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Diversity's Positive Impact in the Workplace

A recent research article from Stanford Graduate School of Business's knowledgebase discusses the impact of diversity on work-group performance. "In a recent article disentangling what researchers have learned over the past 50 ...READ»

Thought for Food

I received my May issue of the magazine in the mail today -- yes, I subscribe -- and I was struck by the thought that this very well could be Fast Company's first food issue. I was also struck, while reading a report from the ...READ»

Reset the Clock

In uncertain times, starting over with a clean slate may be the best way to learn something new.READ»

Be Responsible

"By leadership I mean taking complete responsibility for an organization's well-being and growth and changing it for the better. Real leadership is not about prestige, power, or status. It is about responsibility." --Robert L. Joss, ...READ»

Be Responsible

"By leadership I mean taking complete responsibility for an organization's well-being and growth and changing it for the better. Real leadership is not about prestige, power, or status. It is about responsibility." --Robert L. Joss, ...READ»

Be Responsible

"By leadership I mean taking complete responsibility for an organization's well-being and growth and changing it for the better. Real leadership is not about prestige, power, or status. It is about ...READ»

MBA Front Lines

Professors, faculty members, and second-year students at ten of America's most recognized business schools contribute survival advice and lessons.READ»

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Chief Energizing Officer

Job Titles of the Future: Ken HawkREAD»

Extreme Networking: MBAs Show the Way

And you think you know how to work a crowd? Incoming B-school students from Harvard to Stanford use Web-based communities to get to know each other, to make group deals for cell phones, and to launch business plans -- before they attend their first class!READ»

The Price of Balance

This month's letter from the editor.READ»

Insurance Policies

Steven Aldrich's tips for buying insurance on the Web.READ»

How to Get Bad News to the Top

If you think that what you don't know can't hurt you, you haven't been reading the papers.READ»

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Kartik Ramakrishnan

"By age 30, the average Indian is married and has two kids. Let's just say that I'm not married and I don't have two kids. In some sense, that's the price I've paid for where I am today."READ»

Get Smart Part Three: Curriculum Report

As the Internet changes the rules of the game, MBA curricula are evolving to keep up.READ»

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MBAs Rate the Recruiters

Some B-school rankings ask corporate recruiters to rate the top MBA programs. But the MBAs at Stanford Business School decided to turn the tables on that idea by recognizing the top recruiters. The winners: PepsiCo, Boston ...READ»

The False Security of 'Employability'

In the era of massive layoffs, 'employability' has emerged as a consoling notion. Don't believe it -- there's no easy answer to job loss.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»

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The Future of the Company

Letter from the founding editorsREAD»

Change Agent - Issue 38

"The core curriculum at business schools is as close to irrelevant as you can imagine."READ»

Want to create change? Tell a story.

I was a freshly-minted adult when I graduated from Stanford Business School half a lifetime ago (23 years to be exact). Along with my classmate Seth Godin who was also a youngster when he graduated, I found all the theory that ...READ»

Where Are the Women?

In honor of Senior Writer Linda Tischler's appearance today on NPR's Talk of the Nation, we've published her February feature online early. Linda's story seeks to answer the question why more women aren't running companies these ...READ»

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The New World-Changer

Social entrepreneurs and business school students the world over indicate that dot-orgs may be more powerful than dot-coms.READ»

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Datebook

Critical calendar listings for April 2005.READ»

Fight. Learn. L*E*A*D

With bombs bursting in air, 4,000 soldiers do battle at the Army's National Training Center -- the world's most powerful laboratory for leadership development and change. Five lessons from the front lines of learning.READ»

The Myth About Creation Myths

Introducing our new column exploring how and why ideas succeed or fail. This month: the power and perils of a great backstory.READ»