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Table of Contents - October/November 96

Table of Contents - October/November 96
5 Steps to Jumpstart Your Startup
The Net can help you uncover new opportunities, offer solutions to a crisis, and save you money. Jonathan B. Levine

8 Principles for Learning
A study aligns the reality of work in the field with XBS's overall change strategy. Christina Novicki

9 Tips for Change Agents
Turner's role at XBS is that of 'chief change agent.' Here are her nine lessons for would-be change agents. Nicholas Morgan

Anthropologists Go Native in the Corporate Village
Get me Margaret Mead! The biggest names in business -- GM, Intel, Nynex -- enlist anthropologists to decode the rituals of corporate life. Kate A. Kane

Best Approach: Teaching the Unteachable
Working smarter is a full-time job -- and the lessons keep changing. For a glimpse of the future, audit the classes at these four learning centers. Christina Novicki

Best Outreach: Homegrown Mindware
Working smarter is a full-time job -- and the lessons keep changing. For a glimpse of the future, audit the classes at these four learning centers. Christina Novicki

Best Technology: Just-in-Time Learning
Working smarter is a full-time job -- and the lessons keep changing. For a glimpse of the future, audit the classes at these four learning centers. Christina Novicki

Coaching Resources
Three tools that will help you find a coach. Kate A. Kane

Dee Hock on Management
Dee Hock's management principles, in his own words. M. Mitchell Waldrop

Dee Hock on Organizations
Organizations, according to Dee Hock, 'Can be no more or less than the sum of the beliefs of the people drawn to them.' M. Mitchell Waldrop

Five Ways to Change Your Mind
Make a mental transition to fit the new economy. Alan M. Weber

Four Questions to Ask Yourself
We asked two professional negotiators what questions businesspeople should ask themselves before trying to negotiate a piece of the action. Eric Matson

Galzheimer's
A Spy in the House of Work the Spy

Guru Gumbo Serves Millions
Consultant Debunking Unit Eric Matson

Hey! Play the NameGame!
Try your hand at the name game. Fast Company

How Companies Have Sex
The new game is combining organizational DNA in unique and inventive ways. James F. Moore

How Knowledge Workers Vote
Americas newest political constituency cuts across old divisions between Republicans and Democrats. Dudley Buffa & Michael Hais

How to Conceal Your Cookie
How to guard your privacy while on the Web. John R. Quain

How to Find the Right Coach
Find a coach that works for you. Claire Tristram

How to Get a Piece of the Action
What's the difference between a star athlete and you? These days, less and less. Here's how to negotiate for the deal you deserve. (We'll take our 10%.) Eric Matson

How to Install a Plug-in
Plug-ins can be a pain to install, but here are a few hints for better computing. John R. Quain

How to Search Smarter
Surfing the Net is like riding a rogue wave -- you never know where the search engine is going to take you. John R. Quain

Intelligence Report: 5-Year Forecast
Class Work Force, doesn't envision many recycled lectures, standardized curricula, or even classrooms. Christina Novicki

Log Off, Surf On
Not every power tool for navigating the Web keeps you online. Some keep you offline as much as possible, while others help you translate pages and documents into a language you can understand. John R. Quain

Make a Name for Yourself
To some it's an art. To others it's a science. However you approach it, coming up with winning names is more than just a game. Gina Imperato

My 5 Days at Camp Lur'ning
Nicholas Morgan travels to Camp Lur'ning, Xerox Business Services' five day session on the future of business organization. Nicholas Morgan

My Favorite Bookmarks - Amy Pearl and Rich Miner
Picks from one of Sun Microsystem's top engineers and the cofounder of Wildfire Communications. Fast Company

Nothing but Netscape
Before you strap on that mouse, let's dispense with two issues quickly: What browser should you use? And what is Java really all about? John R. Quain

Q & A - Jeff Spillers
A Q & A session with Jeff Spillers, vice-president of business development at WebThreads. Bill Breen

Quain's Top 10 - Surfing
Quain's top ten hints for better surfing. John R. Quain

Sabbaticals Are Serious Business
Burned out? Take six months -- or just an afternoon. There are as many roads to 'creative renewal' as Hallmark has greeting cards. Charles Fishman

Seattle Walks the Talk
So what is XBS-Seattle doing to turn learning talk into profitable walk? Paul Roberts

Secrets of a Superagent
7 tips from a superagent on how to negotiate a great deal. Christina Novicki

Startups Take the Plunge
Bill Geiser's company shows how the Web can help you find the resources to turn your business plan into a business. Jonathan B. Levine

Startware
Smart Business System is a suite of programs for entrepreneurs. Jonathan B. Levine

Starwave Takes the Web ... (Seriously)
CEO Mike Slade has assembled a team of the best and brightest to create the Web's first real company. All they have to do is meet five tough challenges. Michael S. Malone

Support for Lonely Startups
Get the most out of Usenet newsgroups. Fast Company looks at two useful sites. Jonathan B. Levine

Surf More, Suffer Less
Fed up? These resources -- from plug-ins to the smartest search engine techniques -- will make your hours less painful and more productive. John R. Quain

The Future of Marketing Is Looking at You
E Lab Incorporated is reinventing how companies understand their customers and create great products. Its message: don't ask people what they want, watch how they live. Let's go to the videotape! Bruce G. Posner

The New Face of Social Capital
Young 'venture philanthropists' combine targeted donations with tough-minded oversight to build a new model of community activism. Eric Matson

The New Fax of Life
The fax machine is the communication technology we all love to hate. Three new tools help take the frustrations -- and costs -- out of faxing. Marshal Rosenthal

The Perpetual Upgrade Machine
Give your hard drive an Oil Change. Christina Novicki

The Relief Coach for Entry-Level Employees
Setbacks are opportunities to learn. Claire Tristram

The Secret Life of Grapes
Next time you're in the Bay Area on business, take a weekend to discover the 5 hidden wineries that promise the smallest crowds and the finest bottles. Matt Kramer

The Trillion-Dollar Vision of Dee Hock
The corporate radical who organized Visa wants to dis-organize your company. M. Mitchell Waldrop

Think You're Smarter Than Your Computer?
Think again. In his new book, James Bailey describes the third revolution in human thought and what it means for the future of business. Alan M. Webber

Unit of One
A letter from the founding editors The Founding Editors

Wanna Be a Player? Get a Coach!
If you're not getting better, you're fallling behind. To elevate your game, find the personal coach with the right strategy and style for you. Claire Tristram

When It Comes to Growing Talent, He's the Master
Dave Master, that is. He's turned high-school students into Hollywood animators. His techniques can draw our the best in you people. Debra Feinstein

Who's Writing the Book on Web Business?
For Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com, the Web is serious business.... William C. Taylor

Working Smarter Is a Full-time Job
Working smarter is a full-time job -- and the lessons keep changing. For a glimpse of the future, audit the classes at these four learning centers. Christina Novicki

XBS Learns to Grow
Chris Turner is the 'Learning Person' for Xerox Business Services -- and the impresario of a dazzling array of events that offer XBSers the learning skills they need to keep the organization growing at 40% a year. Alan M. Webber