Ryan Underwood recently examined how GE is reinventing the lightbulb. An innovation that struck me as similar in scope is underway at Visa. Imagine, if you will, a credit card or debit card with a built-in LCD. You could check your ...READ»
Earlier this month, Ryan Underwood commented on the surprising disparity between various personality tests that gauge leadership skills at work. Now, thanks to PlasticBag, we have another personality test to employ -- one that ranges ...READ»
Back in August, Ryan Underwood shared a study that indicated that good-looking people tend to be more successful.
Now it's been discovered that tall people also tend to be more successful.
A University of Florida study found that ...READ»
Recently a whole pile of us here at FC Now got fired up about the fall television line-ups at the five broadcast networks. And last winter, Ryan Underwood and I didn't even try to hide our fascination with all things Apprentice (it's ...READ»
We learned a lot in the New Economy, and while many businesses flailed and failed, some of the former Net Economy stalwarts are making a rebound -- particularly in England.
Today's Financial Times reports on several notable ...READ»
What are your chances of being audited? Could the economy function without bank machines? What's the one stock investment that you should have made when you were young? We answer 10 questions -- some serious, some lighthearted, all eye-opening -- about the stuff that makes the world go round.READ»
File under: Delightful random email from a Fast Company reader, but I just received the following:
Could you provide a source for the claim that the phrase "Think Outside the Box" originiated as a management ...READ»
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In the March 2004 issue, as part of our "What We Learned in the New Economy" package, Ryan Underwood tracks down some now-old New ...READ»
Two seasoned renewal strategists offer a prescription for the corporate blahs. Carter Pate and Harlan Platt's medicine doesn't taste too good, but it may help cure what ails you.READ»
FC Now reader Daniel Robinson recommends a recent article by Andy Stanley in the Summer 2003 edition of Leadership Journal, a periodical produced for church leaders.
In the article, Stanley highlights the importance of clarity in ...READ»
Web sites, a book about the advantages of being a Nobody, a laptop that can take a licking and keep on ticking, and Randall Rothenberg's take on Madison Avenue's Ad of the Month.READ»
The voracious corporate appetite for mergers in recent years has caused a bad case of indigestion for mega companies like AOL Time Warner, DaimlerChrysler, and J.P. Morgan Chase. Do these partnerships add up to less than the sum of their parts?READ»
Bill Joy, chief scientist of Sun Microsystems Inc., is stepping down to go solo. Here's the advice staff writer Ryan Underwood would have offered Joy if only he'd called:
Check your pulse before you check your wallet.
Become an ...READ»
With a bad economy, an ongoing war, and a daunting unemployment rate, now may seem like the worst possible time to leave a secure job. As it turns out, staying in a safe position may be the riskiest move of all.READ»
Each spring, corporate America's preeminent chieftains offer sage counsel to eager university graduates across the nation. Here's our Class of 2005.READ»
It's time for a little humility in the executive suite says author and entrepreneur Jason Jennings, who shows us nine leaders who swallow their pride.READ»
Social responsibility has captured the attention of a new generation of MBA students. At a time when trust and benevolence are scarce, these students aim higher. Here's how.READ»
