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Fast Company's New Dawn

BY John A. ByrneWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:56 AM

This month's letter from the editor.READ»

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How Lush Cleans Up

BY Lucas ConleyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:56 AM

For CEO Mark Constantine, keeping his company fresh isn't just cosmetic.READ»

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There's No Business Like FLOW Business

BY Ann MarshWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:56 AM

Time becomes irrelevant, the water in the teakettle boils away, you forget where you are, so focused are you on the work you're doing. Sound familiar? If not, try taking a look at how some companies are using Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's ideas to improve the productivity and satisfaction of their employees.READ»

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Join the Circus

BY Linda TischlerWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:56 AM

In 21 years, Cirque du Soleil has grown from a funky band of street performers into a half-billion-dollar global company. It's a high-wire act of smart risk-taking, innovating around the clock, and staying uncomfortable.READ»

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Bull Rider

BY Paul B. BrownWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:56 AM

Amy Butte, CFO of the New York Stock Exchange, on deal making, change, and getting to ring the bell.READ»

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The $8.59 Selfless-Service Lab

BY Martha B. TilyardWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:54 AM

The pink-stucco and red-tile building, once home to a Red Lobster, blends easily into the urban sprawl of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A truck dealership is on one side, a nail salon across the street. But there's something different going on here at California Fresh Buffet.READ»

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Rinse and Repeat

BY Lucas ConleyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:54 AM

Lush Cosmetics is a fast-growing $100 million brand, thanks to founder Mark Constantine's contrary product-development philosophy: Innovate like mad, then start over again.READ»

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Learning From the Jurassic Office Park

BY Marshall GoldsmithWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:54 AM

Corporate arrogance will kill your company as surely as it did ATT.READ»

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Varnished History

BY Jennifer ReingoldWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:54 AM

Citigroup's documentary about its history aims for Ken Burns but comes closer to Spinal Tap.READ»

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60 Seconds On Status

BY Ian WylieWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:53 AM

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.READ»

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