One day, David Pottruck was CEO of a major company. The next, he was out on his ear. What's it like to lose it all -- and how do you get is back again?
So it finally happened to you. You went to lunch employed and came back to a cardboard box full of your kids' pictures and your Rolodex. Here are some of David Pottruck's strategies for working through the pain.
Courage is leadership's essential ingredient, and we clearly suffer from a leadership deficit these days. So we celebrate this year's courageous few: the 10 rare leaders who did the right thing.
Chrysler has always been at its best when its back is to the wall. CEO Dieter Zetsche is taking the lessons of a disaster and making them company policy.
Chrysler has had enough near-death experiences to fill a soap opera. When Dieter Zetsche became CEO in 2000, top executives told him that the way to put the company on a lastingly solid footing was to harness the qualities that emerged in crisis. Here are the lessons Zetsche distilled from Chrysler's hair-raising history:
It's a leader's toughest test: urging people forward when their future is in doubt. Here, five leaders talk about trusting your instincts, keeping people informed, and finding strength in your darkest hours.
When the Google backlash is in full effect, use this handy resource guide to determine when Google's mantra went from "Don't be evil" to "Be less evil than Microsoft."
It's all in the presentation. With crying babies, bad screens and rude chatter at the theater, maybe Hollywood alone cannot be blamed for the box office slump.
Just because corporate off-site activities have gotten better -- think Outward Bound as opposed to falling into the arms of less-than-enthusiastic colleagues -- doesn't mean planning one has become a cakewalk. We spoke with expert event planners who've handled shindigs for the likes of Cisco, Calvin Klein, and Target for pointers on planning a successful retreat.
Even as more and more companies are jumping on the blogwagon, very few get it right. These company blogs give customers, partners, and recruits an authentic peek inside.
With our November 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.
