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Is Narrowness Killing Innovation?

In recent years, education (and work) have tended to narrow. What do I mean by this? Simply that students are expected to develop particular specializations very early on and that this knowledge-narrowness (fuelled by curricula that ...READ»

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Mind Games

What exec hasn't had to sell consumers on the superiority of a brand, or employees on a goal, or clients on a strategy?READ»

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Know What You Are Up Against

"It is essential for any leader to be aware of resistances." --Howard Gardner, Professor, Harvard From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas to Help Smart People (and ...READ»

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Know What You Are Up Against

"It is essential for any leader to be aware of resistances." --Howard Gardner, Professor, Harvard From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas to Help Smart People (and Organizations) Perform ...READ»

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Know What You Are Up Against

"It is essential for any leader to be aware of resistances." --Howard Gardner, Professor, Harvard From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas to Help Smart People (and Organizations) Perform ...READ»

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Good Work

The core message of our Who's Fast issue is the power of good work. Now three eminent psychologists are out with a new book actually called "Good Work." In an in-depth discussion, they discuss the right way to think about your profession and career.READ»

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Change or Die

All leadership comes down to this: changing people's behavior. Why is that so damn hard? Science offers some surprising new answers -- and ways to do better.READ»

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Inner Work of Leadership

There is little doubt that self-awareness is the pivotal foundation of several popular leadership capacities such as Emotional, Social, Cultural and Aesthetic Intelligence. Self-awareness promotes self-inquiry; challenges to the ...READ»

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Where Do You Do Your Best Thinking?

Where do you go and what do you do if you want to have great ideas? The answer is perhaps not what you'd expect.READ»

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Fast Company Library

Books previously featured in Fast Company (2001)READ»

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Life/Work - Issue 39

"Taken together, the quadrants create a map of a complete life."READ»

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Designing a Classroom That Works

Adrian Caddy Adrian Caddy is the creative director of Imagination, a multidisciplinary design company with offices in London, New York, and Hong Kong. Wrote about: Designing a Classroom That Works Is learning: Caddy is building a ...READ»

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Rule #3: Leadership Is Confusing As Hell

You think the past five years were nuts? You ain't seen nothin' yet! It's only going to get weirder, tougher, and more turbulent. Which means that leadership will be more important than ever -- and more confusing (see rule #3).READ»

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The Three Keys to Change

In this excerpt from the introduction to his new book, Change or Die: The Three Keys to Change at Work and in Life, Alan Deutschman discusses the framework to successfully change yourself.READ»