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Get More From Pinterest Than Just Expensive Ideas

BY Kevin Purdy | 05-22-2012 | 8:30 AM | WORK/LIFE

Pinterest can be plenty productive, used in certain specific, focused ways.READ MORE›

Set Goals, Stretch Staff, Earn Pride

BY Drake Baer | 05-22-2012 | 6:00 AM | AUDACIOUS GOALS

Most employees within all companies are uninspired, says Hult Business School Chairman Stephen Hodges. Watch to learn his method for getting employees out of their comfort zones--and into inspired work. READ MORE›

Walk The Talk: How Executives Can Inspire--And Be Inspired

BY Fast Company Staff | 05-10-2012 | 6:15 AM | CREATIVITY

Beyond reaching goals, an exec is in the business of inspiration. National Restaurant Association CEO Dawn Sweeney talked with Fast Company about the daily joys--and responsibilities--of setting the vision. READ MORE›

Desks, Where Creativity Goes To Die

BY Emily Heyward | 03-27-2012 | 11:30 AM | LEADERSHIP

At SXSW this month, I initially tried to attend talks or panels directly related to my industry and clients, but each time it felt like things I already knew, and instead of feeling inspired, I just felt tired. As soon as I stepped outside my little world, everything changed.READ MORE›

New Speakers And Topics Announced For Innovation Uncensored; Only 3 Weeks Left To Register!

BY Jocelyn Hawkes | 10-13-2011 | 1:48 PM | CAREERS

From HBO to Cisco, from digital entertainment to startups changing the world, our Innovation Uncensored event in San Francisco will be touching on everything that is shaping business today. Register to be part of the conversation.READ MORE›

Can Night Owls Get The Worm, Too?

BY Dayna Steele | 10-06-2011 | 9:31 AM | LEADERSHIP

Many say that being an early riser is key to success--but does everyone have to be a morning lark, or do night owls have their place? READ MORE›

30 Second MBA: What Quote, Lyric, Or Poem Inspires You?

BY Fast Company Staff | 08-15-2011 | 11:50 AM | INSPIRATION

Jim Hanna, Director of Environmental Affairs at Starbucks, answers this business question at 30SecondMBA.com. READ MORE›

30 Second MBA: What Quote, Lyric, Or Poem Inspires You?

BY Fast Company Staff | 08-15-2011 | 11:50 AM | INSPIRATION

Beni Lopez, Chief Globalization Officer of Softtek, answers this business question at 30SecondMBA.com. READ MORE›

30 Second MBA: What Quote, Lyric, Or Poem Inspires You?

BY Fast Company Staff | 08-15-2011 | 11:49 AM | INSPIRATION

Alexander Ljung, Founder and CEO of SoundCloud, answers this business question at 30SecondMBA.com. READ MORE›

30 Second MBA: What Quote, Lyric, Or Poem Inspires You?

BY Fast Company Staff | 08-15-2011 | 11:49 AM | INSPIRATION

Cynthia Warner, President of Sapphire Energy, answers this business question at 30SecondMBA.com. READ MORE›

Should'a, Could'a, Would'a

BY Josh Linkner | 07-18-2011 | 8:22 AM | LEADERSHIP

Most people overestimate the risk of following their dreams, yet underestimate the risk of not seizing the opportunity. We make excuses why we never stepped up and took a stand. We cast blame on circumstance and other people while the world simply passes us by.READ MORE›

Angel Investors Outshine VCs For Entrepreneurs

BY Brian Javeline | 06-30-2011 | 5:11 PM | LEADERSHIP

VCs do not support an entrepreneur in a garage with a vision or an entrepreneur who just got his first product out the door. VCs focus on rapidly growing businesses that can be scaled in the very near future--so they can simply cash out.READ MORE›

Wanted: Loose Leaf Editions, A Magazine Whose Pages Become Hangable Art [Video]

BY John Pavlus | 04-27-2011 | 9:22 AM | TOM CRABTREE

In publishing, there's a lot to be said for making images big. (You may have noticed we subscribe to that philosophy around here.) But no matter how big and beautiful a digital image gets, it's still just an evanescent group of ... READ MORE›

8 Things You Can Learn About Success From Lady Gaga

BY Dayna Steele | 04-11-2011 | 4:01 PM | CAREERS

Success lessons for everyone from the greatest pop star on the planet.READ MORE›

Six Degrees Of Inspiration

BY Fast Company Staff | 04-01-2011 | 2:00 PM | ETHONOMICS

Whom do bold thinkers look to for inspiration? Other innovators, of course. Here, we trace one creativity chain:READ MORE›

LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman: Data Wrangler of The Modern Age

BY Ellen McGirt @ellmcgirt | 03-15-2011 | 4:26 PM | ETHONOMICS

Reid Hoffman, angel investor, co-founder of LinkedIn and Fast Company Most Creative Person, took the stage at SXSW interactive as part of the distinguished speaker series, and immediately brought the ballroom back to the future. ...READ MORE›

Tsunami of Tears

BY Dayna Steele | 03-13-2011 | 8:07 AM | ETHONOMICS

Japan's tsunami brings back memories of another natural disaster for Dayna Steele.READ MORE›

Re-Booting Valentine’s Day for Good

BY Ellen McGirt @ellmcgirt | 02-13-2011 | 1:22 PM | ETHONOMICS

Three social entrepreneurs decide to make the world a more generous place in real time. Will you help?READ MORE›

The Refrigerator of Success

BY Dayna Steele | 02-08-2011 | 12:59 PM | LEADERSHIP

What do you or your team do when you hit an obstacle on the road to success?READ MORE›

Visualize Your Success in 2011

BY Dayna Steele | 12-31-2010 | 2:55 PM | CAREERS

Inspired by a friend's recent Ironman success (www.shankman.com), I signed up for a teeny tiny triathlon to see if I could do it. Scheduled for next Mother's Day, I've hired a trainer to help me do this, especially to help me with the ...READ MORE›