Topic: Meg Whitman

Election Day

After pulling down millions in boardrooms, a number of former CEOs are spending gobs to get into government: Carly Fiorina from HP spent $5.5 million on the California Senate primary, Meg Whitman from eBay is making a $119 million ...READ»

November Events

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• Read: Decision Points
• Share: National Philanthropy Day
• Soar: Future of Air Transport Conference

America Reacts: Dem Ads Outperform GOP Ads on Economy and Jobs

We tested 8 campaign ads from 4 key election contests with more than 500 voters using technology to capture their moment-by-moment reactions. The ads were all about positions on the jobs and the economy, and the results were surprising.READ»

Is Business Getting Girly? Don Draper Reports

As a rule I'm a 'never-before-noon' man. But one morning recently there it was, on top of the spread of magazines laid out for me on my desk. Cover story of The Atlantic Monthly, the magazine founded by Ralph Waldo Emerson and some cronies over a few drinks at the Parker House Hotel in Boston in 1857. Four words. "The End Of Men." READ»

iFive: UN and Iran, Women Rock Primaries, Rockers Need Sleep, Le Goog Est Vendu--EVO Aussi, China Workers Revolting

While you were sleeping--and Meg and Carly were toasting their respective victories with something fizzy and intoxicating--the rest of the world was busy at work. Here's what's been going on overnight.1. It's sanction time at the ...READ»

Peter Calthorpe's Vision for California: Save the Cities, Save the World

New Urbanism has traditionally positioned itself as an antidote to the soullessness of urban sprawl, with an emphasis on "soul" -- the ineffable benefits in living in places built to human scale rather than breaking out hard metrics ...READ»

Why is the glass ceiling still alive and well?

Call it a glass ceiling, glass wall or a glass floor – there is still a barrier blocking senior women leaders in organizations. High-powered executive and professional women are increasingly opting out of, being bypassed, or otherwise disappearing from the highly professional workforce. While this exists, true diversity in organizations will not happen.READ»

How High-Profile CEOs Could Revitalize the Libertarian Party

The time is right for Silicon Valley -- style progressivism to woo independents into a political force under the Libertarian Party banner. Here's how.READ»

Happy Birthday, Carly Fiorina

Happy Birthday, Carly Fiorina! We’d ask you what your birthday wish is, but you’ve already made it abundantly clear; you’ve got your eye on Barbara Boxer’s Senate seat in 2010, and why not? You’ve certainly got the ...READ»

Gavin Newsom Wants to Be Governor of California. Would You Hire Him?

The controversial mayor of San Francisco wants to upgrade to the governor's mansion. Would you hire this pretty face to run the world's eighth-largest economy?READ»

Shawn Baldwin from CMG interviews David Thomson the best selling author of Blueprint to a Billion

Shawn Baldwin from CMG (Chicago) Critical Capital Management Series 2009READ»

Silicon Valley's Wired Race for Governor

With Governor Schwarzenegger's approval ratings plummeting and a budget crisis looming, Californians are already looking for their next gubernatorial savior--and Silicon Valley is stocking the till. The Valley used to be the ...READ»

Leadership at the Summit

A recent gathering of top business leaders at Harvard Business school shows a strong shift toward greater corporate transparency and responisbility on a number of fronts.READ»

Create Connections

Communication is key to getting the results you want. Do you connect with people or do you push them away?READ»

Now: March 2008

What's happening this month: Shiny new airport terminals in London and Beijing take off; why baseball's first pitch is in Tokyo; and Austin's South by Southwest by the numbers.READ»

• Infographic: Numerology: SXSW
• The Journal-ist: In the Lead
• Open House: Just Plane Ambitious

The Leading Edge - Obama, Clinton '08

Obama, Clinton ‘08 with Bill as Secretary of State Since I am not running for office, I respectfully exercise my right to change my mind or as I prefer to view it, have my opinion evolve. In a prior blog, “Why I switched to ...READ»

Innovation Wednesday: Meet John Donahoe, eBay's new CEO

This afternoon eBay made it official: Meg Whitman's stepping down, and John Donahoe's stepping up. No surprise, of course. When Whitman brought in Donahoe in 2005 to run marketplaces, which generate about 70 percent of the company's ...READ»

Learning Survival Guide

When times turn tough, you've got to become even tougher.READ»

Which Type of Leader are You?

There are three types of brilliant bosses. No doubt, you're one of them. Find out which.READ»

Will the Net Bounce Back?

Last year's Internet Summit was full of boasting and banquets. This year's gathering of tech's brightest stars featured mea culpas and buffets. A field report on the past, present, and future of the Internet economy.READ»

Barry Diller's Grand Acquisitor

Shana Fisher pursues new web markets for the internet mogul who has (almost) everything. Her latest acquisition: a small outfit that could change video games in a big way. READ»

eBay’s Chaos Theory

With its buyers swamped by a sea of choices-and its growth rate slowing-the online giant gambles on helping shoppers find what they want.READ»

Water Cooler: Fat Talk

The Fast Company roundup of what you'll be talking about this month when you talk about work.READ»

Protect This House

Kevin Plank's improbable hit -- a sweat-wicking undershirt -- kicked off the fastest-growing category of sportswear. Now Nike and other megabrands are in hot pursuit of Under Armour. Welcome to the disrupter's dilemma.READ»

Valley of the Jobs

Gary Megennis explains why confidence and fearlessness top blue-chip credentials and process in Silicon Valley.READ»