Leadership
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Dr. Bernice King on why companies that walked back DEI were never truly committed: ‘If you retreat that quick…that reveals who you really are’
In the aftermath of the 2020 murder of George Floyd, corporate America faced a racial reckoning. Companies across industries reacted by publicly pledging to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion, launching new task forces, creating new roles, and promising to build workplaces that better reflected the countries they served. But in recent months, as political pressure…
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CEO of AI-powered performance review firm says annual evaluations weren’t designed for the AI era: ‘The practice just hasn’t kept up’
For the vast majority of modern workers, the annual performance review is a dreaded ritual defined by paperwork and an uncomfortable conversation. According to David Hassell—CEO of AI-powered performance review firm 15Five—this frustration is a structural failure, and one that’s grown obsolete amid speedy technological innovation. Speaking at Fortune’s Workplace Innovation Summit, Hassell said that…
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WeWork and Upwork CEOs confirm the Gen Z hiring nightmare is real—but it’s nothing new
It’s no secret that Gen Z is facing the brunt of AI job disruption. Entry-level openings in fields with high AI exposure are becoming rareras companies downsize. “There’s no question that the entry-level hire is under pressure,” WeWork CEO John Santora said in an interview at Fortune’s Workplace Innovation Summiton Tuesday. It’s up to senior…
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Goldman Sachs: The U.S. labor market is healthier now than when ChatGPT launched. Yes, really
You know the deal: AI is the villain, the thing that all the college kids are booing at commencement speech, the bringer of destruction to the labor market. Since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, the anxiety has mounted along with the predictions of the demise of white-collar work. But nearly four years later,…
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Tom Brady tells Gen Z to treat their careers like the Super Bowl: ‘You may only get one chance to impress your boss or land a promotion’
Tom Brady played in more than 300 NFL games over a 23-year career. Seven ended with a Super Bowl ring—more than any player in league history—cementing his place as one of football’s greatest quarterbacks. But the mindset that fueled his success had less to do with championships than preparation: He approached every game as if…
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Will the future of work for Gen Z include space? Tech leaders predict space work and travel could be just a decade away
As entry-level jobs disappear into thin air for Gen Z, the secret to finding an AI-proof job may lie in space. Billionaires Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos are all bullish that mainstream space travel is on its way—and college graduates could be headed to Mars within the next decade. In some regards, young…
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$30 billion Twilio CEO wakes at 4:30 a.m., works Sundays and runs laps around his house between meetings to blow off steam
EXCLUSIVE: Forget work-life balance. Twilio CEO Khozema Shipchandler starts checking his emails at 4:30 a.m, is on the job until 9 p.m. and runs laps around the house to blow off steam in between. “The gap that I allow for me to not think about work is six to eight hours on Saturdays,” the Gen…
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Billionaire space founder says a simple kids marshmallow test can reveal if you’ll stay stuck in the middle class forever
Forget your salary—this space billionaire says a simple kids marshmallow experiment can reveal whether you’re destined to stay middle class for life. The classic psychology experiment sees four-year-olds given one marshmallow and a choice: eat it now, or wait until the researcher returns and get two. Most kids can’t resist. And according to Dylan Taylor,…
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Goldman Sachs’ CEO once scooped ice cream at Baskin-Robbins—he picked up a second job at McDonald’s after his dad gave him a time management lesson
Long before he became CEO of Goldman Sachs, David Solomon got a tough lesson from his father after complaining he never had enough money: the problem wasn’t cash. It was time. Growing up in upstate New York, Solomon kept a packed schedule: three sports, student government, and shifts scooping 31 flavors at Baskin-Robbins. But he…
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Trump’s leadership model has a succession problem
President Donald Trump offered a revealing answer about the limits of centralized leadership in a newly published, wide-ranging interview with Fortune editor-in-chief Alyson Shontell. Asked how the investment deals, diplomatic leverage, and corporate commitments he has championed could endure beyond his presidency, Trump acknowledged the model may not be transferable. “Can’t answer that question,” he…