✋ 4 phrases that make you sound weak to your coworkers

This week, Fast Company hosted its seventh annual Innovation Festival. The immersive virtual experience spanned five days of inspiration, connection, and meaningful takeaways. While the festival has ended, you can revisit some of the big ideas from a few of our popular panels, including insights from track and field star Allyson Felix, Rep. Katie Porter, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, and AWS CEO Adam Selipsky. Read more below. —Kathleen Davis   innovation festival AWS’s new CEO on its evolution from wild idea to $60 billion giant A decade and a half ago, Adam Selipsky helped start AWS. Now he’s back to run the business that provides Amazon with more than half of its profits. READ MORE   innovation festival  Why Katie Porter says childcare and family policies are not (just) about women At the Fast Company Innovation Festival, the Representative makes the case for why a better safety net for families helps the entire economy. READ MORE   innovation festival How Allyson Felix and Athleta are rewriting the rules of sponsorship “I feel like the world is changing,” the track and field star said at the Fast Company Innovation Festival. “We haven’t given athletes much room to be able to seem human.” READ MORE

Leaders are thinking about hybrid work in a one-dimensional way. This is a better approach The term “hybrid work” has come to mean more flexibility around working both remotely and in the office. But perhaps we could be applying the same term to the speed of work as well.  READ MORE

innovation festival IBM CEO: Quantum computing will take off ‘like a rocket ship’ this decade But Arvind Krishna says that some hard quantum physics problems await as the market pushes for larger and larger quantum systems. READ MORE   the future of work 4 phrases that make you sound weak to your coworkers Your word choices can build you up or tear you down. Here’s how to speak in a way that won’t discredit your confidence or ability to perform. READ MORE   work smart Never, ever utter these phrases in a salary negotiation Rather than panic in the moment, be prepared. READ MORE   small to fast I spoke to 5,000 people and these are the real reasons they’re quitting Their answers will show you how to keep your top performers happy over the long haul. READ MORE   workplace evolution This is why candidates are ghosting you In a tough hiring market, ghosting puts companies in a rough spot. READ MORE   FREE SPONSORED E-BOOK OF THE DAY Powerful Leadership Through Coaching: Principles, Practices, and Tools for Leaders and Managers at Every Level ($15.00 Value) FREE for a Limited Time – Expires 10/6/2021 Click here to download your free e-book.     Thanks for reading! Have questions or comments? Email us at newsletters@fastcompany.com. Have a great evening! SHARE THIS NEWSLETTER   Support strength in journalism Join Fast Company Premium for $1   You can update your details here. If you don’t want to receive Compass anymore, unsubscribe here If you were forwarded Compass and like it, subscribe here View this newsletter online 7 World Trade Center, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10007-2195