Nike's Playbook
With someone like Mark Parker at the helm, it is no mistake that Nike is head and shoulders above the competition ("Artist. Athlete. CEO"). He embodies all of the great qualities necessary to distance yourself from ...READ»
Tony Hayward is reported to be out as the CEO of BP, with a sweet 600,000-pound pension waiting for him (that's $928K) as a "reward" for not only presiding over the Deepwater Horizon disaster, but performing like a whiny schoolboy ...READ»
After nearly a decade at Microsoft, she and her film editor husband started Braincandy, an entertainment DVD series for toddlers that's educational but not mind numbing.READ»
The Future of All Media?
The language and energy of Ashton Kutcher's Katalyst are right, but the goals seem fuzzy ("Want a Piece of This?"). Perhaps the best news is that Pepsi's top guns see that less control of the brand means ...READ»
On Capitalism
"If the surge of corporate power was going to leave governments relatively impotent," Noreena Hertz argues in "Cassandra's Revenge," "then those corporations themselves needed to fill the void." Asking corporations to ...READ»
John Mackey has continued espousing a philosophy that doesn't jibe with many of his customers'. Fast Company first questioned him about it in November. Now he's stepping down as Whole Foods' Chairman.READ»
I have come to be at peace with the way anonymous naysayers treat the Internet as some kind of unending playground. So-called Internet "trolls" roam comment boards trashing articles in what I can only assume is a desperate outcry of ...READ»
Liz Claiborne is leaving its longtime partner, Macy's, for an exclusive partnership with J.C. Penney Co., the women's apparel company announced today.
The clothing line, like a lot of other labels in the sector, is struggling. The ...READ»
Kid Stuff
"Boy Wonder," our April article about Chris Hughes, drew largely appreciative comments at FastCompany.com. "A pure sign of the changing social-media environment," wrote one. "Acknowledge it, ...READ»
This Month's Cover Story: Boy Wonder: How Chris Hughes Helped Launch Facebook and the Barack Obama Campaign , by Ellen McGirt, page 58
The untold story of how Chris Hughes, at the tender age of 25, helped create two of the most ...READ»
Off the Runway There's no shortage of drama at Liz Claiborne ("Project Rehab," April 2008). On election night, Michelle Obama wore a black-and-red dress by Narciso Rodriguez. Unfortunately for Liz CEO William McComb, he had just ended ...READ»
Two years ago, while an editor at another business magazine, I worked with a writer on a major feature about the then-thriving Lehman Brothers. He was enamored of CEO Dick Fuld and his purported mastery of bond-market risk. "Fuld's ...READ»
Water, water everywhere
"Message in a Bottle" (July/August 2007), editor-at-large Charles Fishman's magnum opus on bottled water, has picked up another prize: the 2008 Gerald R. Loeb Award for feature writing, one of the most ...READ»
We canvassed the experts, analyzed the products, and crunched the numbers. From visionary upstarts to storied stalwarts, here are companies that dazzle with new ideas -- and prove beyond a doubt how business is a force for change. We call them the Fast 50.READ»
MacKenzie Stroh
Portrait artist Mackenzie Stroh photographed Laura Poretzky, Stacey Bendet, and Lela Rose for our story on the design aces at Payless, No. 42 on our list of the world’s most innovative companies. The New ...READ»
What are the hottest jobs for 2007? Fast Company spoke with trend experts to compile a list of the top 10 professions that will be in high demand in 2007.READ»
How to Tame the Boss from Hell, page 86
Ambition, self-confidence, even a little bloodlust have pretty much been prerequisites for success in American business. Yet, Andrew Park reveals how some of the most intimidating executive ...READ»
