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The People Are the Company

How to build your company around your people.READ»

Lab Results May Vary

Bell Labs has the history, and Google--where engineers devote 20% of their time to personal projects--has the buzz. But other models of corporate innovation are also showing results.READ»

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Photocopy Cats

This Friday marks the 66th anniversary of the humble photocopier, a machine that can take awhile to warm up -- but warms my heart to no end. There's just something about photocopiers: filling the tray with paper, waiting for it to ...READ»

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In The Hot Seat

Who: Lawrence A. ZimmermanTitle: Senior vice president and chief financial officerCompany: Xerox - Stamford, CTChallenge: Return a once-proud company to liquidity and profitablility by being conservative and persistent -- and never fudging the numbers again.READ»

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MacSpeech Dictate

Because I belong to the generation over 50 years old -- I did not have access to personal computers, FedEx, voicemail, e-mail, Xerox, and  the Internet was in no one's imagination back in 1975. Nevertheless the world has changed. Am ...READ»

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How Xerox Tapped the Power of Reuse

Listening to the cacophony of calls for green business, green jobs, and green economies, you'd think that everyone now is for a green future. But unless your company is manufacturing solar panels or making socks from bamboo, ...READ»

Good Ideas Rarely Rise to the Top (In Your Company)

Many corporate Boards of Directors operate under the belief that "good ideas rise to the top." This is important because these Boards are directly responsible for the long-term health and growth of the company, to which good ideas ...READ»

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Guest Post: Xerox - 5 Steps to Sustainability Success

Patricia Calkins is vice president, Environment, Health and Safety at Xerox Corporation. She is responsible for policy and strategy development and strategic implementation of all EH&S and sustainability programs at Xerox ...READ»

The Not-So-Quick Fix

When Anne M. Mulcahy took over as president of Xerox, the copier giant was in shambles. Her mission? Figure out how to institute some big changes -- without wrecking the company in the process.READ»

Tom Peters's True Confessions

On the 20th anniversary of In "Search of Excellence," Peters admits, "I had no idea what I was doing when I wrote 'Search.' "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»

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Advertisers in Issue 59

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Brainstorming the Future

Xerox's famed Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) exists to invent the future.READ»

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Mad Men, George Lois, and Advertising's Creative Revolution

In the wake of Mad Men's Season Two finale, legendary profanity-spewing ad man George Lois checks in with his own take on the golden age of Madison Avenue. (Hint: he thinks it ain't the same these days.)READ»

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Spreadable Media: A Cure for Viral Marketing

If a viral marketing campaign drops in a press release, is it really viral?READ»

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Copy This

Anne M. Mulcahy, CEO of Xerox, has the company cranking again. Here are her thoughts on changing an organization, taking risks, and telling stories.READ»

The Four Horsemen of the New Economy

Corporate venturing has its payoffs and pitfalls. But as conflict-ridden as venture investing can be, corporations ignore it at their peril.READ»

Computing for the People

What comes after desktop computing? Social computing -- technology that supports communities and turns cyberspace into a cyberplace.READ»

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Copy This

Anne M. Mulcahy, CEO of Xerox, has the company cranking again. Here are her thoughts on changing an organization, taking risks, and telling storiesREAD»

The Future is Younger Than You Think

If you're working to create products for the 21st century, why not work alongside the people who live there already? Eye-opening lessons from Xerox, Autodesk, and Compaq on the power of the inexperience curve.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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Resistance Is Futile!

A Spy in the House of WorkREAD»

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