change agents

The Buzz on Job Hopping

BY Cheryl DahleTue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:57 PM

Will it hurt you to leave jobs too often?READ»

He's No Fool (But He Plays One inside Companies)

BY Curtis SittenfeldTue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:57 PM

Paul Birch spent 18 months as the "corporate jester" for British Airways. Now he's taking his serious message of candor, change, and creativity to companies across Europe. No fooling.READ»

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Lord of the Fruit Flies

BY Cheryl DahleTue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:57 PM

Author Charles Fine on the traits of fruit fly careers.READ»

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Fooling with Fear

BY Curtis SittenfeldTue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:56 PM

Will you really get fired?READ»

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Mervyn's Calls in the SWAT Team

BY Peter CarbonaraTue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:52 PM

How does a retailing giant become faster and more flexible? By assembling a group of organizational commandos.READ»

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Rules for Radicals

BY Eric RansdellTue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:49 PM

Four rules for aspiring radicals from IBM's top change agents..READ»

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You Get a New Boss Every Six Months

BY Michael KaplanTue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:48 PM

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.READ»

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IBM's Grassroots Revival

BY Eric RansdellTue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:47 PM

The real story of how Big Blue found the future, got the Net, and learned to love the People in Black.READ»

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Bob Knowling's Change Manual

BY Noel TichyTue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:45 PM

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.READ»

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Brainstorming the Future

BY Elizabeth WeilTue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:44 PM

Xerox's famed Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) exists to invent the future.READ»

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The School for Change Agents

BY Charles FishmanTue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:43 PM

If you're under pressure, and you have a target, you get it done -- and fast.READ»

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Dirty Business, Bright Ideas

BY Gina ImperatoTue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:42 PM

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.READ»

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9 Tips for Change Agents

BY Nicholas MorganTue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:40 PM

Turner's role at XBS is that of 'chief change agent.' Here are her nine lessons for would-be change agents.READ»

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The New Face of Social Capital

BY Eric MatsonTue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:40 PM

Young 'venture philanthropists' combine targeted donations with tough-minded oversight to build a new model of community activism.READ»

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Microsoft Brings My Pet Peeves to the Surface

Wed May 30, 2007 at 10:39 AM

One of the things that bother me more than anything else is seeing the reflection of finger prints on my computer screen. It seems that no matter how many times I wipe it down with those special disinfectant wipes they are always ...READ»

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We Digg It!

Wed May 2, 2007 at 11:01 AM

The story is already running rampant through the blogosphere -- News ranking site, Digg.com will not let the man bring it down! Last night, thousands of Digg users revolted when a code that unlocked copyrighted DVDs was taken off ...READ»

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Ideas that Change the World

Mon Apr 16, 2007 at 4:31 PM

Remember being a kid and wishing that you could change the world or solve world-hunger? Well, there are adults out there who still believe it is possible and who get together to make it happen in the form of Pop!Tech. Pop!Tech is a ...READ»

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"We Are Determined to Take Them Some Place They Don't Want to Go."

BY Chuck SalterWed Jan 31, 2007 at 7:11 PM

That's how Brad Seligman described his class-action gender discrimination suit against Wal-Mart to me a few years ago. It's the largest such suit in American history, representing 1.6 million current and former female employees. Now ...READ»

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"Change or Die" -- the book

Fri Dec 8, 2006 at 10:49 AM

To the many readers who sent me email or posted blog entries about "Change or Die," my May 2005 cover story in Fast Company, I'm pleased to announce that I've expanded the article into a full-length book: "Change or Die: The Three ...READ»

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Going The Extra Calorie

Mon Nov 6, 2006 at 12:41 PM

Great story in today's New York Times about Hannaford Brothers, a New England-based grocery chain, doing their own nutritional ratings for more than 27,000 grocery items, giving them a straightforward zero to three-star rating based ...READ»

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On Being Overly Efficient

BY Heath RowWed Jun 21, 2006 at 3:54 PM

In Salon today, Andrew Leonard suggests that companies can become too lean and mean -- businesses can optimize processes and practices so they are too effective. What do you think: Possible? Impossible? Take the Fast Company poll.READ»

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Finding Disney

BY Kevin OhannessianWed Jan 25, 2006 at 12:14 PM

How big was the news that Disney acquired Pixar for $7.4 billion? Here's one measure: The story got attention worldwide, at Websites like Aljazeera and Rediff. (Today's news about the $27 billion deal between Guidant and Boston ...READ»

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Partial Quality Management?

BY Heath RowMon Sep 19, 2005 at 12:27 PM

The world of work has seen its share of movements. Some, like reengineering, have been seriously revisited -- and criticized. Others, like Six Sigma, have neared sacred cow status. Now, quality-improvement programs such as TQM, ISO ...READ»

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Rebuilding the Big Uneasy

BY Heath RowWed Sep 14, 2005 at 12:16 PM

As New Orleans continues to dry out, efforts are underway to reopen the central business district and tourist quarter as soon as possible. The steps send a multiple message: Life goes on, business as usual -- and tourists, please ...READ»

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Peace of the Action

BY Heath RowWed Sep 7, 2005 at 1:33 PM

In these days of Katrina and Iraq, what's the purpose of business? Several readers have expressed concern that their work matters less in the face of disaster -- and it's challenging to remain focused on workaday business activities ...READ»

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