5 Rookies Charlie Blaney, VP of Minor League Operations, shares the strengths of the Rookies of the Year from 1992-1996. Alan M. Webber Advertisers in Issue 8 Interact with the companies whose products and services are advertised in Fast Company magazine. Fast Company Anything, Anywhere, Anytime - Any Quesions? Net visionary Michael Saylor explains the five Web effects shaping the future of buying and selling -- and how to get there from here. Lewis Perelman Bob Knowling's Change Manual Bob Knowling is a change agent's change agent, a man who's learned to align all the elements of his character so that, no matter what the setting, he leads change. Noel Tichy Brainstorming the Future Xerox's famed Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) exists to invent the future. Elizabeth Weil Can't We Change? A letter from the founding editors. The Founding Editors Change Change: Few can do it. Few can sustain it. Few can survive it. Charles Fishman Cruise (Out of) Control Plenty of companies already take young people seriously -- as consumers. So it's no surprise that companies look to children for market intelligence. Elizabeth Weil Ecotrust Stirs Up a New Shade of Green Spencer Beebe's iconoclastic activists mix environmentalism with economic self-interest to create "conservation-based development." Paul Roberts Escape from the Red Zone Peter Naylor and Claire Crittenden have a revolutionary approach for confronting the business world's last taboo: emotion. David E. Dorsey Fashion Makes a Statement! But what is it? Fast Company decodes the four looks that make up the new dress code. Polly LaBarre Global Myth Manager Christopher Bartlett argues that the mythic "global manager" doesn't quite match up with the reality of working overseas. Eric Matson Golf Course Butch Harmon, guru to Tiger Woods, teaches that winning is all in your head -- in golf or in business. Carl Vigeland Great Minds Write Alike Consultant Debunking Unit Fast Company He Breeds Dodger Blue Everybody's looking for talent -- this guy knows how to find it. Charlie Blaney, VP of minor league operations for the LA Dodgers, gives the inside pitch on free agency, the role of makeup, and the secrets to finding the last five national league rookies Alan M. Webber He's Making News - for the Future Steve Rosenbaum's programs for MTV and CBS are revolutionizing TV by putting the news in the hands of the people who live it. Rob Walker How FedEx Runs on Time The Meeting I Never Miss Matt Goldberg How to Globalize Yourself If you want your career to move forward, be prepared to move outside the United States. Here are seven real-world strategies for working smart around the world. Eric Matson How to Watch the Web Sick of surfing? Let the Web come to you! A viewer's guide to the Webcasting revolution. Gina Imperato Inside Information Joe Wilkins believes that "everyone should have access to every piece of information." He thinks WebWatch will help answer this question: "How do you guide people to the information you want them to see?" Gina Imperato Kim Polese Programs the Future Kim Polese offers Fast Company her vision of where push technology is pulling the Net. Gina Imperato Learn to be a GloBee The profile for global leadership is always changing, claims Kelly O'Dea. Here's what he looks for ... Eric Matson Lessons Unlearned As it turns out, some of the classic golf adages are just plain wrong. Carl Vigeland Little Hands Teach Big Hands Welcome to the digital playhouse. Elizabeth Weil Mogul Manuals Michael Moritz has practically written the book on high-tech investment. Now he shares his all-time favorite great books with Fast Company. Nick Paumgarten My Favorite Bookmarks: Karen Wickre Picks from the Cofounder of Digital Queers. Fast Company My Favorite Bookmarks: Sharleen Smith Picks from the Director of New Technology at USA Networks. Fast Company Neo-Power Broker Neo-Power Brokers are Creatives who moved on to make a killing leveraging the talent of others. Polly LaBarre NetWork 8 The user's guide to the new economy. Fast Company Netscape's New NetSpeak Where better to learn the new language of the Web than Netscape? Gina Imperato News She Can Use Sylvia Clarke says using PointCast makes the Web "better, faster, andmore efficient than before." Gina Imperato Online, Off-Site You can get the data -- anytime, anywhere -- if you have the right software. John R. Quain Out of Sight, Out of Mind Managing the pitfalls of taking an overseas assignment. Eric Matson Peripheral Vision These add-ons add up to a souped-up PC. Gina Imperato Playing a Round Here are five great public courses near five major business (and vacation) destinations. Carl Vigeland Plugged In, Unplugged For Mark Rekshynskyj, AirMedia Live makes the Web less of a "hassle." Gina Imperato Power Tools Whether you're flying half-way around the world or cruising local back roads, we've got a high-tech toolkit to fit your traveling style. John R. Quain Priority (Web) Mail Mark A. Carlson say the "real value" of the news he gets through Mercury Mail and Castanet is that "it's easy to act on." Gina Imperato Public Access Visit your local airport cyberbooth. Gina Imperato Quain's Top 10: Road Weary Ten tech tips to make your trip smoother. John R. Quain Re: Charging your Batteries Never, ever hit the road without taking battery chargers for your equipment. John R. Quain Risky Business, Sound Thinking Blair Hull's traders don't out-shout their competitors. They just outsmart them. Kate A. Kane Road Warrior: Regional Operator If you're doing some hard traveling and you're miles away from phone lines, how are you going to get urgent email? John R. Quain Road Warrior: The Dunned Domestic Flier Assemble a traveling office. John R. Quain Road Warrior: The Top Flight Exec People at the top of their business game can't afford to be burdened with bloated gear -- that means IBM's ThinkPad 560. John R. Quain Seven Steps to Take You out of the Red Box Here are seven steps towards making the workplace safe for people to be honest about what they're feeling -- and still get the job done. David Dorsey The Creative Creatives are mavericks valued for their excesses and boundary-crossing behavior. Polly LaBarre The Discipline of High-Tech Leaders Etec goes back to basics to come back from the brink. It's a Silicon Valley turnaround where the drama's in the discipline. Eric Matson The Future is Younger Than You Think If you're working to create products for the 21st century, why not work alongside the people who live there already? Eye-opening lessons from Xerox, Autodesk, and Compaq on the power of the inexperience curve. Elizabeth Weil The Horror, the Horror! Spy in the House of Work The Spy The New Suit New Suits are trying to make a change without jettisoning the old culture entirely. Polly LaBarre The School for Change Agents If you're under pressure, and you have a target, you get it done -- and fast. Charles Fishman The Sentry Group Builds a Green Box When Terry Smith implemented the Natural Validation and Planning System on the manufacturing floor, the workers took note -- this program wasn't going away. David E. Dorsey The Young Gun Young guns are risk-takers and, more often than not, looking for funding. Polly LaBarre They Don't Make Moguls Like They Used To Three new books bring us the mythic heroes of digital commerce. So why do they feel like virtual tycoons? Nick Paumgarten Unfiltering MTV Steven Rosenbaum filters grassroots programming to create a different kind of news program. Rob Walker Virtual Links How to fit in a game without hitting the green. Carl Vigeland What to Watch on PointCast Is there anything on PointCast worth watching? Gina Imperato Who's Teaching Whom? It's getting harder to tell the students from the teachers. Elizabeth Weil Workscapes of the Future None of Mark Chow's previous assignments prepared him for what he experienced as leader of the Workscapes of the Future experiment. Fast Company World Books and Other Global Resources Heading for Singapore or Timbuktu? Check out these four resources before you pack your bags. Eric Matson Your Checklist for Glitch-free Travel Hints on how to travel with technology in tow. John R. Quain Your Pro to the Pros Here are three more of golf's greatest teachers. Carl Vigeland
