growth company n (1959): a company that grows at a greater rate than the economy as a whole and that usually directs a relatively high proportion of income back into the business.READ»
Forget what you've always been told about how mentoring arrangements should work. Here's one woman's unsparing look at the pleasures and perils of the workplace's most complicated relationship.READ»
Jonathan Cohen was branded a killjoy when, in late 1998, he issued an analyst report suggesting that Amazon.com was overvalued by several billion dollars. Since Amazon's fall from grace, he has gained a little vindication but much insight into why most analysts don't deliver bad news when they should.READ»
Six years after disclosing the tobacco industry's deepest, darkest secrets, Jeffrey Wigand, the ultimate insider, remains as outspoken as ever. Here's why he believes the war against big tobacco is becoming more important, and why he thinks Enron's Sherron Watkins is no hero.READ»
According to Bill Seidman, the federal janitor hired to mop up the 1980s SL scandal, the Enron debacle will ultimately benefit the marketplace. Here, the author of "Full Faith and Credit" draws parallels, points fingers, and offers advice for enforcers to come.READ»
For more than a century, the United States has celebrated and reviled its immigrants. Now tough questions are being asked about newcomers. In such unsettled times, Intel chairman Andy Grove is offering a candid account of his own journey to freedom.READ»
Forget what you've always been told about how mentoring arrangements should work. Here's one woman's unsparing look at the pleasures and perils of the workplace's most complicated relationship.READ»
BY Anni Layne and Linda TischlerWed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:38 AM
Tough times call for real leadership -- across all industries, organizations, and strata. Here, models and mentors from RealTime Philadelphia share strategies for navigating this downturn and for pulling ahead of the fleet when victory matters most.READ»
Steve Miller marshaled a diverse group of Royal Dutch/Shell employees to transform the company's operations in Europe. Now, as president, chairman of the board, and CEO of Shell Oil Co., he is using that same grassroots approach to meet a new challenge: diversity itself.READ»
Fast Company's readers' network embraces the idea of mentoring -- but finds that some relationship models work better than others. Listen in as Company of Friends members share what they've learned.READ»
Today, millions of girls will tag along to mommy's or daddy's office for a 9-to-5 introduction to cubicles and caffeine addiction. But not at Texas Instruments. Find out why every day is Take Our Daughters to Work Day for TI's Internet Audio Group.READ»
The founder and CEO of Monster.com dissects the economic downturn, explains his company's astounding success, and predicts a talent revolution in Act II.READ»
The challenge of orchestrating four simultaneous boomerangs did not discourage Blondie -- the New Wave revivalists with the most punk, funk, and spunk.READ»
Founder of the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs, the Young Entrepreneurs Organization, the Birthing of Giants, and the Master of Business Dynamics. Moderator for the Fast Growth Network. Washington, D.C.READ»
In 1992, she won the French, Australian, and U.S. Opens. In 1993, she suffered a defeating blow at the hands of a crazed tennis fan. In 1999, she's smarter, wiser, and back in the game.READ»
