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With Justice for All?

Labor organizer Jane McAlevey is forcing companies in Connecticut's ultraprosperous Fairfield County to confront a moral challenge that they would prefer to ignore -- and, in the process, she is forcing all of us to confront our personal sense of justice.READ»

Make a Name for Yourself

To some it's an art. To others it's a science. However you approach it, coming up with winning names is more than just a game.READ»

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Make Meetings Matter

A little preparation can transform your business meetings from a dreaded chore to a useful tool.READ»

Annette Lode
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Careers: The Marketer's Personal Brander

It’s a funny thing about marketers. In my experience, many are savvy, hard-hitters when it comes to marketing everyone but themselves. In a sort of a replay of the shoemaker’s children story, these idea-a-second folks shoot ...READ»

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The Talent Market

If you think that the stock market is where the action is today, you're missing out on the hottest, most important market in the new economy.READ»

State of the New Economy

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Annette Lode
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Leadership: Bear Naked Entrepreneurship

On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of hearing Kelly Flatley, CEO of Bear Naked Granola, speak at an event for the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) of Stamford, CT. I serve on the board of WBDC, which provides education and ...READ»

How to Make Your Career Move

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The Hard Truth About New York

You can listen to the boosters talk about the rebuilding of the Twin Towers. Or you can face the truth: New York is in danger of tipping over.READ»

Banking on Tomorrow

The best way to prepare for the future is to see it come to life before your eyes. That's why executives from the world's leading financial-services companies come play at the Merlin Center.READ»

How Do You Talk to Teens? On Their Terms.

North Castle Partners is so obsessed with understanding teens that it has created an on-site clubhouse at its headquarters just for them. "We speak freely," says one teen. "That's what it's all about."READ»

Fast Talk: Brands We Love

Love, loyalty, passion. When people have those feelings for your product or service, how do you manage that? Nurture it? We spoke with the brand advocates for five products we love to find out their secrets.READ»

No Security

"Are you secure? How do you know?" That's the slightly paranoid slogan of a new training academy, run by Sondra Schneider, that's devoted to keeping corporate data safe in an unsafe world. Now, if only her students would talk to us ...READ»

The Good Guy's (and Gal's) Guide to Office Politics

Even when you're out to get something done - not to do someone in - you have to play politics. Fast Company's five-point campaign manual will help you play to win.READ»

How She Does It

Abruptly widowed, Sophie Vandebroek stayed with her demanding fast-track career--but on her terms.READ»

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Designer Jeff Fisher is having an "Identity Crisis!"

Identity Crisis: 50 Redesigns That Transformed Stale Identities Into Successful Brands, the new book from Jeff Fisher, the Engineer of Creative Identity for the Portland-based design firm Jeff Fisher LogoMotives, has been released by ...READ»

Making Tracks

Richard Carpenter is mapping every mile of America's railroad system as of 1946. By hand. "It's a story," he says, "that needs to be told."READ»

The Medium is the Massage

Our intrepid traveler seeks answers to the eternal questions: Are spas overrun by rich matrons? What's the deal with New Age music? And why am I buck naked in front of total strangers?READ»

What Makes Teams Work?

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