Topic: Sun Tzu

Reasons To Block Innovation

“Keep your friends close, and keep your enemies closer.” – Sun-Tzu The momentum behind innovation continues to build at companies around the globe. Everywhere I go, I hear and see great things about new initiatives and ...READ»

Fast Forward 2005: Fast Take

Things you need to know about management, strategy, branding and marketing, and technology.READ»

Create A Mission And Purpose Beyond Making Money

A mission will drive you and your employees more than money can.READ»

Subscription-based Shooters

Business people have long drawn on military leadership for lessons and ideas. People continue to cite Sun Tzu's The Art of War as a handy business reference -- and Mark McNeily has even penned a tome titled Sun Tzu and the Art of ...READ»

Send Your Troops Deep Into Enemy Territory - Valley Forge Fabrics Inspires Employee Ownership

As I continue my review of Valley Forge Fabrics, I see they draw upon another tactic used by leaders like Sun Tzu and Jack Welch, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Electric (GE). To inspire cohesion and ...READ»

Smart Power Is Real Power

This week Hillary Clinton shared her vision for her role as Secretary of State. For the first time in a long time, I think we are hearing the sounds of an informed approach to conflict. Hillary said, “I believe that American ...READ»

Could Service Innovation Help Lead America Out of the Financial Crisis?

Let’s face it: in these violently turbulent times, we all want to know what’s next. Kaihan Krippendorff, who currently consults for Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, and Wal-Mart, says service innovation will be an important ...READ»

Build Your Innovation Tool Kit

On my flight back from Rochester the other night after delivering a workshop to a group of CEOs, I was reading a fascinating article titled "Culture in Action" by Ann Swidler. In it I read the following ...READ»

Mobile Office Surprise

What should you do when you need office supplies, technical assistance, and other business services while on the road? Use this handy guide to tools you can use while traveling.READ»

Strategic Reading

A reading list that focuses on Internet strategy.READ»

Four Power Plays

"The 48 Laws of Power" vs. Fast Company. May the most powerful leaders win.READ»

Shake Your Competitor’s Hand

Those who have studied conflict in depth all emerge with the same conclusion: the best way to beat your competition is to avoid triggering competition. Sun Tzu and Colonel John Boyd, two military geniuses who dedicated their lives to ...READ»

Women on the Verge of a Power Breakthrough

Forget the glass ceiling. A war cry, a strategy manual, and an economic treatise equip today's woman to handle the capitalist tool.READ»

Let Bankruptcy Save the Big Three

“If you want to shrink something, you must first allow it to expand. If you want to get rid of something, you must first allow it to flourish. If you want to take something, you must first allow it to be given. This is called the ...READ»

Celluloid Leadership

I finally, as I had promised myself I would, watched Patton from start to finish in one sitting. Unbelievable performance by George C. Scott and a truly epic film. Patton was most definitely a leader, and his leadership has often ...READ»

Move Early To The Next Battle Ground: Oil Should Cost More Than Garbage

Over the last three days, I’ve shown how Mikey Dobin and Valley Forge Fabrics have been able to find an unorthodox path, define a niche market and empower its employees. These innovations have helped the company emerge as the ...READ»

Changing Course Can Lead To New Direction – Abiomed Focuses On Heart Recovery

To assist or replace? That was the question that Mike Minogue focused on during his first few weeks as the new chief executive officer of Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD), a technology company that created the first artificial heart. A student ...READ»

Finding True Might

Following up on my last blog post about the importance of moral force in conflict, we see today a clear and naïve ignorance of this law. While one may win conflict with physical force, sustaining the victory requires immense energy ...READ»

June Events for Creative Business People

What's happening in June, from Wal-Mart's annual meeting to the World Barista Championships.READ»

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Operation - Leadership

General Peter Schoomaker sees a new world of crisis and conflict that requires "creative solutions in ambiguous circumstances." His assignment: the recruitment and training of a new kind of problem-solving, combat-ready "warrior diplomat."READ»

Michael Ovitz

Hollywood talent agencies never functioned the same after Ovitz sunk in his teeth. Now crunching the industry for the second time, the titan of talent intends to surpass his own reputation.READ»

Fast Company Library

Books previously featured in Fast Company (2001)READ»

ePrize Versus Slither: Fabricating A Competitor To Stay Innovative

The interactive promotional company ePrize is under siege by a uniformed group of attackers from their archrival, Slither. Except Slither is a competitor fabricated by ePrize’s management to keep this innovative company on its toes and leaning forward.READ»

A Model for Your Career - George Washington

This is a guest post by Mark McNeilly.  If you’re looking for a model of a successful career one could do worse than to look at that of George Washington. Washington’s accomplishments put him in a class that few others ...READ»

Al Jazeera's (Global) Mission

Can an English-language news network with radioactive DNA actually be good for Brand America? U.S. business better hope so.READ»