Articles via Fast Company
Creative Ways to Land a Job
Okay, you're 20-something, with a fabulous degree, and stuck with a career as a barista. We're all thankful for barista's but that's not covering your school debt, much less what you stayed up late studying and writing term papers for. There are a number of great articles on this site that...
For Happier Employees, Learn To Give More Gratitude Than "Thx"
Sometimes a simple "thank you" isn't enough to make someone feel appreciated. This article in Fast Company offers three quick tips for how to show genuine gratitude to those with whom you work.
Why It’s Important To Integrate Honesty Into Your Brand
Daniel Baylis writes in Fast Company's Co.Exist blog that honesty and transparency are no longer simply marks of personal morality, but are necessary components of good business. The proverbial curtain is coming down one way or another -- either others will expose a brand's secrets or the...
You Can't Be Effective When You're Too Smart For Your Own Good
"Congratulations, smartypants, you've got the highest IQ in the room—too bad it'll make you a pain to work with," says Patty Azzarello in Fast Company. She says if you have a high IQ you can be 100% right and 0% effective. For this problem, she gives six techniques for dealing when your...
Feeling Blah About Work? Don't Blame Your Boss--Get Engaged
Timothy Clark provides good analysis and remedies for workplace blahs. Sure environment can create a difficult work environment, but Clark like the Bible lands the solution on the unengaged worker, not the boss or environment. He offers us good advice when we can’t find where we file our...
Gratitude as a Business Strategy
In an excellent blog in Fast Company, Howie Jacobson suggests that most of us suffer from what he calls GDD: Gratitude Deficit Disorder--and it's hurting business. He writes, “Almost everyone I know, from pastors to parents, from cashiers to carpet cleaners, from architects to...