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Is Goldman Sachs the Face of Capitalism?

Goldman Sachs is the smartest, toughest, most aggressive, most powerful player in the world: They have the most powerful political connections. They have the most competitive culture. They make the most money. They win more than almost anybody else. They are the biggest dog in the world. In other words, you could think about Goldman Sachs the way most of the world thinks of the United States.READ»

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Global First Look: Brandkarma.com Insures That Brands Reap What They Sow

Superstar Aussie ad man Craig Davis has spent his life promoting brands. Now, with his new Web site, Brandkarma.com, he wants the world to weigh in on who's been naughty or nice.READ»

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The Insanity of Change Management

I’ve been thinking recently about definition of insanity attributed to Albert Einstein: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. The way we have been approaching change perhaps doesn’t qualify as insane, but it begs the question whether conventional change management methodologies need some serious innovation.READ»

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OLYMPIANS’ PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHANGE

  In his book Rules of Thumb, Alan Webber writes that change is a math formula. Change happens when the cost of the status quo is greater than the risk of change:   C(SQ)>R(C)   This is valid both ...READ»

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Fast Company

Fast Company is a full-color monthly magazine that reports on the technology industry. It was launched in November 1995by Alan Webber and Bill Taylor, two former Harvard Business Review editors.  It serves as a handbook for the ...READ»

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COMMAND AND CONTROL: INNOVATION NEEDED!

    Many executives have the command and control management style. That is the dominant style which they have learned (and copied) from their bosses and that is the style with which they grew up in the ...READ»

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Be the Priest, Build the Church

When you make your own game, you have the opportunity to build a platform. What you DO with that platform is up to you.READ»

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The Webber Rules: 52 Truths for Winning at Business

Borrowing from adventures in the Tanzanian bush, close encounters with some of the world's most innovative thinkers, and the harrowing early days of Fast Company, and Alan Webber, Fast Company's co-founding editor, took to the Japan ...READ»

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Help!

Several years ago, I had a burning desire to write a book about the experience of women in business. I had a sneaking suspicion that no one was really telling the truth about what this was really like and I wanted to blow the cover on ...READ»

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<em>Fast Company</em>'s Linda Tischler Wins the Deadline Club Award for Best Magazine Feature

New York, May 25, 2006 - Fast Company announced today that Senior Writer, Linda Tischler, has been award the 2006 Deadline Club Award for best magazine feature. The article, "Join the Circus," was in the July 2005 issue and gave an ...READ»

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Fast Company Wins 2006 IIDA Star Award

May 16, 2006, Chicago, IL – Fast Company announced today that The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) will award the magazine its 2006 IIDA Star Award at the IIDA 12th Annual Meeting to be held on Sunday, June 11, ...READ»

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Featured in the March Issue of <em>Fast Company</em> Magazine

Tenth Anniversary Issue The Fast 50, Page 51 A decade ago, Fast Company began chronicling a new era in business. To celebrate its anniversary, the magazine is looking out to the next decade. Meet the Fast 50, the people, ...READ»

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Richard J. Leider

Find Your Calling columnistREAD»

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Learning How to Learn

A new era of business demands new strategies for keeping yourself in the game.READ»

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Best of the Worst ... Year Ever: Part 2

Fast Company's most popular and powerful Web-exclusive feature stories of 2001.READ»

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Fast Company Author Interviews

Author interviews previously featured on fastcompany.com.READ»

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Good Questions, Great Answers

In a Web-exclusive interview, Jim Collins discusses the implications of his research and ideas for the economy, stock market, and the very nature of executive leadership.READ»

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How Do I Begin Again?

A special message to our readers.READ»

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Beyond Reengineering

From our first issue forward, Fast Company has tackled the ideas of reengineering, restructuring, and rethinking how business works. Here are some of our best stories about big-business change.READ»

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The Age of Disruption

Still not convinced that there's much "new" about the new economy? Then spend some time with Harvard's Juan Enriquez. In his new book, and in an interview, he explains how business and economics are changing -- and what it means for you.READ»

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Fast Company Book Reviews

Book reviews previously featured on fastcompany.com.READ»

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The Promise of Fast Education

Roger Martin Roger Martin is the dean of the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He was appointed to a seven-year term beginning on September 1, 1998. A Canadian from Wallenstein, Ontario, Martin was ...READ»

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New Rules: Why Values Beat Value

What do your customers really want? In an interview, Ryan Mathews, coauthor of the forthcoming book "The Myth of Excellence," offers some surprising answers. Forget the lowest price or the biggest discount. Show a little respect -- and tell the truth.READ»

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Summertime, and the Reading Is Easy

Put aside your workaday reading material and pick up something that stretches your mind, grips your imagination, or backfills the gaps in your literary repertoire. We have some wise suggestions for your summer book list.READ»

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It's All Good

"You have to stay in shape. My grandmother started walking 5 miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today, and we don't know where the hell she is." -- Ellen DeGeneres, comedienne "All I need is my cup of coffee and some friends to ...READ»