Rosenbluth International, a $2.5 billion travel service business, combines plain-and-simple values with cuttingedge technology. It's a down-to-earth strategy designed to take the company back to the farm. Rob Walker
You don't have to be glamorous to be cutting edge. Finland's SOL Cleaning Service combines radical innovation with disciplined execution -- a winning formula that mops up the competition. Gina Imperato
Planet 1, a new personal satellite communications lets users make calls, receive faxes, and check email anywhere in the world, without requiring access to the local phone system. Gina Imperato
Belle Linda Halpern is an accomplished cabaret singer who performs at least once a month. The rest of the time she coaches businesspeople on how to present more effectively. Eric Matson
Forget about "balancing," your commitments at the office and your responsibilities at home. Here are 11 real-world strategies for struggling with the trade-offs. Pamela Kruger
Whatever happened to personal digital assistants (PDAs)? You remember -- those devices that turned your wonderful penmanship into gibberish, cost nearly as much as a new computer, and still couldn't store a spreadsheet. John R. Quain
There are meetings that defy work, and meetings that define how you work. From Hollywood to Madison Avenue, we meet the people whose meetings make all the difference. Matt Goldberg
Forget the glass ceiling. A war cry, a strategy manual, and an economic treatise equip today's woman to handle the capitalist tool. Katharine Mieszkowski