David Byrne loves PowerPoint. Edward Tufte loathes it. And Cheryl Dahle suggests that there's more to off-site and planning meetings than slide shows and white boards. Plenty of parallel reads!READ»
Is the new world of work as open for women as it is for men? Yes and no. These Fast Company stories about gender relations show that the more things change, the more a few things stay the same.READ»
For the last two days, the Fast Company team has been sequestered in a country home built during the 1830's in the Delaware Valley. The purpose: A strategic off-site planning session. Over the course of almost 48 hours, members of ...READ»
Want to feel good, fast? Spend four hours in a room with the top social entrepreneurs in the nation. On January 12, Fast Company and our partner Monitor Group hosted the third annual Social Capitalist Awards celebration in New York, ...READ»
You've come up with a radical plan that will transform the way your company does business. The next step: execute. But how? By reading, ripping, and leveraging Fast Company's startup manual for leading change.READ»
The Fast Company staff is relatively expert when it comes to writing instruments. Pens and paper are crucial tools for journalists. In the past, Cheryl Dahle lavished praise on the Pilot G-2, which remains a favorite. And the ...READ»
What's the purpose of a museum? The old answer: to house and to display dead stuff -- the museum as mausoleum. The new answer: according to designer Ralph Appelbaum, to experience life and learning. He creates museums with a mission.READ»
Does your career need some buzz? Then think of yourself as the business equivalent of a fruit fly. If you want to soar high, you have to move quickly and change fast.READ»
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»
Internet Capital Group has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in companies that are looking to make their mark in e-commerce. John Hamm evaluates and advises the entrepreneurs who run those companies. Here are the character traits that he looks for.READ»
Congratulations, you've got the job! But you can forget about a honeymoon. If you're lucky, you've got 60 days to prove you can fit in and perform.READ»
Meet a steelmaker with a heart of gold, a firm that shows why a "triple bottom line" is good business -- in one of the world's toughest businesses.READ»
Work wouldn't be work without its day-to-day delays and defeats. If you can't get over them, you'll never get along. Meet three great contenders who can show you how to cope.READ»
Craig Barrett won't let the slowdown in the semiconductor market stop his company's bid to be the world's number-one e-commerce player. Says the Intel CEO: "We almost couldn't help becoming an Internet company."READ»
When it comes to evaluating Internet deals, Larraine Segil knows what's real. She's advised some of the biggest companies on how to partner with startups, and she's literally written the book on what she calls "Fast Alliances."READ»
Confidence and Competence
Risk is uncomfortable, of course. How do you persuade participants to face that discomfort head-on?
Women in particular tend to have confidence issues. So I'll go around the room and ask people how many of ...READ»
