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When to Walk Away

Sometimes our interactions with others are less-than-comfortable experiences. Here's how to keep your cool--and keep the business--with someone who rubs you the wrong way.READ»

Who’s Hiring? Week of 9/25/09

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession, these companies are all expanding. READ»

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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50 Ways to Green Your Business

Half-a-hundred options for cleaning up your business, from the universal (catch that rainwater!) to the specific (lose the plastic bowls!). Mix, match--join in.READ»

Openness, Generosity, and Accountability

Where do those attributes fit in today's bustling business world? Leaders at a recent conference learned firsthand.READ»

60 Years Later, Everyone's Still Loving the AK-47

The iconic machine gun turns 60 this year, and remains one of the most effective tools ever designed. Graham Button heads to his local gun show to find out why something that kills people is so revered.READ»

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Online, We're the Sales Leads and the Cookies are the Closers

My son plays some pretty obscure online games. You have to leave the beaten track to find them. About six months ago he was playing one in my dungeon office at home, where I was using hypnosis to coax ideas out of a blank piece of ...READ»

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Designed Experiences: The Evolution of Intelligent Design

Established brands are an evolution, constantly adapting. Designed brands are born adapted.READ»

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Ideo's David Kelley on "Design Thinking"

David Kelley, founder of the design firm Ideo and the Stanford d.school, was leading a charmed existence. Then he felt a lump.READ»

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The Ultimate Design Language? Words.

The more user-centered design is, the better. And no medium is more user-centered than the written word.READ»

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If the Spirit Moves You ...

What happens when execs from big-name companies go to a conference with a Nigerian drummer and a ceremonial leader named Brooke Medicine Eagle? Lots of soul-searching -- and a few unfortunate missteps.READ»

How to Design the Internet Experience Without Becoming the Advertisers' Bitch

New web ventures need income. But if you’re going to be 2.0, then you can’t be the advertisers’ bitch. Everyone’s so very tired of that uninvited guest, the corporation. READ»

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The Web Can Make You a Star!

Meet four businesspeople who've made the Net their stage - and learn how they traveled down the road to fame. Then get online with your own show.READ»

Feedback

Changes Thirty-six months, predicts Terminator director McG: By then, any content you want will be available on your choice of screens, from the one in your pocket to the 100-foot-long version at your local multiplex. That was one ...READ»

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Big Businesses Move Closer to Real Sustainable Innovation

This month seems to be the season for corporate gatherings, particularly in the sustainability world. Perhaps the “green” enthusiasts prefer to gather when the weather is warmer. Two weeks ago, I participated in the Sustainable ...READ»

What If You'd Worked at Enron?

We've all heard the same Enron story: executives at the top behaving badly, victims at the bottom losing their savings. But the truth is in the middle.READ»

School Supplies

Getting into business school is the easy part. Now comes the hard part: hardwiring your personal tool kit of learning technologies. Here's what to pack.READ»