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 ...

How you can show respect, set the stage for a great conversation, and be memorable–no matter who you meet. Making a good first impression is relatively easy. Smile. Make eye contact. Listen more than ...

Who says first impressions matter? Science. Did you know that it only takes 7 seconds for someone to form an opinion about someone else, whether looking at a photo or meeting them in person? This goes ...

We’ve all been there. Your new boyfriend or girlfriend invites you to the big Thanksgiving feast. Your new fiancé drags you to the annual family reunion. Your new boss invites you to her son’s Bar ...

First impressions make a difference whether the goal is winning a new customer, moving up the career ladder, gaining acceptance to a group or, of course, attracting a new special friend. Processing ...

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 ...