Topic: Rudolph Giuliani

Goldman Sachs: The $64,000 Question

It is a puzzlement why they chose instead to fight this civil complaint. Goldman Sachs has the financial and political wherewithal to make this disappear.READ»

Powell, Giuliani, Montana, Forbes, L. Bush & Obama: Great Speakers, Great Motivators, Great Leaders

What do all these greats have in common? Read on to find out...READ»

2008 Communication Faux Pas

Welcome to my 3rd annual blog on communication faux pas. This year, political communication dominated, showing some of the best and worst in human communication. Of course, business communicators wouldn't be left out and gave the ...READ»

What Sarah Palin Might Have in Common with Your Boss

A Kick in the Career: Can lack of experience make someone a bad leader? In this week's column, humorist and careers expert Tom Stern considers the ramifications of elected officials emulating managers at a business when making decisions (such as the little matter of choosing a running mate).READ»

• How to Build a Brand Like Obama

Feeling Out Of Your League?

We've all felt it from time to time -- the anticipation of getting an autograph from a childhood hero, the nervous energy before making a sales call with the major industry player, the one-of-a-kind rush and paralysis that comes from ...READ»

Speaker For Hire

Colin Powell’s speaking engagement at the International Franchise Association annual convention cost the organization at least $100,000.READ»

Leadership: Show, Don't Tell -- The Professor v. The Candidates

Happy New Year! I had a chance to catch up on some reading over the holidays and one thing I had set aside was an article in the New York Times about Professor Walter H.G. Lewin, a physics professor at MIT who has become known for ...READ»

The Clear Leader

Marcus Buckingham spent two decades studying great business leaders. His conclusion: True leaders have a unique ability to make things simple.READ»

Life After Death

Philosopher and consultant Peter Koestenbaum spends his days exploring truly big questions that have never sounded more relevant. Here, he reflects on what the shock of death teaches us about leadership -- and how to move forward without forgetting.READ»

18 Ways to Take Charge -- Fast

There are few career moments as exciting -- and these days, as perilous -- as taking over the top job at a company, business unit, or department. But what exactly do you do once you're in charge? This online guide provides 18 tactics -- and case studies -- to help you take the reigns running.READ»

Fast Company Polls

Make Your Voice HeardREAD»

The Day the Wheels Fell off Kozmo.com

So this is how the world of a dotcom ends, not with a bang but with some soon-to-expire Fresh Samantha juice. A tale of the last days of Kozmo.com, told by one of the last remaining Kozmonauts.READ»

The Clear Leader

Marcus Buckingham spent two decades studying great business leaders. His conclusion: True leaders have a unique ability to make things simple.READ»

Bringing Good Insights to Life

An exclusive excerpt from an ad legend's new book on creating and sustaining business insights.READ»

The Price of Courage

Having trouble channeling your inner moxie? Or perhaps you just want the look of bravery. Five ideas for courage to go.READ»

GE Smackdown!

Jeff Immelt and Jack Welch go toe-to-toe.READ»

The Corporate Shrink

Making the most of management-training seminars and conference calls.READ»

Culture

Anne Having read each new newspaper story about the impending war with Iraq, I'm familiar with (and not entirely unsympathetic to) the Bush administration's rationale: We need to prevent Saddam from deploying biological and nuclear ...READ»

Sudden Impact

There are few career moments as exciting -- and these days, as perilous -- as taking over the top job at a company, business unit, or department. But what exactly do you do once you're in charge? How do you jumpstart growth in a slow-growth environment? How do you clean up the mess you inherited? How do you unleash big ideas in cautious times? From the CEO of a high-profile software company to the new owners of a 127-year-old restaurant, four leaders offer 8 tactics to make a sudden impact.READ»

Hit Man (Part 1)

Tony Soprano is back (finally). Six Feet Under is tops (now). And Chris Albrecht is smiling (really). The head of HBO is the most original mind in television. Here's his program for innovation.READ»

Grand Forks and East Grand Forks: After the Flood (Literally)

Tales of courage and recovery after a devastating flood.READ»

What Is Courage?

William Ian Miller wrote the book on courage -- literally -- and even he calls it a mystery.READ»

Business Fights Back: eBay Learns to Trust Again

The world's most successful Internet company is based on two pillars of growth: the global spread of Internet-style capitalism and confidence in the basic goodness of the people who do business on the site. Both ideas came under attack on September 11.READ»

Provocation 101

Larry Weber is trying to provoke you. He wants to take your tired cliché-ridden definition of leadership and turn it upside down. Here?s a look at the leader of today: the provocateur.READ»

How to Bounce Back From Setbacks

The road to success is rarely a straight line. Here are three profiles in resilience: people and companies that succeeded by conquering failure.READ»