David Novak did time as a white-collar crook at Eglin Federal Prison Camp, aka Club Fed. Now he advises first-time felons on how to survive life on the inside. Hey, Ken and Jeff (and Bernie and Sam and Dennis), would you like his number?READ»
"Live as if you were living already for the second time and as if you
had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act now," the
world-renown psychiatrist and author of the classic bestseller, Man's Search for Meaning, ...READ»
This Wednesday became Day One in ex-Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling's 24-year sentence for securities fraud, insider trading, and making false claims to auditors.
According to prison officials, Skilling, 53, entered the Federal ...READ»
David Novak made 11 cents an hour baking bread during his stay at Eglin Federal Prison Camp in Florida. Now he makes a nice living advising white-collar felons on what to expect on the inside. Read on. It might keep your CEO scared straight.READ»
Now that Bernard Ebbers has been convicted of fraud and other accounting shenanigans at WorldCom, the only real mystery is how much time he'll do (most likely around 25 years, according to federal sentencing guidelines) and where ...READ»
Catherine F. Rohr, CEO
Houston, Texas
pep.org
A large percentage of inmates come to prison as seasoned entrepreneurs, having run highly successful enterprises such as drug rings and gangs. What if these influential leaders were ...READ»
In our September issue, Scott Kirsner considered five technologies that will change the world. In the October Technology Review, science-fiction author Bruce Sterling identifies 10 technologies that "deserve to die." Among them: ...READ»
In this excerpt from the introduction to his new book, Change or Die: The Three Keys to Change at Work and in Life, Alan Deutschman discusses the framework to successfully change yourself.READ»
Assuming you have an idea for a work that a reader would plunk down $25 for, how do you get the HarperCollinses and Hyperions of the world to publish it? [Viral Loop Chronicles Part 5]READ»
Sorry to spoil the fun, Googlers, but one of your own just sneaked us a peek at your April Fool's Day prank: Google Jail. That or, um, Google is far more sinister (and naive) than we ever imagined ... Nah!READ»
This is the story of our grandmothers and greatgrandmothers; they lived only 90 years ago.
Remember, it was not until 1920 that women were granted the right to go to the polls and vote.
The women were innocent and defenseless, but ...READ»
In getting ex-Enron treasurer Ben Glisan to plead guilty yesterday, the feds nailed the first Enron crook. Glisan, 37, was sentenced to five years in jail and three years of probation.
How many more Enron thieves are likely to go? ...READ»
It might be the fastest corporate comeback ever. Domestic diva turned Big House felon Martha Stewart is still serving a five-month sentence for obstructing justice, but she has already lined up her next job.
Earlier today, Susan ...READ»
I’m stunned – and so are they!
My job sometimes requires me to see the dark underbelly of managing in the time of the WorkQuake™. But. Fortunately, nothing any of my clients have ever done even comes close to these two ...READ»
What has happened to good old-fashioned Internet dating? As meeting significant others online has become more mainstream and accepted, I have noticed that the kind of dating websites out there are becoming more and more specialized. ...READ»
Last month, a strange little project launched online. Prison Valley is an interactive, Web-based documentary with its own iPhone app, and a heavy social media presence. It's been produced in three languages, by two French guys with a ...READ»
More than a year after profiling Samuel Mockbee for our Who's Fast 2001 issue, former Fast Company writer Curtis Sittenfeld reflects on the legacy of an architecture professor who taught both compassion and craft.READ»
