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Time to Take Stock

"We're not only fighting back militarily, but we're also fighting back with our values."READ»

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How to Stress Less -- And Smarter

The top stress expert at Canyon Ranch offers five take-home exercises designed to reduce your anxiety and increase your work-life integration.READ»

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Web Features for Entrepreneurs

An index of Web-only stories from the Build Your Business Career Zone.READ»

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Deciding Factors

The author of "Winning Decisions" offers five strategies for moving forward during a period of unprecedented doubt and danger. Learn how to manage uncertainty by using metaknowledge, dissension, and open communication.READ»

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Driving Innovation

Traditional car companies are courting a new group of consumers with hard-driving innovation. Learn about the unconventional branding campaigns launched by Chrysler, Toyota, and Mercedes-Benz to inject some soul in new cars created for generation Y.READ»

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It's Your (Leader) Ship

As commander of the USS Benfold, he initiated a leadership turnaround that rocked the Navy. Now D. Michael Abrashoff wants to help your company chart a better course. Here, he offers five guiding principles for leaders in tough times.READ»

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Find Work That Matters

Mark Albion doesn't want to hear your excuses. He doesn't care about your mortgage, the recession, or unemployment rates. If your job stinks, you've got to leave it. Here, Albion shares advice for finding fulfilling work now.READ»

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Memo to Brands: Surrender

Permission marketing has deteriorated into spam, TiVo is killing the 30-second ad, and no one trusts corporate America. Could there be a more challenging -- and thrilling -- time to work in marketing? Branding guru Laurie Coots doubts it.READ»

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The Rescue Squad

Dubbed "the rescue squad" because it has won so many high-profile, high-stakes, high-speed cases for American big business, Gibson, Dunn Crutcher explains how it operates -- and wins -- with efficiency, flexibility, and speed.READ»

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How to Lap the Competition

The companies that break away from the pack in the next economy will focus almost obsessively on customer service, says author Charles L. Fred. Deliver on your promises, and consumers will reward you handsomely. Here's how.READ»

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How Genomics Changes Everything

Nations, leaders, and companies that speak the language of genomics will soar; those that don't will fail. It's just that simple, says Juan Enriquez, a globalization guru at Harvard who fears a growing chasm between scientific haves and have-nots.READ»

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Targeted Serendipity

Weblogs aren't just glorified pages of links and rambling personal sites; they are an antidote to mass media. According to the author of "The Weblog Handbook," Rebecca Blood, blogs are also bringing creative expression to everyday people when they need it most.READ»

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Hacking 101

At a time when security is paramount, understanding the enemy is more crucial than ever. That's why Extreme Hacking takes an inside-out approach to network security -- teaching system administrators how to hack into their own networks.READ»

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Big Brother, Where Art Thou?

Security executive Jim Miller argues that a national ID card would help the United States combat terrorism, end wasteful government redundancies, and streamline helter-skelter state and national agencies. So where are our personal bar codes and biometric identifiers? Will the United States institute national IDs?READ»

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Watch This!

From ultralight transponders strapped to the ankles of cross-country skiers to photo-beam units designed to withstand temperatures of -30 degrees, Seiko's timing technology is the most advanced and innovative ever used at the Olympic Games.READ»

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Get With the Program: Smart Strategies for Online Teaching

A startup with real vision, class.com is reinventing teaching for the 21st century. Corporate trainers would do well to watch how high-school kids learn online.READ»

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Game Theory

The banner ad is dead. Long live the advergame! America's addiction to video and computer games is leading the way to a new advertising medium with astounding click-through rates, play times, and peer-to-peer potential. What's your high score?READ»

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Carving Out a Niche

For years, the founders of Chorus snowboards played backup singers to male hotshots. Now these female athletes are belting out a powerful solo brand -- a snowboard company built for women, by women who are hell-bent on respect.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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Money Matters

A San Francisco startup offers a service for reducing workplace stress that concentrates on head, heart, and hedge funds. Learn how Financial Finesse teaches employees to take control of their money -- and their lives.READ»

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The Hogwarts Master Class: How to Make Your Team Fly

Who couldn't benefit from a magic spell or two right now? Tough times call for enchanting solutions, so one Massachusetts company is looking to Harry Potter for team-building strategies to spark a positive transfiguration in the workplace.READ»

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Fight Back

A collection of Web-exclusive stories about September 11 and its aftermath.READ»

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Fast Company Author Interviews

Author interviews previously featured on fastcompany.com.READ»

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How to Mend Your Parachute

Like many things, the notion of career planning and job hunting has changed dramatically since September 11. Here, acclaimed author Richard Bolles offers five strategies for finding meaningful work in the face of an economic recession and a national crisis.READ»

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Battle Plan

Former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel Ralph Peters outlines nine strategies for understanding, fighting, and defeating the new enemy. Rule #1: Culture is king.READ»