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More Than Money

Researchers at Emory University have determined that people who win or inherit large amounts of money experience less satisfaction than those who earn rewards through hard work. Participants in the study were asked to play an ...READ»

Letter From the Editor of Fast Company: Shock Value

If I had thought ahead, I would have gotten a pedicure. A few weeks ago, I was at an executive retreat and found myself in a strategy session that took place in an open-air porch. All of us were sporting shorts (or skirts) and bare ...READ»

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... According to New Southerners

Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, business leaders, educators, and government officials define the New South on the brink of the 21st century.READ»

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... According to New Southerners

Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, business leaders, educators, and government officials define the New South on the brink of the 21st century.READ»

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Intrapreneurialism?

During the boom, I saw two trends converging. On the one hand, small, startup companies sought the scale and stability of larger, more-established traditional organizations. On the other, larger firms coveted the creativity and ...READ»

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Bangalore, Georgia

Offshoring has come home to Georgia, where lots of Indian firms have set up shop.READ»

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Web Archaeologist

Job Titles of the Future: Michelle FriedmanREAD»

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Do, Be, Do, Be, Do

In the September issue of Catalyst magazine, Ed Hess, adjunct professor of management at the Goizueta Business School at Emory University, offers a column in which he explains what leaders "actually do." While leadership theory ...READ»

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Mediocrity: The Hidden Economic Price of Fear

 I’ve been haunted by a story I read in the New York Times business section a week or so ago. Dr. Gregory Berns, who runs the Center for Neuropolicy at Emory University, cooked up an experiment to determine what fear does to our ...READ»

Fast Forward 2005: <span>96-101</span>

The future is something to get excited about again. Here's our look at the surprising people, ideas, and trends that will change how we work and live in 2005.READ»

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Tom Robertson

Dean, Goizueta Business School at Emory University, Atlanta, GeorgiaREAD»

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Monkey See, Monkey Do

Consultant Debunking UnitREAD»

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The CEO's New Clothes

Forget autocrats and visionaries. Farsighted, tolerant, humane CEOs aren't just nice to work for. They deliver nice results, too.READ»

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Management Wired: What Can Brain Science Tell Us About Leadership?

Research on how the human brain can affect behaviors--called neuroscience, or the popular term, brain science--has yet to be fully appreciated by leaders of organizations. That knowledge could have a significant impact on how leaders are trained and what they do. In the past few decades, Scientists have gained new and more accurate scientific views of human behavior, studying the human brain. Organizational change that takes into account the physiological nature of the brain and ways that predisposes people to resist or cooperate with leaders can be extremely useful for leaders.READ»

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Management Rewired: What CAn Brain Science Tell Us About Leadership?

Research on how the human brain can affect behaviors--called neuroscience, or the popular term, brain science--has yet to be fully appreciated by leaders of organizations. That knowledge could have a significant impact on how leaders are trained and what they doREAD»

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The Age of Empathy

Greed is out. Empathy is in. That's how Frans de Waal begins his book, The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons For A Kinder Society. De Waal is a biologist, professor of psychology and director of the Living Link Center at Emory University. In 2007, Time magazine selected him as one of the world's most influential people. The global financial crisis of 2008, together with the election of a new American President representing a vastly different political and social perspective, has produced a "seismic shift in society," argues de Waal.READ»

Fast Company October 2008 Contributors

Jake Chessum When photographer Jake Chessum spotted Marcel Wanders's logo -- his face sporting a fake nose and the words "handle with love" -- on a roll of packing tape, he thought, Why not wrap Wanders up in it? ...READ»

Next Stop - The 21st Century

Unit of Twenty-OneREAD»