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In Defense of Standards, Ethics, and Honest Financial Reporting at Hewlett-Packard

Recently, my old company Hewlett-Packard has been in the news--and not in a good way. I've been watching the coverage from the sidelines up to this point, but felt increasingly compelled to join the conversation and share my point of view. So here goes.READ»

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"Inside Job" Filmmaker Charles Ferguson Hopes to Help Send Bankers to Jail

"This has cost the American people trillions of dollars," Ferguson tells Fast Company. If only he were talking about his film and not the deception behind the financial crisis.READ»

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Blockbuster Bankruptcy: A Decade of Decline

The video rental giant finally files for Chapter 11. If only it had bought Netflix for $50 million in 2000! Here are the key moments in the downfall.READ»

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How to Tell When Your Boss Is Lying: Cool New Study

There's a fascinating study by two researchers over at the Stanford Business School based on transcripts of American CEOs and CFOs statements during 30,000 quarterly earnings conference calls between 2003 and 2007. They found some interesting patterns--based on research on detecting lies--that predicted apparent deception by the CEOs and CFOs.READ»

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Googling the Google Lobbyists

As we told you earlier, Google has ramped up its lobbying efforts, spending $1.34 million last quarter influencing the Washington elite--up 41% from the same period last year. Who are these lobbyists Google is using to pressure ...READ»

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Business@Large - What Killed Enron? (The Play, Not The Company…)

Recently, the play "Enron" crashed and burned on Broadway despite being wildly popular in London. Is that a reflection on the American audience or on the production itself?READ»

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Corporate Storytelling

Every civilization uses or has used story telling as a way to communicate social values, skills, and to change or reinforce behaviors. While stories are often the basis of interaction they are also the building blocks of knowledge and the foundation of memory and learning. They connect us to our humanity and link our past, present and future by teaching us to anticipate the possible consequences of our actions. Stories can help us define what is authentic about something or someone. The stories we tell and hear about our companies comprise our corporate cultures.READ»

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The Toyota Crisis Calls for a Logo Tune-Up

The bad news for the automaker is in overdrive. Should they refresh their logo to signal positive change?READ»

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Enron Opens on Broadway

"I believe in God, I believe in democracy, and I believe in the Company." So says fallen Enron CEO Kenneth Lay's character in the musical based on the 2001 financial scandal, a surreal interpretation that sets corporate malfeasance ...READ»

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Playing Tens: The CLO, CRO and CSO

In the sixth post of their 7-part series, John Elkington and Charmian Love look at how CLOs, CROs and CSOs are coping with the new wild cards dealt by environmental, social and governance challenges.READ»

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High Stakes: Winning the Ultimate Bet

In the second post of their seven-part series, John Elkington and Charmian Love look at how change has come to the business world, from the sustainability movement and technological innovations, and what it means for the C-Suite.READ»

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Fast Company Recommended Events April 2010

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The Impact of Google’s "China Syndrome" on Your Business Strategy

Google's short-term decision to redirect Chinese searches may feel like a huge commercial meltdown. In reality, they are paving the way for more companies to courageously lead from our values, not our wallets.READ»

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The Lazarus Rally in 2010

Stocks will not repeat the performance of the last 12 months. The last 12 months was fueled on liquidity and promised future growth. The future is here but the growth is not. READ»

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Guess Who Is The Test Dummy Now?

Edwards Deming would be so proud. The man who endowed the Japanese with a passion for quality after the Second World War might appreciate the level of perfection his protege Toyota now brings to the fine art of corporate self-destruction. READ»

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5 Predictions for 2010

Long-time readers of this blog know that I’m no prognosticator or seer or Nostradamus. But sometimes I get hunches that play out.READ»

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Trust Bust - Time For Contemplation And Action?

It is no longer a ‘secret’ - confidence in today’s business leaders is at an all-time low. What's next?READ»

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The Moral Bankruptcy of Modern Economic Globalization

Globalization is thought the next step forward march in the linear dance trajectory insofar as human economic evolution. Beginning with the inception of humanity in and of itself, cave men, human tribalism, city states, nation states and finally globalization and its associated global liberal economic markets as Adam Smith envisaged. Everything is “for sale” in the 21st century from human worth to international justice.READ»

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How to Write a Mission Statement That Isn't Dumb

Why most mission statements are dumb -- and how to write one that isn't.READ»

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Yesterday's Vision of Tomorrow: Cracking Open a Time Capsule from 1999

A voice from yesteryear calls out through the decade -- via his iBook with a 56k modem on Al Gore's series of tubes -- to see how far we've come.READ»

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What Is Undermining USA Job Creation?

What key factors are undermining job creation in the USA? What must be done to turn this situation around?READ»

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How to Drive a Stake into the Hearts of Shareholders

A recovery without jobs? Halfway through the current recession, it's clear things would have been different if companies had invested in stakeholders and not shareholders. We fired the very people who can turn this around.READ»

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How to Run Your Brand Like a Therapist

To keep consumers coming back, companies should consider getting in touch with their feelings.READ»

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Trust and Consequences

Why do some companies win public trust and others lose it?READ»

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Are You Investing or Speculating?

Jose D. Roncalwww.financialspeculation.comThat's the question we wish we could have posed to scores of individuals before they unwittingly put their trust in Ponzi schemer, Bernie Madoff.  On June 29, when the judge handed down a ...READ»