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Issue 91

February 2005

The Visions Of George Stalk

  • The star strategy consultant was declared dead three times -- and came back unrepentant and tougher than ever. His new book sees competition as a matter of life or death.

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  • Exec Meets Blog. Exec Falls in Love.

    Execs are blogging about everything from war to kangaroo meat. But should you tune in?

  • At 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, of Course, It's " Rush Limbaugh"

    What: Block-by-Block Radio Monitoring; Available: Now.

  • Mr. Bubble: Gareth Halliwell

    A Welsh engineer takes Guinness' "widget" from the lab to production.

  • So Call Us Hijackers

    Are the best marketing campaigns the ones that let others do the marketing for them?

  • Search us

    Questions from the Google Labs Aptitude Test, recently circulated by the search-engine company as a sort of geek-recruiting device.

  • You Got Game Theory!

    It was all such fun until we realized that no business really uses game theory.

  • Bad News Bearers

    Knowing how to deliver bad news can be the difference between brand meltdown and more-loyal customers.

  • In Tune With the Environment

    How a guitar maker got eco-friendly -- out of sheer self-interest.

  • Office Handbook

    Performance reviews, Trump-style.

  • 60 Seconds On Status

    There's one thing we want more than money, reckons London-based philosopher Alain de Botton. In Status Anxiety (Pantheon Books, 2004), he observes that we crave status -- and that as a result, our meritocratic workplaces are full of "status anxiety" victims. Fast Company asked de Botton what he was so anxious about.

  • CEO See-ya!

    This month: Wilfred J. Corrigan, CEO of LSI Logic.

  • On a Roll

    Charmin created the ultimate marketing device: a traveling Porta-Potty. We can't wait.

  • Bangalore, Georgia

    Offshoring has come home to Georgia, where lots of Indian firms have set up shop.

  • Datebook

    Critical calendar listings for February 2005.

  • The Urge To Unbundle

    From music to PR, consumers are increasingly demanding products and services a la carte.

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  • The Time of Our Life

    With our November 2005 issue, Fast Company will celebrate 10 years of publication. Each month until then, we'll review one of our favorite editions from the first decade.

  • The Net/Net

    A go-to guide of the products and services featured in this month's issue

  • Delicious Growth

    A report from the past.

  • Slam Dunk

    From feedbag to feedback: Readers weigh in on the Starbucks-Dunkin' Donuts debate.

From the Editor

  • Competing to Win

    In business, we live and die by it. It sharpens elbows and brightens brain cells. It brings accountability to what we do. And it can also get out of control.