Topic: Dalai Lama

3 Tips for Outstanding Performance

Outstanding performance is the third key to career and life success that I discuss in my book “Straight Talk for Success.”  If you want to become an outstanding performer you have to become a lifelong learner, set and achieve ...READ»

Beach Blanket Books for Business

Five business personalities share their formulas for summer reading -- equal parts information, inspiration and escapism.READ»

The Idiot Box

If you want to learn something about the world of business, turn off your TV.READ»

Visionary Leadership

A visionary leader perceives challenges and growth opportunities before they happen, positioning people to produce extraordinary results that make real contributions to life. I have begun working with a select group of people ...READ»

Work/Life: American Idol, Your Days Are Numbered

  Even as the latest season of  “American Idol” moves into its final weeks, I was on the fence about creating an “Idol”-themed blog for today.  It seemed a little low-brow.  Then I found an article on the show, by no ...READ»

My Favorite Bookmarks: Karen Wickre

Picks from the Cofounder of Digital Queers.READ»

The Coolest Schools in the World

Today, World Architecture News unveiled the finalists for it's Educational Building of the Year, and it's an impressive lot, designed to solve real problems. Here's a round-up of the six competitors: The Australian Technical ...READ»

Jerks at Work

A friend of mine called tonight to complain about her boss. As I listened, I agreed that her boss was completely out of line in calling her on the carpet in front of her colleagues. She felt terrible, she was in tears on the phone ...READ»

Presenting Eccentrics

MIT's Patrick Winston offers some useful tactics and tips for academic lecturers that might also be useful for people who give a lot of sales presentations, speak at conferences, or lead training seminars. Among the ...READ»

Inno-waiters With Whine Lists

How to turn wispy ideas into reality? Join us for dinner at the Breakthrough Cafeacute;.READ»

Work/Life: Halloween Costumes for the Work/Life Challenged

CEO Dad’s Tuesday Tirade…. Okay, ghosts and goblins, it’s Halloween, and the pressure is on to have the most original costume at your workplace. Well, why go as Jack Sparrow or Elvira or Spiderman when you can make a real ...READ»

Consultant Say - To Shift Fortune, Shift Furniture

Consultant Debunking UnitREAD»

June Events for Creative Business People

What's happening in June, from Wal-Mart's annual meeting to the World Barista Championships.READ»

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• Numerology: A Hill of Beans

Four Ways to Create a Better Future

Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. – John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the USAIt’s easy to believe in the status quo. The existing state of affairs can seem so ...READ»

'We're Trying to Change World History.'

It sounds corny, but it's true: Bishop William Swing is a man on a mission. His goal? To change the relationships among the world's religions, from hostility to harmony.READ»

Soul Progress

Report From the PastREAD»

Obama, the Future-Friendly President, Wins Nobel Peace Prize

This morning the World had a bit of a surprise: The Nobel Prize Committee announced its choice for the Peace Prize as President Barack Obama (the subject of Fast Company's April 2008 cover story, "The Brand Called Obama"). Few people ...READ»

TED Winner Pens Multiculti Charter for Compassion, Celebrations Follow.

When Karen Armstrong, an author and former Catholic nun, won the 2008 TED Prize, she made a TED wish worthy of Mother Theresa: that a Charter of Compassion be drawn up with help from leading thinkers in Judaism, Christianity, and ...READ»

Why Should You Want To Be Led By Anyone?

In these difficult times, leadership has never been more important, and having leaders who are authentic and can capture the hearts and souls of their followers have never been more needed.Followers today are hard to find, except by leaders who excel at capturing people's hearts, minds and spirits. READ»

Dr. Brilliant Vs. the Devil of Ambition

If baby boomers had their own Faust, he'd be Larry Brilliant, a man who's found himself at the center of almost every defining moment of his generation. His biggest battle: taming the devil of ambition.READ»

Enough Is Enough

There is a place in the Arizona desert where high-powered professionals search for ways to redesign their out-of-kilter lives. Dan Baker is their guide. Can he guide you on your search?READ»

Living Dangerously - Issue 38

"Don't wait for a distant revolution -- reinvent everyday life here and now!"READ»

Bottled Up

Just When Cristal got kicked out of the party, Hip-hop fixture Branson B. was rolling out his own champagne. So where are his famous friends now? Hey, it's just business.READ»

Soul Proprietor

In the midst of the Internet-driven startup boom, it's easy to forget the personal sacrifices that are required to build a company. The saga of smartRay Network Inc. offers a powerful reminder of what real entrepreneurship is all about.READ»