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Do Men Really Work Harder Than Women II

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Wed Sep 10, 2003 at 6:23 PM

Regarding the research paper referenced by John earlier today, which suggested women simply don't want to work as hard as men, it's possible the authors' research didn't go quite far enough. It may just be that some highly-driven ...READ»

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Interact with the companies whose products and services are advertised in Fast Company.READ»

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Entrepreneurship: Not So Fast, China

BY Chris Dannen
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This morning the web is abuzz with some news out of Beijing. Apparently the Chinese index of entrepreneurial confidence (which I think needs an acronym) is still soaring in the third quarter of 2007. It registered no statistically ...READ»

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Uganda, the Entrepreneur's Paradise

BY Fast Company
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Want to start or run a new business? You'll be surprised which countries are the most entrepreneurial.READ»

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“Fairness” of Flexible Alternatives to Layoffs

BY Cali Yost
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Wed Mar 25, 2009 at 12:52 PM

Professor Tom Davenport of Babson College recently wrote an interesting post on blogs.harvardbusiness.org entitled, “Is Forced Time Off Fair?” He challenges the “fairness” of flexible labor cost savings strategies such as ...READ»

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Never Do What You Can Delegate

BY Eric Matson
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Your job as a team leader is to provide the tools, motivation, and direction the team needs to do the work itself.READ»

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They Hear It through the Grapevine

BY Michael Warshaw
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How to work the company grapevine.READ»

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Death to the Cubicle!

BY Linda Tischler
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Want some quiet time? If you work in a cubicle, forget it. Those low walls are great for spontaneous collaboration, but also for spontaneous interruption. Here, a view to something better.READ»

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Resistance Fighter

BY Bill Breen and Cheryl Dahle
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:12 AM

Without a strategy for winning people over, change agents cannot implement their programs for change.READ»

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Hidden Asset

BY Bill Breen
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:46 AM

Thomas Davenport has helped midwife some of the biggest trends to have shaped business over the past 25 years--among them, reengineering and knowledge management. Now he's asking: Where do ideas come from? And how do they get traction? Here's his eight-point plan for winning with ideas.READ»

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Boss Management

BY Anna Muoio
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:01 AM

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The Good Guy's (and Gal's) Guide to Office Politics

BY Michael Warshaw
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Even when you're out to get something done - not to do someone in - you have to play politics. Fast Company's five-point campaign manual will help you play to win.READ»

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Power Couple

BY Linda Tischler
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:04 AM

How many great husband-and-wife business teams can you think of? Us neither. But Kate and Andy Spade have figured out how to make their unusual partnership work. They've built a fashion empire -- but can they make it last?READ»

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Smart Steps

BY Christine Canabou and Alison Overholt
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:24 AM

What smart steps should business leaders be taking to deal with Act II of the new economy? Maybe the smartest thing to do is to take stock of Act I: What lessons did we learn in the first five years of the new economy?READ»

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