ARTICLES

Secret Millionaire :: Lessons learned from the TV show
I spent last summer working in a laundry. No, I hadn't lost my mind; I was filming an episode in Channel 4's Secret Millionaire series ... [more]

MORE magazine :: Secrets of Female Entrepreneurs
Jill Blashack Strahan, 48, was sitting in her bathroom reading a magazine at three o'clock one morning in 1994, trying not to wake up her husband and son, when she had what she calls her "ding ding" moment ... [view PDF]

Cumulus :: Every deal is an unexploded time bomb
It's the ultimate accolade. The prospect of selling your company fuels so many fantasies ... [more]

Arbitration ::
In 1999, I was asked to take over a company whose Chief Executive had just been fired ... [more]

Eliassen :: Is it possible to have a company without politics??
Asked to define a great leader, one quality almost always cited is energy ... [more]

Forensic Business ::
A few years ago, I became a board member of a private company. I knew the industry in which it operated well ... [more]

Kiva ::
One of Yvonne Thoroughgood’s earliest memories is of Christmas Day, when she sat by a river bank in Jamaica, making a Christmas present for herself out of grass and an old glass bottle ... [more]

Numbers ::
“How do you know when one of your businesses is thriving – or when it’s in trouble?” I asked this once of a CEO ... [more]

When to quit ::
Staying power is the necessary hallmark of great entrepreneurs – after all, the prerequisite for any business success is staying in business ... [more]

NACD Directors Monthly article :: Your Voice Viewpoint: When Diversity Works By Margaret Heffernan
The very first team I hired myself was striking. Everyone I recruited was female, aged between 25 and 35. Everyone had a outstanding degree from a great university and spoke several European languages ... [view PDF]

FAST COMPANY

Fast Company Article :: Dog eat Dog
Internal competition is supposed to be a motivator? But what kind of person wants to spend the whole day fighting his colleagues? ... [more]

Fast Company Article :: Just Say No
You can build a great reputation just by communicating fast ... [more]

Fast Company Article :: Death of a Salesman
Don't think about your career; think about your reputation ... [more]

Fast Company Article :: Mistakes 1
The French Revolution - How I got cajoled into doing something I knew nothing about ... [more]

Fast Company Article :: Mistakes 2
Eileen Fisher knows that the more mistakes you make, the more you learn ... [more]

Fast Company Article :: Regime Change
When you have a new boss, it's time to figure out what the future looks like -- and make your own decisions ... [more]

Fast Company Cover Story :: The Female CEO ca. 2002
Fast Company cover story about why women are fed up with American corporate life ... [more]

Fast Company Column :: The Morale of the Story
Another day, another mountain to climb. Here's how to keep your team's spirits up (even when everything looks so hard) ... [more]

Fast Company Column :: Are You a Contender?
How do you know if you're being considered for the job? ... [more]

Fast Company Column :: Who Do You Work For: Great employees don't just work for their bosses but for themselves
A few weeks ago, I had to good fortune to run into an old boss of mine, Piers Plowright. He was one of the first people I worked for at the BBC, and one of the best. Much to my amazement, I discovered that he was now retired but not at all to my amazement, that he was enjoying his retirement immensely ... [more]

Fast Company Column :: Help! - Why aren't we better at asking for help?
Why asking for help is the beginning of success ... [more]

Fast Company Column :: You're Fired! What to do when you're terminated
Anyone who's any good has been fired at least once. But there are good ways to respond, and bad ones ... [more]

Fast Company Column :: Go with the Girls!
Why are women-owned businesses doing so well? ... [more]

Fast Company Column :: The Wrong Stuff
Is a poor economy to blame for workplace bullies and toxic bosses? ... [more]

Fast Company Column :: Bring Your True Self to Work Day
Compartmentalizing your life can be more than unproductive -- it can be unhealthy. Consider bringing your whole self to your work and move beyond work-life balance ... [more]

Fast Company Column :: What You See is What You Get -- Or is it?
When you go for an interview, how can you tell what life in a company is really like? ... [more]

Fast Company Column :: The Hours:
One of the dumbest things Michael Eisner ever did was brag about how little vacation he took ... [more]

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REAL BUSINESS

Real Business Cover Story :: What women want ... and the suits who stand in their way
At the end of last year, a visiting American business woman, Linda Tarr Whelan, dropped a quiet bombshell at the DTI ... [more]

Real Business Cover Story :: We've Got It - The Inevitable Rise of the British entrepreneuse
You know that something has changed when James Bond starts working for a woman. M's cigars are gone and, in their place, Judi Dench - smart, elegant and clearly in charge ... [more]

Real Business Cover Story :: Co-preneurs - can they have their cake and eat it too?
On the surface, the Rosses and the Williams have it all. Both couples have been married for more than 17 years. Both have large families. Both are copreneurs, working together to run the businesses they own ... [more]

Real Business Article :: Risk
What makes a great entrepreneur? A strong stomach for risk ... [more]

Real Business Article :: RSVP
If the busiest people on the planet can answer their emails, so can you! ... [more]

Real Business Article :: Bored Meetings
How you run a meeting determines whether it's effective or not ... [more]

Real Business Column :: It's the Emotions, Stupid!
Business schools like to teach hard skills - but it's your emotional intelligence that makes the difference ... [more]

Real Business Article :: Big is Beautiful
Women often say they want to keep their companies small - but doing so costs us all ... [more]

Real Business Article :: Corporate Governance
Corporate governance isn't just a big company issue; private companies need good governance too ... [more]

Real Business Column :: No Business is an Island
Every successful company is built on the enthusiasm of the people you asked for help ... [more]

Real Business Article :: Country Competition
Competitors. Every VC and bank manager will ask you who your competitors are. If you say you have none, they'll think you don't know your market - or are proposing to enter a market no one else in their right mind wants ... [more]

Real Business Article :: Execute Violently
Gradual change seems kind but hurts a lot more than you'd think ... [more]

Real Business Article :: Innovate Innovate
Where DO good ideas come from? ... [more]

Real Business Article :: Innovate Innovate Pt 2
Focus is everything ... [more]

Real Business Column :: Pinatarama
A screaming band of blindfolded ten year olds bashing a multi-coloured donkey. If you don't recognize what this is - you're part of a large majority. But that's just about to change ... [more]

Real Business Article :: Curiouser and Curiouser
How can you be an entrepreneur if you have no curiosity? ... [more]

Real Business Article :: Customer Love
Do you really, truly love your customers? Most companies don't. They pay lipservice to customers - but everything in their procedures indicates they don't mean it ... [more]

Real Business Article :: What's so great about America?
The British often decry American business but everyone can learn from it ... [more]

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Shattered Magazine

Shattered Magazine Article :: Improvise
You can't plan -- so you'd better improvise ... [more]

Shattered Magazine Article :: Most mergers don't work
Most mergers don't work - so how do you beat the odds? ... [more]

Shattered Magazine Article :: Become an entrepreneur!
If you're mad as hell, then don't take it anymore: become an entrepreneur! ... [more]

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