You may need charisma to get elected to high office, but there is such a thing as small scale local leadership. For example, a technical expert could promote a new product idea to her colleagues by demonstrating how it works or by ...READ»
Decades ago, I learned a valuable lesson from the ‘special’ young children I worked with. These were kids from disenfranchised neighborhoods, who by seven years old were ‘labeled’, deemed difficult if not impossible, and in ...READ»
It may be silly season for the Presidential campaigns on television until Election Day, but the Brand Called Obama has been brought to you by the internet.READ»
These four words, “observe, discover, intent, produce”, capture the essence of leading educators and business leaders who are lauded for their creative leadership. Peter Senge defined this process as characteristics for his U ...READ»
Also known as the "'I'd Gladly Pay You Tuesday for A Gewurztraminer Today' Index", an eagle eyed trend watcher spots an alarming spike in cash-strapped oenophiles.READ»
In a rant that would make Howard Beale proud, a hedge fund manager cashes in, drops out, and takes a swipe at AIG, Lehman, Bear Sterns, Harvard MBAs and Congress on his way out the door.READ»
Sadly there is much more brightness (knowing what is brand new) and smartness (knowing what will sell) than there is wisdom (knowing what is important and what is worth fighting for and what is not) in the world. If you want to ...READ»
Bernanke speaks, AIG parties, McCain cries socialism, while the ranks of the wicked, greedy and shameless continues to grow. Given all the credit market drama, I can’t help but shake the feeling that a little penance might go a long way.READ»
Artist Victoria Behm has chronicled her breast cancer ordeal in two achingly funny illuminated manuscripts, and shared them online. "I feel better now than I have since everything began," she says.READ»
'Joe the Plumber' and William Ayers got more air time than Henry Paulson or Ben Bernanke during last night's Presidential Debate. That was a missed opportunity.READ»
If you like your political news (and bile filled commentary) in easy to digest, 140 character long chunks, then you are living in the best of times. Twitter, the micro-blogging site previously best known by techno-narcissists, has ...READ»
Social Networking is constantly evolving, since its inception.
Many new ideas are evolving and many old ideas are being recycled. But, one thing is for sure. The Internet is littered with social networking sites. Why? Because ...READ»
It is time to define with more objectivity the leadership concept, something that today is quite diffuse. Can we call Leaders to those people or organizations that finally will leave indicated as responsible for the catastrophe that ...READ»
Hi everyone, we established a travel site mid 2008, and believe it would be the new trend for travel. It's www.OurExplorer.com, online booking for private tourist guides.You book your flight and accommodation online, why not your ...READ»
Ever go to these business social networking sites and see all these posters just BRAGGING about their business and thinking that just by posting advertisements about how great their service & product is - that this is how to ...READ»
Recently, while facilitating a conference breakout session, one woman passionately shared that she had a “very, very, very, very” difficult employee, and implored me for help. After being certain, I captured all her “very” ...READ»
David McCullough, author and historian, has frequently referred to history as a human story. And as we know, history repeats itself for better and for worse. Sometimes ‘we’ learn and do things differently. Sometimes we repeat ...READ»
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. - Winston Churchill
One of the keys to being a leader is the ability to do what’s necessary and right in the face of opposition. It is an ...READ»
The question of whether leaders are born or made is one that has spawned many arguments, books, seminars, conferences, websites and more throughout the years. Why? Leaders are born with certain innate qualities that make learning ...READ»
I wanted to invite everyone to join in the discussion of the new Fast Company Buzz blog. FC Buzz will be a featured blog on the Fast Company home page every Wednesday and I hope you'll take part and ...READ»
The final installment of Rash IV closed PUSH 2008.
Jenni began by speaking about her third year in Rwanda - she was based in the capital, Kigali. Things were worse then they had ever been and the gap between reality and her ...READ»
Michael Furdyk, one of North America’s leading technology entrepreneurs, closed out the presentations for PUSH 2008 discussing the challenges we face and how technology can empower us to improve health, the environment and ...READ»
