"Please fasten your seat belts and return your pocket protectors and laptops to their full, upright, and locked position. The Nerd Bird is ready for takeoff." Gina Imperato
For years, motivational speakers have celebrated a Yale study on why people succeed. It's powerful! Compelling! Too bad it doesn't exist. Lawrence Tabak
"Many of the most important practices at this company exist in large part because Wall Street and the banks have applied so much pressure. If the financial community had gone easier on us, we might not be where we are today." Patrick C. Kelly
The fastest way down the mountain is on a snowboard. And the fastest way to learn to snowboard is Boone Lennon's revolutionary "Quick Carve System." Bill Kerig
Everyone in high tech wants to eat Oracle's lunch. With a menu that includes spring-ginger-seared ahi tuna and caviar napoleans, it's no wonder. Eric Ransdell
Most ski areas also offer snowboard instruction. But attending intensive camps is the best way to get a leg up on the steep learning curve. Fast Company
Most computer speakers have as much sonic finesse as a Fisher Price toy. These speakers let you crank the tunes when you're on a deadline. John R. Quain
It's more common than the common cold -- but at least it's curable. From singing 'O Sole Mio!!' to tightening your toes, here are the cures for workplace burnout. Eric Matson
St. Lukes, a rebellious young agency spun out of the once-revolutionary Chiat/Day, practices what it preaches -- the gospel of total ethics and common ownership. Stevan Alburty
As the 120-ton space shuttle sits surrounded by almost 4 million pounds of rocket fuel, exhaling noxious fumes, visibly impatient to defy gravity, its on-board computers take command. Charles Fishman
"Project Challenge" is a safe place to fail. It lets players experiment with new management techniques or test their responses to new kinds of problems -- and see results immediately, without real-world consequences. Fast Company
"A Brand is a promise, and you have to keep your promises. There's no difference between what we sell and who we are." At Gateway 2000, Jim Taylor practices what he and his partner Watts Wacker preach. William C. Taylor
Watts Wackers says you can see the future. All you have to do is look differently -- and different. That's why you'll find him panhandling in New York City, riding the range in Montana, busing tables at Taco Bell. David Diamond
