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The Reeducation of an Internet CEO

A year after MicroStrategy Inc. made our Agenda issue for its visionary use of the Web, the company's outspoken CEO shares the keys to surviving a nearly catastrophic crash.READ»

On the Eve of Destruction?

It is one of the defining strategic questions of the new economy: How do you build a company that excels over the long term, but that is also capable of reacting quickly to massive shifts in technology and markets? A new book offers a carefully argued study of that urgent question.READ»

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How to Change Direction -- But Stay Together

When WebTV was acquired by Microsoft, the company's founders worried that they'd lose their close-knit team in the process. Four years later, more than half the original employees are still with the company. Here are the secrets to keeping your best people on board despite choppy water.READ»

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How to Make Your Company More Resilient

The lessons learned during Odwalla's 1996 E. coli crisis have guided the juice company to financial recovery and explosive growth.READ»

Shackleton's Way

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton never reached the South Pole. So why is he a legendary model for leadership in our age? Because sometimes, surviving the impossible is success enough.READ»

How the President Leads

Princeton professor Fred I. Greenstein has identified six qualities that play a big part in presidential job performance. Here's how leaders outside the political sphere can follow a chief-executive example.READ»

Knowing How to Grow: The Next Step for Bigstep.com

Bigstep.com founder Andrew Beebe handed over the reins of his young company to help it grow. Here are his five tips to step down gracefully -- without stepping out.READ»

(In) House Construction

Kevin Wheeler predicts an HR revolution will turn corporate training on its ear. In order to survive and thrive in the future, he says, every fast company must deploy a strategic minister of talent. Here's why.READ»

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Stepping Into Bigstep.com

Can a refugee from the starchy world of big-time banking learn to love a startup? Lucy Reid thinks so.READ»

Prevent a Talent Crash

Priceline's vice president of talent, John Patterson, offers a time-tested program for recruiting, retaining, motivating, and growing talent -- a radical redefinition of the traditional HR role.READ»

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