One On Ones Are Business Meetings

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Published Aug. 15, 2010 at 11:12 a.m.

This guidance addresses questions about the purpose and value of One on Ones, particularly for those directs who challenge the need for them ...

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Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz: "I'm Just a Manager"

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 12:21 p.m.
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Think the scrutiny of managing the Yahoo fishbowl is unnerving? Maybe you wouldn't be fazed by having all those eyes on you if you'd grown up with pig eyeballs on your dinner plate. The CEO of Yahoo on the challenges of leading, making mistakes, and cursing people out ... Carol Bartz is used to being watched. A year and a half ago, she took the high-profile job as CEO of Yahoo, the iconic but struggling tech company. She's become a celebrity CEO whose management is continually analyzed in the

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Work Smart 2: Get a Personal Skype Consultation with Gina Trapani and Friends

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Published Aug. 9, 2010 at 5:29 p.m.
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Have you got a nagging question about technology and productivity? If my experience is any guide, you do. That's why my next batch of Work Smart videos is going be a Q&A series based on your questions ... Here's how it works: Email me at worksmart@fastcompany.com with your productivity questions. I'll sort through the submissions, and then set up a personal video chat consultation with you--and I'll call in some of my best tech-savvy friends to offer their advice too. The clip will appear

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Crib Sheet: The Bilderberg Group, a Real-Life Illuminati for Conspiracy Theorists

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Published June 4, 2010 at 10:06 a.m.
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Just outside of Barcelona there is a pretty little seaside resort called Sitges. Beloved by the gay community and horror movie aficionados, it is this year's venue for the Bilderberg Club's annual general meeting. "The what?" asked Noah, my editor. Evidently he hasn't received an invite ... Or maybe he has. The first rule of Bilderberg is, apparently, that you don't talk about Bilderberg--at least, you don't discuss what went on during the meetings, as they are governed by the Chatham House

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Hot off the Presses: The Newspaper Club Produces--and Prints--a Newspaper at SXSW

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Published March 16, 2010 at 11:54 p.m.
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Yesterday we reported on the Newspaper Club, who swept the recent Brit Insurance Design Awards with their masterful recapturing of a low-tech medium. We also hinted that they'd be bringing their newsprint ways to SXSW this week in order to hype their new newspaper-making tool ARTHR. But little did we know that the Newspaper Club was holding top secret meetings with a band of collaborators and actually produced a newspaper at and about the conference, which was printed on an honest-to-goodness

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How to Choose a Great Business Pant Suit

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Published Feb. 14, 2010 at 9:38 p.m.
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Pant suits are comfortable, fashionable, and appropriate for meetings, presentations, and the business world in general ... MetroStyle.com ... The business pant suit never goes out of style and is appropriate attire for just about every profession and business occasion. Whether you are an accountant, lawyer, CEO, or still climbing the corporate ladder, a pant suit says you mean business ... Choose classic business colors; gray, navy, black for your staple outfits. But don't be afraid to jazz up

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Tips For Women: Buying a Business Suit

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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 5:43 a.m.
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All business women should own at least one matching two piece suit ... Jeffrey Smith ... The two-piece suit (skirt and jacket) is a familiar and timeless business standard. By changing your blouse or sweater top you can change the look of your suit. Changing pantyhose color and shoes is another inexpensive way to change the look of your suit ... Chose solid colors or subtle weave patterns or plaids (test patterns by looking at the garment from across the room - a good subtle pattern will look

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Tim Berners-Lee Launches Foundation to Increase Web Access Around the World

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Published Nov. 16, 2009 at 7:30 a.m.
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The Internet is ubiquitous in most parts of the US and Europe, but in reality, only 25% of the world population has access to the Web. That's why Tim Berners-Lee, the man widely credited with inventing the World Wide Web, set out to create The World Wide Web Foundation in 2008. Today, the foundation launches two initiatives to expand Internet access where it is needed most, with help from a $5 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation ... "It's the third story in Tim

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Second Life Finds its Second Life as a Tool for Virtual Workers

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Published Nov. 4, 2009 at 11:30 a.m.
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Say what you like about virtual world Second Life--it just keeps spinning on. And now it's getting an official enterprise offshoot, which companies can run on their own server for virtual, corporate, uh, fun. There's even going to be an app store ... Second Life Enterprise went live as an open beta version yesterday, after over a year of work and planning that involved IBM's help in creating a secure, firewalled instance of the virtual world. If you're a company with $50,000 to spare, you can

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Article: Implementing "Action Meetings" Methods

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Published Oct. 13, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

A majority of meetings are totally flawed ... They are held because they were held last week, last fortnight, last month ... The actual purpose has long ago been forgotten ... David Parmenter offers a simple and effective method for improving meetings ...

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