Katherine Reynolds Lewis
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When friends and work just don't mix
An innocent attempt at networking could cost you your job, your friendship, or both. Here's how you can avoid disaster. By Katherine Reynolds Lewis
Jan 30, 2012 9:35 AM ET -
Career resolutions: How to negotiate a raise
Before you go into your boss's office demanding more money, take the time to lay the groundwork for a successful conversation.
By Katherine Reynolds Lewis, contributor
FORTUNE -- As you set career goals for 2012, a raise might be on your list. After all, the economy is slowly recovering, unemployment is ticking down and your employer is likely in a better financial position than in the last year or three.
But before you MORE
Jan 5, 2012 10:36 AM ET -
When working from home just doesn't work
There's no denying that working remotely provides tremendous benefits, but more organizations are finding that virtual collaboration also comes with significant limitations.
By Katherine Reynolds Lewis, contributor
FORTUNE – Once a year, leaders of Community Options come together from its 35 locations for a retreat. The nonprofit organization runs a variety of entrepreneurial ventures that create job opportunities and provide housing for people with disabilities.
At the most recent summit, the chief financial MORE
Dec 19, 2011 12:21 PM ETPosted in: Employment, Human resources, Katherine Reynolds Lewis, Remote work, Telecommuting, telework -
How to groom Gen Y to take the company reins
Start talking about younger workers, and pretty soon the word "entitled" comes up. But several companies have started programs to help the younger set learn the corporate ropes. By Katherine Reynolds Lewis
Dec 1, 2011 10:24 AM ETPosted in: Generation Y, Katherine Reynolds Lewis -
How flexible work actually works
Imagine unlimited paid vacation and sick leave, with no mandated office hours. Chaos, right? Not according to a handful of award-winning employers profiled in a new report on effective workplaces. By Katherine Reynolds Lewis
Nov 9, 2011 6:00 AM ET -
Should you include volunteer work on a resume?
With many talented workers experiencing stretches of unemployment, employers are taking a harder look at unpaid experience. Here's what to include -- and what to leave out. By Katherine Reynolds Lewis
Oct 20, 2011 11:26 AM ET -
A software company takes a page from Toyota's playbook
Using a combination of Toyota-inspired lean manufacturing principles and an open office atmosphere, Menlo Innovations' work environment is attracting attention.
By Katherine Reynolds Lewis, contributor
FORTUNE – At most white-collar job offices around the country, workers scurry from cubicle to cubicle, speaking in hushed tones. Take a step into software firm Menlo Innovation's offices in Ann Arbor, Mich., and it's clear that this firm is more cotton mill factory floor than monastery.
Instead MORE
Oct 6, 2011 12:15 PM ET -
The new rules of firing - and being fired
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz's ouster and her blunt email to the company's entire workforce raises questions about firing protocol in today's working world. By Katherine Reynolds Lewis
Sep 12, 2011 12:36 PM ETPosted in: Carol Bartz, Firing, Katherine Reynolds Lewis, Lebron James, Roy Bostock, Terminations, Yahoo -
The 3 key questions in a job interview
Companies are hiring again, but interviewers may be a bit rusty. Here are the 3 most important things to ask.
By Katherine Reynolds Lewis, contributor
FORTUNE -- Executive coach Terry R. Bacon has seen his share of painful job interviews. But sometimes the wince-inducing performance comes from the interviewer, not the candidate.
In one case, an engineer and project manager -- call him Jim -- joined a hiring committee for his first-ever experience MORE
Aug 31, 2011 5:00 AM ET -
Can you rehabilitate a passive aggressive employee?
They're awfully hard to spot because they seem agreeable to your face, but they drag their feet or sabotage projects behind your back. Is there an antidote? By Katherine Reynolds Lewis
Aug 4, 2011 12:16 PM ETPosted in: Katherine Reynolds Lewis, Passive–aggressive behavior
Katherine Reynolds Lewis is an award-winning Washington D.C.-based journalist specializing in finance, work, and family issues. She has written for publications including the Fiscal Times, Money, MSN, the New York Times, Parade, Slate, USA Today magazines, and the Washington Post Magazine. Previously, she worked as a national correspondent for Newhouse News Service and reported for Bloomberg News in Washington. She began her career in New York at the Bond Buyer, after graduating from Harvard College with an A.B. in physics. She is active in the Asian American Journalists Association and serves as founding co-chair of the AAJA Digital Group.
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CEO Roger Crandall thinks that means-testing and older retirement ages are inevitable, but that its unlikely entitlements for the less affluent will be touched. Play -
CEO Roger Crandall thinks rates will remain low, but says MassMutual has diversified its portfolio to protect against any changes. Play -
CEO Roger Crandall says emerging economies like China are prime growth targets. Play -
Roger Crandall says that baby boomers will have to keep working into retirement and that young people have been scared off by the stock market. Play
