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Make Meetings Matter

A little preparation can transform your business meetings from a dreaded chore to a useful tool.READ»

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Two Words You Never Hear Together: " Great meeting!"

Put the "pow" back in your powwows with these five musts for meetings.READ»

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Assault on Advertising

If television commercials were still as accountable for results as Al Gore thinks they are, the Internet probably would have gone the way of the CB radio sometime during his second term in the Clinton White House. READ»

Carbon Boom5

Can Carbon Credits Slow Global Warming?

Legal limits on greenhouse-gas emissions are coming fast, with a $1 trillion carbon market emerging. At the core: A cadre of young, idealistic Yale forestry grads. But will carbon offsets do anything to slow global warming?READ»

Sudden Impact

There are few career moments as exciting -- and these days, as perilous -- as taking over the top job at a company, business unit, or department. But what exactly do you do once you're in charge? How do you jumpstart growth in a slow-growth environment? How do you clean up the mess you inherited? How do you unleash big ideas in cautious times? From the CEO of a high-profile software company to the new owners of a 127-year-old restaurant, four leaders offer 8 tactics to make a sudden impact.READ»

(Econo)Misty-Eyed

John Kenneth Galbraith celebrates his 95th birthday today. Considered a reformer, Galbraith has been criticized for not fully subscribing to free-market economics.READ»