Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s workplace advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing ...

You’ve heard the old saying that you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression, so you know first impressions are important, and durable. You may have heard that people make up their minds ...

How to use ChatGPT to craft strong first impressions in business settings. Use these prompts to generate pre-meeting rituals, dress advice, conversation starters, concise pitches, and graceful exit ...

To make a good first impression—and set the stage for a great conversation—you only have to say one thing. Likability matters, both personally and professionally. That means making a good first ...

Will Rogers famously said, "You never get a second chance to make a first impression," emphasizing the significance of initial evaluations and their impact on our interactions with others. First ...