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Kathleen Davis

New York

Deputy Editor at Fast Company

Deputy Editor @FastCompany Host of #TheNewWayWeWork podcast "Tough girl from a small town, brought up not to stay down."

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Articles

  • 1 week ago | fastcompanyme.com | Kathleen Davis

    Most of us work in some kind of remote or hybrid capacity, which means we often work with people in different time zones. Even those in the same time zone may have different chronotypes, or times of the day you are most productive. For this reason, many people have found it useful to put a message on their email, Slack, and other communication platforms that says something like “My working hours from 9 a.m. EST to 5 p.m. EST.

  • 1 week ago | fastcompany.com | Kathleen Davis

    Elon Musk is a visionary genius to some, unpredictable and dangerous to others. Love him or loathe him, Musk’s personality looms as large as his net worth. This is consistent with decades of scientific research highlighting a strong connection between personality and entrepreneurial talent. There is a range of character traits and dispositions that make entrepreneurs different from others, especially when they succeed in their ventures.

  • 1 week ago | fastcompany.com | Kathleen Davis

    Listen to this ArticleMore infoI have lost count of the number of accomplished professionals who’ve said to me, “I don’t want to seem silly on video” or, “I am awkward when I’m on camera.” I have trained hundreds of people, ranging from members of Congress to supermodels to everyday folks, for national TV program appearances. Here are my tips to sound natural and authentic on camera. Try not to use a teleprompter! Here’s why: The idea of video is to build connection.

  • 1 week ago | fastcompany.com | Kathleen Davis

    The harder it is to decipher what someone is doing, the easier it is to fake it. Here’s how to disentangle competence from confidence, and talent from, well, BS. Listen to this ArticleMore infoHow can you measure productivity you can’t see?

  • 2 weeks ago | fastcompany.com | Mita Mallick |Kathleen Davis

    Over the last year, there has been no shortage of new career trends: From the great stay to revenge quitting, employees are rethinking their careers, their relationship to their employers, and redefining what success looks like as we potentially head into a recession. The latest trend: the glass elevator. Just like in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the glass elevator can take you in any direction in your career.

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Kathleen Davis
Kathleen Davis @KathleenEDavis
18 Sep 24

"The rap battles in Hamilton are the 1790s version of fights we are still having." says @Lin_Manuel at #FCFestival We are always having variations on the same fights in life and politics..so true

Kathleen Davis
Kathleen Davis @KathleenEDavis
12 Dec 23

RT @LetsGoMichigan: How many hours are we actually productive? The pros and cons of a 32 hour week vs 4 day work week @FastCompany @Kathle…

Kathleen Davis
Kathleen Davis @KathleenEDavis
14 Nov 23

It's my 10 year work anniversary so I wrote this thing about some of my favorite @FastCompany articles of the last decade https://t.co/W1wE2hakf8