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The Innovative Individual

What Jim Canterucci mentions in his post is a pertinent issue. There is only so much that organizational processes and structures can do to make organizations more innovative. Let us not forget that above all organizations are not ...READ»

Ivan Glickman

Shawn Baldwin from CMG with Nobel Laureate Dr. Gary S. Becker

Shawn Baldwin from CMG in Chicago with Dr. Gary Becker at the 2009 Milken Global ConferenceREAD»

Career Taxidermy

Career taxidermy makes dead models of work and family look alive.READ»

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Act II: The iPod Effect

If you're still hungry for more riveting news on the social impact of the iPod (see David's post from last week on subway theft), it turns out iTunes playlists are more about bling and less about revealing your true self! Who ...READ»

From Jobs to Projects

Career guru Barbara Moses wants you to grab hold of your projects to grab hold of your career.READ»

Betrayed by Work

People take their work more personally than ever. But what happens when work becomes too personal? These cautionary tales can help you figure out where your work ends and your life begins.READ»

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Urban Tribes and Social Dark Matter

Ethan Watters wrote the book Urban Tribes: A Generation Redefines Friendship, Family, and Commitment. His SXSW Interactive addressed how our self-chosen communities are nodes in large, complex networks of such groups. What follows ...READ»

There's No Place (to Work) Like Home

And that's why it's so hard to work with people who go to the office. Christena Nippert-Eng is an expert on home office problems -- and solutions.READ»

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Cyber Unions

Report from the FuturistREAD»

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Getting Real

A letter from the founding editors.READ»

The Virus of Marketing

When it comes to getting a message out with little time, minimal budgets, and maximum effect, nothing on earth beats a virus.READ»

Too Smart to Marry? Not So Fast!

As if bright women don't have enough to worry about -- what withREAD»

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Developing and Building Leadership Know-how

How to manage and encourage Leadership 1. The 21st century is different from other times a. Transparency- one can’t hide their performance from either outside or inside activists b. They demand performance 2. Many people ...READ»

Ivan Glickman
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Leaders Include Variety in Ideas and People

Real leaders seek to avoid groupthink, a common trap that reduces innovation and good decision making because group members agree with each other, no matter what.READ»

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The Y2K Opportunity

A letter from the founding editors.READ»

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Director, Department of the Future

Job Titles We'd Like to Have -- Marian SalzmanREAD»

Your Life as a Dog

This hilarious novel shows how work can be absorbing and exciting -- and turn you into something less than human.READ»

Who's Fast 2000

The future belongs to -- and is being created by -- unsung heroes and rising stars: people who use their energy, their brains, their passion, and their commitment to make a difference.READ»

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Lynne Johnson Hired As Senior Editor for FastCompany.com

NEW YORK, July 10, 2006 - Fast Company.com announced today that Lynne D. Johnson, 38, has been hired as senior editor of the website. In this capacity, she will oversee editorial and community functionality of FastCompany.com. ...READ»

The Aesthetics of Social Networks

Danah Boyd is an information management PhD student at the University of California, where she researches how people negotiate their presentation of self in online communities and other social contexts. Jon Lebkowsky serves as CEO of ...READ»

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What Do You Think of Your Co-Workers?

A friend of mine who is a recent social psychology Ph.D. at Columbia University (and teaches courses on organizational behavior) is conducting research on the impressions people form of each other at work. Her web-based survey asks ...READ»

Does Social Media Make You Less Social

Just as I was thinking that this Social Media phenomena was actually making me more social, along came this post by Bill Cammack over on FastCompany's new website, which I am liking a lot .. but a post is forthcoming on that soon. ...READ»

Ivan Glickman

iPhone Beats Kindle?

Last week I presented some interesting new findings on the Kindle’s expanding market, and asked you all to weigh in on whether you thought it would continue to expand into the corporate training market. The ...READ»

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A Spy in the House of WorkREAD»