Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jack Kelly covers career growth, job market and workplace trends. Feb 09, 2024, 11:58am EST Feb 09, 2024, 05:47pm EST Traditional ...

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Welcome to “Pressing Questions,” Fast Company‘s mini advice column. Twice a week, Deputy Editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace ...

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We spend a lot of our lives working, especially in the United States — 40, 50, 60 or more hours a week. We hold multiple jobs to make ends meet. The candle is perpetually burning at both ends. Hard ...

The nine-to-five in-office workplace isn’t coming back. Remote work is now globally pervasive, and a Gallup survey last fall revealed that working from home — including various hybrid arrangements — ...

A mentor is not necessarily your boss, as in academia. Your industrial boss is actually your customer first and foremost. Though it’s possible your boss can be your mentor, you shouldn’t assume this.

Most of us have experienced the quiet power of a mentor, someone who helps us see ourselves differently, challenges our thinking, or reminds us of what we’re capable of. But if you ask people just how ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. January is National Mentoring Month, a time to recognize ...

It’s no secret formal mentoring programs can increase employee engagement. They’ve even been proven to increase promotions for mentors and mentees five to six times more than non-participating ...