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Table of Contents - October/November 1997

Table of Contents - October/November 1997
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An Ocean Runs Through It
With Johnnies-come-lately crowding blue-ribbon trout streams, the new place to fish is the ocean. But where? Introducing the complete angler's guide to the best places to cast a saltwater fly. Peter Kaminsky
Are You Listening?
The techniques Matrixx has perfected amount to a handbook for cutting-edge service -- the how-to practices every company needs to compete in a world where business is still about getting and keeping customers. Charles Fishman
At Motorola, the Meeting is the Network
The Meeting I Never Miss Matt Goldberg
Can You Perform Under Pressure?
It's the ultimate test in business. Robert Nideffer, whose clients include Olympic athletes and the Navy Seals, shows you how to pass. Kate Kane
Creative Domains
Eliminate the blockages and you enable 'group genius.' Paul Roberts
Director of Bringing in the Cool People
Job Titles of the Future Kate Kane
Director, Mind & Mood
Job Titles of the Future Kate Kane
Directories Of Lost Souls
How Chris Barry uses the Net to track down missing persons. Eric Matson
Fish Eyes
You won't catch a thing if you can't spot the fish. Peter Kaminsky
Five Guides for Five Cities
Break your routine with a morning of fly-fishing. Fast Company
Flies
The best fly for the job is ... Pter Kaminsky
Flight Kit
Everyone works on airplanes -- and complains about it. Take off with these tools. Gina Imperato
Four Who Know How
Best-practice answers to the four key customer service questions. Alan M. Webber & Heath Row
Future Search
Search smarter. Eric Matson
Got A New Boss? Get Fancy!
How does a cast member get the most out of a new director without sacrificing his character's credibility. MIchael Kaplan
Greetings from Idea City
Southwest Airlines, Wal-Mart, and the PGA Tour stop here first for their ad campaigns. Inside the new headquarters of GSD&M, home of the scarcest resource in business: great ideas. Gina Imperato
Group Genius
That's what creativity gurus Matt and Gail Taylor seek to unleash with their mind-bending workshops. Paul Roberts
He Teaches People to Learn
Paul Cicero believes that if you can demonstrate direct connections between learning and company performance, you will increase everyone's appetite to learn. Eric Matson
He's a Model Citizen for the 21st Century
Silicon Valley's Tom Hayes is a man with a plan -- to create charities as smart and agile as their counterparts in business. Michael S. Malone
Here's an Idea That's Not Quite Ripe
Consultant Debunking Unit Andrew Goldsmith
How Can I Help You?
Your customers will tell you how to get better. Are you listening? Charles Fishman
How Do You Learn From Customers?
The most powerful computers in the world are no substitute for the power of an intelligent conversation with Lovemoney, Cathy from Simi Valley, or Connie Selleca. Charles Fishman
How You Can Help Them
Marketing expert Don Peppers asks -- and four cutting-edge organizations answer -- the four most important questions to help you deliver great service to your customers. Alan M. Webber and Heath Row
How to Do Good Works
The five principles behind the socially networked company of the future. Michael S. Malone
How to Make Your Career Move
Unit of One Anna Muoio
How to Manage Your Boss
Used judiciously, the enneagram can help you understand your boss's motivations. James Zug
IBM's Grassroots Revival
The real story of how Big Blue found the future, got the Net, and learned to love the People in Black. Eric Ransdell
Instant SOS!
Here are two free programs that let you deliver an instant SOS. John R. Quain
Invisible Jobs in the Hidden Job Market
There are no jobs where you'd expect them to be and tons of jobs where you don't expect them to be. The Spy
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll ...
