The New Way We Work
Fast Company
Fast Company deputy editor Kathleen Davis takes listeners on a journey through the changing landscape of our work lives. Each episode explores the future of work, including the state of remote and hybrid work amid the return-to-office battle; how AI will change the way we do our jobs; the status of gender equity and DEI efforts; rethinking career ladders and ambition; motivation and what makes work meaningful; and the progress on mental health and disability issues at work. And as if all that isn’t enough, she also shares practical advice for interviews, résumés, and salary negotiations, as well as the latest office jargon, just how useful personality tests really are, and more.
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Jul 5, 2021 • 19min
Best of The New Way We Work: Is unlimited vacation as great as it sounds?
On this episode, The New Way We Work is back with another one of our greatest hits. This one is from late 2019 and it’s a fun bonus episode where Kate Davis debates VP of Entertainment, Scott Mebus, on the controversial topic of unlimited vacation. The idea that employees can choose how much vacation they take has inspired passionate opinions on what’s appropriate for workers to expect, what a company hopes for in offering something so elusive, and how it plays out differently in practice than in theory. This is another one that’s gotten more relevant with time as the pandemic saw burned our workers taking even fewer vacation days.
Jun 28, 2021 • 25min
Best of The New Way We Work: How do you know if you're about to burn out?
This episode is from early 2019 where Kate Davis and former co-host, Anisa Purbasari-Horton, spoke to former lawyer turned burnout and resilience expert Paula Davis-Laack about why our work and achievement-centric culture might be to blame for the high rates of burnout in America, along with what signs we should look out for, and how we can prevent it from taking over our lives.
Jun 21, 2021 • 29min
Best of The New Way We Work: Is Work-Life Balance Possible?
It has been over 100 episodes since this podcast began, first as Secrets of the Most Productive People and now The New Way We Work, so we are rebroadcasting some of the best episodes from the past 4 years this summer. In this episode from 2018, Kate Davis and Anisa Purbasari-Horton talked to author Tiffany Dufu about how to find work life balance.
Jun 16, 2021 • 32min
Why We're Entering a Significant Moment in the Fight for Equity in Tech
On this week's episode, we feature highlights from Fast Company's Black in Tech special report. For the full report, follow this link: https://www.fastcompany.com/90644593/1-year-3-8-billion-later-how-2020s-race-reckoning-shook-up-big-tech
Jun 7, 2021 • 24min
The New Way We Work Presents Fast Company's 2nd Annual Queer 50 List
In this bonus episode, Kate Davis talks to senior staff editor Julia Herbst about Fast Company's second annual Queer 50 list. Plus, we hear highlights from interviews with this years honorees including Black Lives Matters co-founder Alicia Garza.To see the full list, follow this link: https://www.fastcompany.com/queer-50/2021
May 31, 2021 • 35min
How Employers Fail Trans Workers and What Can Be Done
Kate Davis talks to Gabriel Arkles, Senior Counsel at the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, about trans rights at work, healthcare disparities and his work on Aimee Stephens Supreme Court case last summer.Produced by Joshua Christensen
May 24, 2021 • 31min
Fast Company Presents 'Hit the Ground Running'
The New Way We Work would like to introduce you to a new podcast from Fast Company that we think you are going to love. It’s called Hit the Ground Running and it’s all about how to navigate the ever changing world of work as an early career professional. The show is hosted by Yasmin Gagne and Christina Royster, two women in their 20s on staff here at Fast Company. In this episode they talk about how to use social media as a working professional. Subscribe to Hit the Ground Running by following the links below:Apple PodcastsSpotifyFastcompany.com
May 17, 2021 • 43min
What it's like to be queer at work in 2021
Kate Davis talks to LaFawn Davis, Group Vice President of Environmental, Social & Governance at Indeed, about how to make a more inclusive workplace for LGBTQ+ employees, intersectionality, and the spike of anti-trans legislation in states across the country.Produced by Joshua Christensen
May 10, 2021 • 9min
How Temporary Disability is a Battleground for Workers
According to Simply Insurance, nearly 6% of Americans will experience a short-term disability each year, and around 40% of those people will have their applications for disability insurance declined. On this episode, Kate Davis reports on how difficult it can be to qualify for temporary disability.More on this topic from Fastcompany.com:https://www.fastcompany.com/90414895/exclusive-i-left-google-because-of-pregnancy-discriminationProduced by Joshua Christensen
May 3, 2021 • 31min
This is One of the Most Overlooked Elements of Diversity at Work
Kate Davis speaks with Hiren Shukla, the founder and global leader of Neuro-Diverse Centers of Excellence at EY Global, about how neurodiverse persons are so often marginalized in the workforce.Read more on fastcompany.com:https://www.fastcompany.com/40421510/what-is-neurodiversity-and-why-companies-should-embrace-ithttps://www.fastcompany.com/90424650/too-often-neurodiverse-hiring-efforts-overlook-female-job-seekershttps://www.fastcompany.com/90543909/how-companies-can-support-neurodiverse-employees-who-choose-to-come-outProduced by Joshua Christensen
