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Work/Life: Spam Me Baby, Just Make My Day

BY Lynette Chiang
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Oct 5, 2007 at 1:26 PM

I say, I say, these spammers and solicitors are getting really enterprising. Not only do I get an email from Fred Smith almost immediately after I send an email to Fred Smith, and they're not the same Fred Smith, I received a ...READ»

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Face Time With Fred Smith

BY Charles Fishman
Relevancy Score: 91
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:27 AM

The founder of Federal Express and the creator of overnight delivery is obsessed with time and the pursuit of speed. He learned everything he knows about leadership from the marines. And he gets choked up at the movies.READ»

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Risky Business?

BY Paul Glover
Relevancy Score: 84
Thu Oct 8, 2009 at 8:14 AM

One of my favorite stories about a desperate person taking a desperate chance and succeeding is when, in 1973, Fred Smith, founder & CEO of FedEx, did not have enough money to make the company payroll. Smith flew to Las Vegas, ...READ»

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How FedEx Runs on Time

BY Matt Goldberg
Relevancy Score: 74
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:44 PM

The Meeting I Never MissREAD»

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A Smarter Way to Brainstorm

BY Cathy Olofson
Relevancy Score: 67
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:11 AM

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Save the Earth from ABOVE the Earth

BY s Nostradome
Relevancy Score: 38
Mon May 19, 2008 at 4:01 PM

I want to say very seriously, I have the best Airship on the planet at this time. Saving the planet is the goal !!! An Airship uses less fuel in a week than a 747 does just taxiing on a runway. My work will put someone ...READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Is Management for Me? That Is the Question.

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 30
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:50 PM

And it's one that too few people ask as they climb the corporate ladder. At FedEx, it's a question that everyone asks.READ»

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Digital Competition - Laurie A. Tucker

BY Scott Kirsner
Relevancy Score: 28
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:11 AM

"Our customers are moving at Internet speed, so they need us to respond at Internet speed."READ»

BUSINESS BOOKS | 1 comment

Capitalists of the World, Innovate!

BY Polly LaBarre
Relevancy Score: 20
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:59 PM

Guy Kawasaki, chief evangelist for the computer that changed the world, has a new message: You too can change the world. His manifesto: Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave.READ»

GLOBALIZATION | 2 comments

Rise of the Aerotropolis

BY Greg Lindsay
Relevancy Score: 18
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:10 AM

As competition shrinks the globe, the world is building giant airport-cities. They look monstrous to American eyes--and that could be a problem. READ»

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CDU to Gretzky: The Puck Stops Here!

BY Jill Rosenfeld
Relevancy Score: 18
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:17 AM

Consultant Debunking UnitREAD»

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