Google’s Not-So-Secret Plot to Do Good and Save the World

Larry Page, CEO of the company formerly known as Google, once suggested that rather than leaving his wealth to charity he may just give it to Elon Musk. He believed in Musk’s vision of a manned mission to Mars “to back up humanity.” “That’s a company,” he said, “and...

How Airbnb’s Brian Chesky became a world class CEO

Brian Chesky is drawing intently on a napkin. We’re sitting in the President’s Room at Airbnb’s airy, ultra-chic headquarters in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco. Other meeting spaces in the historic building, which the company moved to in 2013, are designed to...

The Desire for Stability and the Right to Work

The search for work is never easy. In Europe, however, the Euro Crisis has had a particularly heavy effect on youth. Between 2011 and 2013, Spain’s 18 to 25-year-old unemployment rates hovered around 50 percent,peaking at 56 percent in 2013. It is no coincidence that...

100 Best Companies to Work For

This year’s list marks Fortune’s 18th year of partnering with Great Place to Work. Google ranks No.1 for the sixth time, and 16 new companies make impressive debuts, including Acuity (No. 3), Twitter (No. 24), and Riot Games (No. 13). See how companies made the...

Fortune 100 Personal Bests

WHY DO SOME COMPANIES KEEP ATTRACTING AND HOLDING ON TO THE WORLD’S BEST TALENT? THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE. THEY KNOW HOW TO FOSTER STRONG, REWARDING RELATIONSHIPS … AMONG THEIR EMPLOYEES. By Geoff Colvin THE ONE THING absolutely everyone knows about working at...