Just twenty years ago, in the early 90s, CIO was considered a third-tier title at best. Most CIOs were mired in arcane technology with a simple mandate: just keep things running and don’t screw up finance - IT was considered by most ...READ»
What are the hottest jobs for 2007? Fast Company spoke with trend experts to compile a list of the top 10 professions that will be in high demand in 2007.READ»
Tenth Anniversary Issue
The Fast 50, Page 51
A decade ago, Fast Company began chronicling a new era in business. To celebrate its anniversary, the magazine is looking out to the next decade. Meet the Fast 50, the people, ...READ»
Guerrilla Moviemakers Invade Hollywood, page 62.
Hollywood, beware: In the era of digital movies, more and more people can pick up a camera, teach themselves the art of filmmaking for next to nothing, make a commercial-quality ...READ»
When Anne M. Mulcahy took over as president of Xerox, the copier giant was in shambles. Her mission? Figure out how to institute some big changes -- without wrecking the company in the process.READ»
Each of us sees the world through our own lens, says one diversity consultant. You can't move beyond your own biases if you don't recognize them. Take this test to see how your belief systems compare with others'.READ»
Each of us sees the world through our own lens, says one diversity consultant. You can't move beyond your own biases if you don't recognize them. Take this test to see how your belief systems compare with others'.READ»
Long before September 11, U.S. consumers were suffering shopping fatigue from a six-year buying binge that left them overstuffed and underwhelmed. Now an industry expert tells retailers what they need to do to lure shoppers back.READ»
Christopher Lochhead, former chief marketing officer at Scient, knows a bit about delivering bad news. So listen up when he recounts the 13 biggest marketing blunders a battered company can make. Ignore them at your peril.READ»
Amid the rubble of lower Manhattan, companies are working miracles to get their operations back to work. Firsthand reports from the New York Board of Trade, a Verizon switching center at 140 West Street, and other places under (re)construction.READ»
Last week, Fast Company readers from as far away as Australia, Malaysia, and Singapore expressed their revulsion and offered their support. Read their thoughts and then add your own reflections and suggestions.READ»
The guardians of big business are defending their fortress against an army of interlopers whose needs and opinions clash with tradition. Two new books examine what this intrusion means to corporate insiders -- and outsiders.READ»
David Nadler has advised the CEOs of some of the biggest and best-known companies in the world -- a few of which, such as Xerox and Lucent, have experienced high-profile setbacks over the past few years. It goes with the fast-changing leadership territoryREAD»
Is the new world of work as open for women as it is for men? Yes and no. These Fast Company stories about gender relations show that the more things change, the more a few things stay the same.READ»
It's the new workplace battle -- employees juggling work and kids versus childless colleagues who resent having to pick up the slack. Read our debate about "the culture of parental privilege" -- and then weigh in with your views.READ»
Will the glory days of tech spending ever return? The CEO of Gartner Inc. -- one of the few tech-research firms to forecast the economic downturn -- says companies will spend again, but more wisely than before.READ»
Are "family-friendly" policies really all they're cracked up to be? A panel of experts looks beyond trendy work-life policies to the next big thing: the "no-policy" policy.READ»
Alex Ostroy
Creating this month's Steve Jobs cover was "like a triathlon of image making," says Alex Ostroy, involving elements of sculpture, painting, and photographic lighting. Ostroy has been fascinated with the potential of ...READ»
