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Topic: Margaret Heffernan

  
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Managing Mistakes

It takes a lot of trust and honesty to talk about the plans that didn't work out, says entrepreneur, Chief Executive, and author Margaret Heffernan in her latest Resource Center column, "Mistakes." Behind every successful business, ...READ»

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Wise Up

We hire smart people and turn them stupid, writes Margaret Heffernan, author of The Naked Truth: A Working Woman's Manifesto on Business and What Really Matters and Talent & Careers Fast Company Resource Center Columnist. In order to ...READ»

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The Hours

Why is the "If you eat lunch, you are lunch," culture still with us?READ»

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Talent & Careers: Margaret Heffernan

Margaret Heffernan was born in Texas, grew up in Holland, and completed her education in the UK. At the BBC, she produced prize-winning films, documentaries, and comedies. She worked as managing director of IPPA, a trade and lobbying ...READ»

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What You See Is What You Get -- or Is It?

How can you tell if a company is a great place to work?READ»

Fast Pack 2000

Can hope scale up? Can change scale down? Can leadership grow from the grass roots? What's the meaning of "Dotcom Mania"? Some of the best brains in the Fast Company community convened on Nantucket for the roundtable of the year.READ»

FC Now BlogJam 2005

FC Now's second anniversary is but a week away, and already, about 65 Fast Company readers have responded to our call to action to participate in our annual collaborative blogging project. Volunteers include Resource Center ...READ»

Work-Life Imbalance

Keith Hammonds' October feature story, Balance Is Bunk! reassesses the state of work-life balance. Can we ever truly design a balanced life that works? Or is the journey a neverending series of tradeoffs and accomodations? In her ...READ»

FC Now BlogJam 2005

FC Now's second anniversary is next week, and we've lined up about 75 Fast Company as guest hosts to participate in our annual collaborative blogging project. Volunteers include Resource Center contributors Margaret Heffernan, Tim ...READ»

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The Wrong Stuff

Is a poor economy to blame for workplace bullies and toxic bosses? No, but a business culture that celebrates aggression and toughness might be.READ»

Where Are the Women?

By now, plenty were supposed to be in the corner offices. It's not working out that way. In many fields, men still rule, while women often choose more nuanced paths that keep them from reaching the top. But who are the real winners?READ»

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Take Your True Self to Work Day

Compartmentalizing your life can be more than unproductive -- it can be unhealthy. Consider bringing your whole self to your work and move beyond work-life balance.READ»

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Bully for You III

FC Now reader Steve Portigal emailed me last night to point out a commentary Clive Thompson wrote in response to yesterday's New York Times article on the various types of bullying bosses. While Thompson concentrates on the ...READ»

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Create a Goldilocks Corporate Culture

Too plodding? Too entrepreneurial? A combination of approaches is necessary for success.READ»

Dealing with Regime Change at the Office

"I just got in, after a business trip to Texas, and five people were gone. Gone. The COO and four others. Just like that." It's always a shock when colleagues are fired. But what makes this particular case so startling is that the ...READ»

The Female CEO ca. 2002

Here are the five naked truths about women in business. Together they add up to one big message: The future of business depends on women.READ»

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Of Proteges and Pitfalls

A complete plan for getting the mentoring you need.READ»

The Morale of the Story

Another day, another mountain to climb. Here's how to keep your team's spirits up (even when everything looks so hard).READ»

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Scheduling Conflicts

I recently went to an appointment that I had anticipated would take an hour. I told my boss before I left. When I returned an hour and 25 minutes later, my boss's first words were, "Where the f*** have you been?" He proceeded to swear ...READ»

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On Compartments

In her blog What's Your Brand Mantra?, Jennifer Rice comments on the Ad:Tech presentation given by Samsung Electronics' Peter Weedvald. She criticizes the company's approach to targeting its customers based on where they are -- home, ...READ»

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GE: What a disappointment

"I'd rather pick out the stuff between my toes and lick it off a Q-tip than go and work in that place." That was the enraged response from Jane when she went for a job interview. Jane (not her real name) used to work for me as a ...READ»