... but they like it! Forget Netscape and Intel. These days the hottest acts in Silicon Valley are the Raving Daves, Look & Feel, and the Flying Other Brothers. Katharine Mieszkowski
Life Is a Juggling Act
Sometimes it's your schedule, sometimes it's flaming torches. Michael Moschen, the world's greatest juggler, shows you how to keep all those balls in the air. Anna Muoio
Make Your Own Bozo Filter
Alan Cooper's pre-interview test. Robert Cardin
Man vs. Machine
Why waste time doing your own search when you can let a machine or another person do the work for you. Fast Company
My Favorite Bookmarks - Chris Dixon
Picks from the online editor of "Surfer Magazine." Fast Company
My Favorite Bookmarks - Mark Roesler
Picks from the CEO of CMG Worldwide. Fast Company
My Smartest Mistakes
Six lessons on living and learning from people who used their mistakes to build on their success. Pamela Krueger
My favorite bookmarks - Ellen Knapp
Picks from the chief knowledge officer for Coopers & Lybrand. Fast Company
One Minute Search Engine Search
So many search engines to choose from, and so little time. Eric Matson
Quain's Top Ten Net Conferencing Rules
In cyberspace, the laws of real space don't apply, but those of time certainly do John R. Quain
Questions, Questions
Sample items from TAIS. Kate Kane
Rules for Radicals
Four rules for aspiring radicals from IBM's top change agents.. Eric Ransdell
Smart Companies, Dumb Decisions
Even at successful comapanies, decision-makers sometimes make foolish choices. Fast Company
Start Your (Search) Engines!
We all want the same thing: better information faster. Here are road-tested strategies and tools to speed up your searches. Eric Matson
Testing The Future
You either design your future, or you can just let it fall on you. Paul Roberts
The Man Who Invented 1-800
Roy Weber, a wry 52-year-old AT&T scientist, is the man responsible for 1-800 Nation. Charles Fishman
Time for Face Time
Michael Schrage's favorite communication tool is the face-to-face meeting. John R. Quain
Walk, Limp, Sprint the Talk
A letter from the founding editors. The Editors
Want a Free Vacation? Travel Here!
Biztravel.com includes a service that creates itineraries to maximize frequent-flyer miles and promotional awards. Gina Imperato
Watts Wacker
Report From the Futurist Fast Company
Welcome to the Auditorium
Auditorium lets hundreds of people meet without ever leaving their desks. Gina Imperato
What Do You Get for $50 Billion?
According to a new book on the consulting business, a year's worth of advice -- and more questions than answers. Polly LaBarre
What a Disaster! Don't Panic.
Nikki Stange is a "crisis counselor" for computer users. Here are her six rules for handling your next panic attack. Katharine Mieszkowski
What is Great Service?
Great service is an art. But it's an art that lends itself to a certain kind of science. Charles Fishman
When There's No Time for Face Time
In "Virtual Leadership", author Jaclyn Kostner explains how to get your boss to get back to you. Michael Kalan
Who Cares About Customers?
These days, customers are less emotional but no less engaged. Mark Jarvis describes a recent call he fielded near dawn. Charles Fishman
Who's the Boss When ...
These days, bosses come in lots of varieties -- multiple bosses, musical-chair bosses, virtual bosses, even no bosses at all. Here's a survival guide to help you take charge of your current boss -- and those yet to come. Michael Kaplan
Will Phil Wong Put Asia Online?
Too much of the Internet is 'America-centric,' says this Hong Kong entrepreneur. 'We're building Asia-centric content.' Louise Nameth
Wired Whiteboard
Tiny digital whiteboards on a computer screen are fine for making small points, but teh wired whiteboard makes broader gestures. John R. Quain
Work Together, Apart!
These days most work is team work -- and lots of it gets done at long distance. Here are 12 technology tools to help you overcome the perils of virtual partnering. John R. Quain
Working (And Playing) Without A Boss
Forget the business books. Next time you need to bone up on taking the lead, cue Patti Smith and check out Lenny Kaye's rules for playing in a world without rules. Michael Kaplan
You Can Teach This Old Company New Tricks
Because it knows how to learn. How Mexico's PIPSA is moving from state-owned monopoly to free-market innovator. Eric Matson
You Get a New Boss Every Six Months
Mike Armstrong of Tektronix is by now so sensitive to the vagaries of human nature that he prefers sizing up new bosses on his own. Michael Kaplan
You Have More Than One Boss
A three-step battle plan to avoid the cross fire. Michael Kaplan
You Have No Boss
Working as a business leader in Gore's military-fabrics division, Terri Kelly often finds herself disabusing outsiders of the notion that life in a world without authority figures is Utopia. Michael Kaplan
You Have a Virtual Boss
The CEO doesn't care how hard we work. If someone can hit the company's goals while hardly working at all, well, god bless 'em. Michael Kaplan
Zounds
Icons and Artifacts Elizabeth Weil