times. But in stressful or uncertain