Topic: NBA Western Conference

Sports: The Owners Club

An article in The Chicago Tribune earlier this week speculated that local businessman John A. Canning Jr. may be the leading candidate to purchase the Cubs when the season ends, even if he is not the highest bidder. His ...READ»

Strategy, Execution, and Innovation

What enabled the Detroit Pistons to overcome the mighty Los Angeles Lakers in this year's NBA finals? Great game plans? Or great players? Will this year's presidential election be won with a superior campaign design? Or with memorable ...READ»

Hoop Schemes

Mark Cuban is the rare sports-team owner who acts like a fan. Do his on-court antics merit a technical foul or the game ball?READ»

Democrats in Denver ; Republicans in St. Paul

On August 25, the delegates of the Democratic Party will descend on Denver to nominate formally -- finally! -- its candidate for President of the United States. The Republicans will gather a week later in St. Paul, Minnesota. Both ...READ»

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• Numerology: Hot Dog!

Leadership: Lesson in Pop Management

You don’t care that every time your team gets to the NBA Finals the rest of the country shrugs. You don’t mind that the nickname for your best player is “The Big Fundamental.” You could care less that your team might be the ...READ»

Swinging Success

A great quote, paraphrased from San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, via the blog of the guy behind Pursue the Passion: "A sculptor had a large stone that he wanted split down the middle.  He took a big swing with his ...READ»

Trump School of Business III

Not about to be Trump'd, Mark Cuban, cofounder of New Economy wunderkind Broadcast.com and now owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is slated to host a new reality TV show. Dubbed "The Benefactor," the show will basicallly entail Cuban ...READ»

Chauncey Billups Knows Which Fork to Use -- Do You?

If you’re a basketball fan, you probably know Chauncey Billups. He’s won an NBA championship, an Olympic Gold Medal and has been the NBA MVP. Right now, he is helping the Denver Nuggets to one of their best starts ...READ»

Marketing Mavericks

Fast Company first crossed paths with Mark Cuban when he was president of Broadcast.com. Now, he's owner of the Dallas Mavericks. This summer, Cuban shared some of the tactics he used to help turn around the team. How good is your ...READ»

Chatter

Rebel Wisdom.READ»

Using Your Religion II

Jackie Huba and Ben McConnell, proprietors of the Church of the Customer and authors of Creating Customer Evangelists, have just released a new e-book! Testify! is a 50-page e-book that shares stories about how remarkable ...READ»

Catering to the Masses

Levy Restaurants knows how to feed a crowd--with discipline, a helping of creativity, and, as needed, a dash of resilience. Plus the occasional lasagna.READ»

The 10 Most Creative People in Sports...

Are not who you might expect. No LeBron or Dwight. No Melo or Kobe. We rank the brains--the right-brain superstars--behind the teams, venues, and deals that are, yes, changing the game. READ»

• The 100 Most Creative People In Business

The Six Best Sports Insider Blogs

Sports blogs are among the most widely read, but most of them aren't worth reading. Here, Fast Company takes a look at the six best sports blogs written by those who actually live the sports life -- athletes, owners, managers, and front-office executives.READ»

FAST TALK: Your Money

So you don't feel as rich as you did two years ago. And you're not retiring anytime soon. It's time to take stock of the role of money in your life, the road to financial security, and the price of success.READ»

Magic Johnson: Superstar in the Business Arena

What does a former L.A. Lakers point guard and five-time NBA champ do when he retires from pro sports? Why he gets an office with an assistant and a $700 portfolio of companies of course!READ»

Maverick Mogul

As he builds his own digital version of the vertically integrated movie studio, Broadcast.com founder Mark Cuban is questioning everything about the business--and naturally ticking a lot of people off.READ»

Mark Cuban: He's everywhere

At Dallas Mavericks basketball games, team owner Mark Cuban sometimes attracts attention with his histrionics. But in the movie business, he's attracting a very different (and more positive) kind of attention: he's one of the few ...READ»

Magic Johnson

The decision to retire was not entirely his. The strength to return was.READ»

Battling Billionaires

Mark Cuban and Richard Branson are taking on the Donald with their own brand of reality TV. Here's our sneak preview.READ»

How Do You Learn From Customers?

The most powerful computers in the world are no substitute for the power of an intelligent conversation with Lovemoney, Cathy from Simi Valley, or Connie Selleca.READ»

What I Want

We asked a dozen business leaders what they're lusting after this year. The results might surprise you.READ»

The New Fight Club

Imagine being at the office with one minute and 15 seconds left in the day. Then imagine shoving one of your coworkers, and punching another in the face. What would your boss say? What would management do? I would probably be ...READ»

Hold The Phone

Internet telephony is cheap: "The economics finally make sense." But as more and more companies are discovering, it also can let you do some nifty things. Voice over Internet protocol technology is keeping workers--in hospitals, Wall Street brokerages, law firms, even National Basketball Association franchises--connected as never before.READ»

Mark Cuban Charged with Insider Trading

Mark Cuban, occasional bad-boy owner of the Dallas Mavericks and dot-com billionaire, has been charged charges of insider trading by the SEC. Was losing money the reason behind the trade?READ»