RSS

Topic: Redmond (Washington)

  
   |  Comment

Between The Lines

The stories behind this issue's stories.READ»

Welcome to Video Game University

Better start studying! "We do not compensate effort," says school founder Claude Comair. "We compensate results."READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Can Microsoft Finally Kill All The Bugs?

Viruses, flaws, and worms, oh my! With PCs crashing and the Internet wheezing, Gates Co. are on the quality hot seat. We'll take you inside Microsoft's effort to get its software right, right from the start.READ»

137-fast-talk-empowering-the-patients5

How Mayo Clinic and Microsoft Are Empowering Patients

Sidna Tulledge-Scheitel Medical Director, Global Products and Services Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota   David Cerino General Manager Health Solutions Group Microsoft Redmond, ...READ»

Microsoft's Class Action

Across the country, talent-hungry corporations are trying to save our struggling public schools. Are they creating smarter kids--or a fleet of drones?READ»

   |  Comment

Between the Lines

The stories behind this issue's storiesREAD»

Fast Talk: Gadget Freak

Microsoft's Sanaz Ahari is pioneering a new way to program on the Web.READ»

The Talent Magnet

Kai-Fu Lee, technologist and self-help guru, is a raging celebrity on Chinese university campuses. Now Google is paying him upward of $10 million to build its research lab in Beijing--and to tap into the future. READ»

Kenan Samms
MICROSOFT   |  Comment

Lock Up Resources And Lock Out The Competition

I’m in Redmond, Wash., right now as I write this, running a workshop for Microsoft. And we have been discussing Apple’s motus operandi of locking up some critical resources before it launches a product. Apple employs this tactic ...READ»

Less Hulk, More Bruce Lee

The striking power of Michael Jager.READ»

How to Make Your Career Move

Unit of OneREAD»

Youth Movement

Michael Furdyk and Jennifer Corriero are advising Microsoft on what the next generation of knowledge workers wants from software. Did we mention that they're, like, really young?READ»

CAREERS   |  1 comment

How Microsoft Reviews Suppliers

Microsoft is justifiably famous for its hard-charging approach to employee performance. Don't worry about managers at this company pulling their punches during reviews. (You might worry about some of them throwing punches, however.) ...READ»

Not the Retiring Sort

One assisted-living facility is bringing customer focus to senior care.READ»

Life After the Crash

The market for Internet stocks has crashed, but that doesn't mean that your career has to crash with it. Here's a set of lessons on how good people in dotcom companies gone bad can reboot their careers.READ»

My Greatest Lesson

Unit of OneREAD»

Chic Lit

Women create more than half of all blogs, says research firm Perseus. But in the business world, blogs penned by women are less common. Here, three smart women sound off.READ»

It's Not a Job Interview, It's a Subculture!

Interviewing for a programming job is like walking into a game of Dungeons Dragons: sphinxlike interrogators, enigmatic riddles. Two survivors have cracked the code and written the ultimate tour guide.READ»

So Cool, So Digital, So Miserable

Two new books offer a provocative critique of the most powerful forces in work and life today: digital technology and our branded existence. Are you ready to embrace a return to authenticity?READ»

   |  1 comment

20 (More) Ways to Slow Down Smart

Fast Company's Lap(top) of Luxury contest prompted an outpouring of ideas from readers about how to cope with tougher times. Read their strategies and tactics, along with some compelling personal stories -- and meet the winner of a Dell Inspiron 4000 Notebook computer.READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Less Burn, More Lift

Internet companies have all made the same strategic shift: From "Get big fast" to "Cash is king." But how do you conserve cash without throttling back on growth? How do you spend less without missing huge opportunities?READ»

Different Market, New Message

Early on, Sony concluded that it had to reach an older, more sophisticated crowd -- which meant changing the image of games from a dubious juvenile pastime to a legitimate hobby that responsible adults could enjoy.READ»

Is Your Company Up To Speed?

Does your strategy buck the conventional wisdom? Are you as committed to creating new leaders as you are to launching new products? Is your organization built for speed? Here are 10 make-or-break questions to evaluate your company's performance -- and 25 fast companies that pass the test.READ»

Now July August 085

FastCompany's July/August 2008 Calendar

What's happening in July and August, from the G8 get-together to Bill Gates's last day on the job.READ»

The Road Not Taken

Unit of OneREAD»