I am delighted that John Byrne and his team at the magazine have invited me to be the "guest blogger" this week. And I am even more delighted that they have embraced the book club/reading group concept that I have been passionate ...READ»
Fast Company's editor in chief, John A. Byrne, was featured on NPR's All Things Considered yesterday afternoon. In a produced segment, John discussed the differences between Donald Trump and The Apprentice and Richard Branson and ...READ»
It is always a great aha! moment whenever you capture yourself doing a klutzy thing - for if I am transfering my personal orientated tweets to my blog, then I don't need all the paraphenelia of twitter shortform, though I will include ...READ»
FC Now readers don't seem to like the assessment test I commented on yesterday. Peter Rees indicates that the tool "allows for a fair degree of self-deception," and Randy Weber suggests that "team members should be doing the ...READ»
A panel at ad:tech today entitled ‘Context is King’ featured Vivian Schiller, Senior VP and General Manager of the NYTimes.com; John Byrne, Executive Editor and Editor in Chief of Businessweek.com; Betsy Morgan, CEO The ...READ»
Yesterday morning I attended an industry event, "Breakfast with a Leader," to hear our CEO address the crowd. The biggest take-away presented by Russell Denson? His three priorities, in this order: Have fun, make sure your ...READ»
Each of these professions we love to hate has spawned its own literature -- a survey of power and influence through the ages. Here are the classics in each category.READ»
In yesterday's edition of Women's Wear Daily, the following item appeared in the Memo Pad section:
John Byrne wrote 57 cover stories for BusinessWeek before bolting last April to edit Fast Company, but it seems he's still giving his ...READ»
Last night, Fast Company's editor in chief, John A. Byrne, met with about 100 members of the Philadelphia chapter of the Company of Friends and students at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business. Over the course of two hours, ...READ»
There was a good interview with Fast Company's editor in chief, John A. Byrne, published in Knowledge@Wharton recently. Taking a look at the impact of John joining the team a year ago, the interview considers the challenges facing ...READ»
There are plenty of tools out there for adding "friends" to your social network: Glue lets you connect with others who like the same media and entertainment sites as you, Twinkle lets you discover people tweeting near you, ...READ»
Sometimes a book is more than just a book. In the guru business, a block-buster title is the ticket to hefty lecture fees and consulting gigs till you're dead. Here's how some of the biz-book heavyweights stack up against one another.READ»
Playtime on twitter is slowly dissipating, I am getting a good feel of what is enjoyable, what is a plain waste of time, what is leading to good habits, what is extenuating bad habits and more importantly a feeling for community ...READ»
Is this old fashioned selfishness? Am I out of touch with the "new reality"? Would I be wiser if I was deaf, dumb & blind? Yet I am here am I not, I am thinking out and exploring my thoughts here - I am not be ...READ»
Does anyone at The New York Times read anymore? I know they're not reading Fast Company, that's for sure. First there was Monday's article about us, that our Editor John Byrne politely commented on here and FC Now contributor Seth ...READ»
John A. Byrne, editor-in-chief of Fast Company, recalls his first meetings with GE CEO Jeff Immelt -- and considers the leadership style, skills, and strategy of Jack Welch's successor.READ»
