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Fashioning the Future

BY the founding editors
Relevancy Score: 62
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:39 AM

As the context of business changes, so must the conversation.READ»

Operation: Enduring Institution

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 45
Mon Dec 20, 2004 at 5:58 PM

Booz Allen Hamilton has released a list of what it considers the top 10 most enduring institutions. Parallel to the storied Built to Last, the study considered characteristics such as innovation, leadership, culture and values, ...READ»

EMPLOYEE TERMINATION | 1 comment

The False Security of 'Employability'

BY Richard Pascale
Relevancy Score: 44
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:36 PM

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»

VIRTUAL TWINS | Comment

Scientists Design "Virtual Twins" to Pre-test Medical Treatments

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 39
Tue Jun 9, 2009 at 11:53 AM

Customized computer models of blood flow, bones and muscles, promise a way to study a medicine's effects before treatment.READ»

SUSTAINABLE INTELLIGENCE | 1 comment

The True Sustainability Potential of Cloud Computing: Smarter Design

BY Autodesk Sustainable Blogging Team
Relevancy Score: 39
Thu Oct 1, 2009 at 12:03 PM

To hear experts tell it, cloud computing is “the new dot-com,” the “biggest shift computing shift in two decades” or even technology era’s “Cambrian explosion.” But it's also a way to address the enormous need for energy ...READ»

HUMAN RELATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 1 comment

Fight. Learn. LEA*D

BY Richard Pascale
Relevancy Score: 35
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:38 PM

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»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION | 3 comments

Technology: Boom, Bust, and Beyond

BY Adam Penenberg
Relevancy Score: 33
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:07 AM

Battered and bankrupt alike, take heart: The dotcom crash did more than cull the investor herd; it set in motion the next great wave of innovation. But now things will only move faster--and competition will only get hotter.READ»

WORK LIFE BALANCE | Comment

Talk Is Cheap. Let's Have a Conversation

BY Ian Wylie
Relevancy Score: 30
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:20 AM

What the new economy needs now is a good chat, says Oxford University professor Theodore Zeldin, who wants us to have conversations about the emotional, intellectual, and cultural dimensions of work.READ»

TECHNOLOGY + COMPUTERS | 4 comments

Going Mobile

Relevancy Score: 30
Mon Jan 15, 2007 at 9:56 AM

Having only recently signed an 18-month contract on a Sony Ericsson P990i smartphone, I spent much of last week kicking myself. I wanted a slim black Apple iPhone, not the silver brick weighing down my jacket pocket. But this week, ...READ»

SKOLL WORLD FORUM | 5 comments

At Skoll, Biz Dean Roger Martin Inspires Social Entrepreneurs to Find a Better Way

BY Jeff Chu
Relevancy Score: 22
Wed Mar 25, 2009 at 7:26 PM

Roger Martin has come clean: Barack Obama made him cry. In his remarks during the plenary opening of the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship at Oxford University, the dean of the University of Toronto's Rotman School of ...READ»

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The Next Big Things?

BY Curtis Sittenfeld
Relevancy Score: 21
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:57 PM

Introducing the Quadkey Keyboard, self-adjusting glasses, and Quicktionary -- three leading contenders in Saatchi Saatchi's Innovation in Communication Awards.READ»

MARKETING | 5 comments

Brewing up a storm

Relevancy Score: 17
Fri Dec 1, 2006 at 3:34 AM

When I buy coffee beans from my local Starbucks, Ethiopian Sidamo wins hands down every time. But where does my brand loyalty lie? With Starbucks? Or with Sidamo? This week Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi and Starbucks CEO Jim ...READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

Grassroots Leadership - Royal Dutch/Shell

BY Richard Pascale
Relevancy Score: 17
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:51 PM

Steve Miller of Royal Dutch/Shell offers a powerful model of what leadership means -- a recognition that commitment and creativity come from all parts and all levels of an organization.READ»

GLOBALIZATION | Comment

Feedback

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 14
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:50 AM

Letters. Updates. Advice.READ»

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About Cary Burch

BY Cary Burch
Relevancy Score: 13
Sun May 18, 2008 at 12:23 PM

Cary Burch has logged more than two decades in the eBusiness and information technology industry. He is known in the technology industry for his keen business acumen and strong management expertise. In 2003, Burch was acknowledged as ...READ»

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Livin' La Vida Boca

BY David Dorsey
Relevancy Score: 12
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:28 AM

If you think of Boca Raton, Florida as a retirement village for New York snowbirds, you're missing out on the location of the future of the Internet. And hey, the beach isn't too bad either.READ»

LEADERSHIP | 2 comments

The Thrill of Defeat

BY Bill Breen
Relevancy Score: 11
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:49 AM

Want to know how to motivate people to take on tough odds? Ask the folks in Pfizer's labs, where managing failure is a fine art and superhuman persistence an everyday habit.READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Learning for a Change

BY Alan M. Webber
Relevancy Score: 7
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:01 AM

Ten years ago, Peter Senge introduced the idea of the "learning organization." Now he says that for big companies to change, we need to stop thinking like mechanics and to start acting like gardeners.READ»

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