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Toxic Cleanup: How to Deal With a Dangerous Leader

Do you work for a toxic leader? What you can do to clean up the ooze.READ»

Books on Aging (And Reverse Aging)

RealAge: Are You As Young As You Can Be? by Michael F. Roizen M.D. (Cliff Street Books, 1999) The best compilation of scientific evidence and statistics about what exactly affects aging, for better and for worse. Dr. Bob Arnot's ...READ»

No Choice Without Voice

Why do we demand so much from our toys and TVs, and so little from our banks, insurers, and drug companies?READ»

Readers' Choice: No Leading Without Reading

This month, we turn over Readers' Choice to three of our favorite leadership experts for their book recommendations on leadership and change.READ»

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Social Capitalists

The top 20 groups that are changing the world.READ»

FC Recommends

Here are some of the books that Davis and Meyer used to help them see past the blur.READ»

Summertime, and the Reading Is Easy

Put aside your workaday reading material and pick up something that stretches your mind, grips your imagination, or backfills the gaps in your literary repertoire. We have some wise suggestions for your summer book list.READ»

Beach Blanket Books for Business

Five business personalities share their formulas for summer reading -- equal parts information, inspiration and escapism.READ»

Year of the Economist

Freakonomics, economic hit men, undercover economists. This ain't Adam Smith.READ»

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What's in a Meme?

Maybe a lot -- if information truly evolves the same way life does, we're headed toward a brave new world of marketing.READ»

Social Capitalists

The top 20 groups that are changing the world.READ»

Ivan Glickman
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A Model for Your Career - George Washington

This is a guest post by Mark McNeilly.  If you’re looking for a model of a successful career one could do worse than to look at that of George Washington. Washington’s accomplishments put him in a class that few others ...READ»

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A Lever Long Enough to Move the World

Social visionary Bill Drayton is creating a network of incalculable problem-solving power.READ»

A Lever Long Enough to Move the World

Social visionary Bill Drayton is creating a network of incalculable problem-solving power.READ»

Why We Hate HR

In a knowledge economy, companies with the best talent win. And finding, nurturing, and developing that talent should be one of the most important tasks in a corporation. So why does human resources do such a bad job -- and how can we fix it?READ»

Grassroots Leadership - Ford Motor Co.

"We want people at all levels who will take risks and who can make decisions."READ»

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Amazon Taps Its Inner Apple

By introducing the Kindle, Jeff Bezos is emulating Steve Jobs -- and taking him on.READ»

The Knights' Tale

Living a quiet life as an animator, Travis Knight never dreamed he'd work for his father. Then the Nike founder gave him an offer he couldn't refuse.READ»

Xtreme Teams

In the new world of business, all work is teamwork -- but very few teams work all that well. How do groups of ordinary people achieve extraordinary results? Learn from these extreme teams. Your team may never work the same again.READ»