If you aspire to become a great manager, simply striving to meet your company's actual (versus espoused) standards probably won't get you there. By Linda A. Hill and Kent Lineback
- 19 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 2:26pm -

Sales of soft drinks are flat and industry giants like Coke and Pepsi are busy looking for the next big thing. For small beverage companies, selling out may be the only path to success.By Sierra Jiminez, contributorFORTUNE -- If you've ever played…
- 6 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 5:29pm -

Over the past decade, the airline industry has desperately turned to mergers in hopes of achieving economies of scale. They're missing the bigger problem.By Shelley DuBois, writer-reporterFORTUNE -- The litany of woes plaguing airline executives is…
- 6 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 3:34pm -

A noted USC oncologist and one of Steve Jobs' doctors has written a book that turns much of what we thought we knew about medicine upside down.By Brian Dumaine, senior editor-at-largeFORTUNE -- At a meeting of the nation's top oncologists in Denve…
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About 40% of executives who change jobs or get promoted fail in the first 18 months. One way to avoid that is to lay some crucial groundwork before your first day.By Anne Fisher, contributorFORTUNE -- Dear Annie: I'm starting a new job in about tw…
- 6 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 10:00am -

Should the chief executives of Goldman Sachs and Starbucks really be speaking out on hot button issues?FORTUNE -- Rarely do you see a CEO with a picket sign. High-level executives aren't the kind of leaders who man the bullhorns at protests rallies…
- 8 days ago, 15 Feb 12, 5:02pm -

An inside look at how Toyota, Nike, and SV Angel keep on growing.By Geoff Colvin, senior editor-at-largeFORTUNE -- Einstein observed that no matter how smart you are, or how long you ponder, you can never be sure how a watch works unless you look…
- 9 days ago, 14 Feb 12, 10:00am -

Number crunchers who enjoy a good joke are more likely to succeed, says a new survey. They may even make more money.By Anne Fisher, contributorFORTUNE -- Accounting and the professionals who practice it don't strike most people as a barrel of lau…
- 10 days ago, 13 Feb 12, 4:29pm -

During her tenure, Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi has often failed to hit her stated profit targets, which investors consider an unforgivable sin. A great deal is riding on how she leads over the next several months.By Geoff Colvin, senior editor-at-largeIn…
- 10 days ago, 13 Feb 12, 12:27pm -

How the legendary brand blew up its single-slogan approach and drafted a new playbook for the digital era. By Scott Cendrowski, writer-reporterFORTUNE -- Few outsiders have visited the third floor of the Jerry Rice Building at Nike's headquarters.…
- 10 days ago, 13 Feb 12, 10:00am -

Alex Gorsky's biggest order of business as new CEO may involve repairing another J&J business: consumer products.
- 7 hours ago, 23 Feb 12, 2:09am -

AT&T's failed $39 billion bid for T-Mobile USA cost the telecommunications giant $4 billion in assets and cash. It also cost CEO Randall Stephenson.
- 1 day ago, 22 Feb 12, 3:07am -

Alexander Rekeda, who led Japanese bank Mizuho Financial Group's charge into the then-red-hot business of U.S. subprime debt in 2006, was warned by the SEC in October that he faces the potential charges.
- 1 day ago, 21 Feb 12, 11:14pm -

Some businesses are giving employees the chance to complete a stint in a different department or swap places with a colleague overseas to help sharpen skills and stay motivated.
- 2 days ago, 21 Feb 12, 8:51pm -

Andrew House, global chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment discusses the Vita, PlayStation's future and the company's growing list of competitors.
- 2 days ago, 21 Feb 12, 6:42pm -

Construction and engineering company URS agreed to buy Flint Energy Services of Canada for $1.25 billion, stepping up the U.S. company's exposure to the North American drilling boom.
- 2 days ago, 21 Feb 12, 2:05am -

Basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Comcast are expected to announce that Magic Johnson Enterprises will launch a general interest cable channel on Comcast aimed at the African-American community.
- 2 days ago, 21 Feb 12, 1:31am -

Lloyds Banking Group will reduce some of the bonuses awarded to top executives in 2010 following an insurance misselling scandal that resulted in hefty compensation to consumers, a person familiar with the matter said.
- 3 days ago, 20 Feb 12, 3:57pm -

The economic package that cleared Congress on Friday includes changes to the nation's unemployment-insurance program aimed at helping more Americans stay in jobs and others go back to work.
- 5 days ago, 18 Feb 12, 4:52pm -

Avon has named John Lin president of its China business, as the company works to boost sales in the country amid U.S. government investigations into possible bribery of foreign officials there last decade.
- 5 days ago, 18 Feb 12, 1:39am -

As you grow in your career, it's important to grow your network with you. By the time they're 45 or...
- 13 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 8:30pm -

Will we see the day when all products carry environmental labels with data on carbon emissions and other impacts? Recent...
- 13 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 8:23pm -

A Stanford Professor quit his job. But he doesn't plan to go to another prestigious university. Nope. He, like others,...
- 13 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 7:58pm -

Some exciting news to share with the HBR community: The new HBR iPad app is now live in the iTunes...
- 14 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 7:30pm -

Mustering willpower is a struggle for almost everyone — and it's getting harder. We, as individuals and as a society,...
- 15 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 6:24pm -

This Sunday many of us will be watching the red carpet arrivals and cheering for our favorite actresses, actors, and...
- 17 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 4:11pm -

Let's get real — and back to basics. In an era of high unemployment, and especially in this political season...
- 17 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 3:44pm -

When I was growing up, one of the principles in our house was that we had to tell the truth,...
- 2 days ago, 21 Feb 12, 7:15pm -

Complaints about email abound. Perhaps you've heard some of these or uttered them in pain yourself: I receive hundreds of...
- 2 days ago, 21 Feb 12, 7:02pm -

"My manager expects me to be at my desk from 9 to 5," a highly successful salesperson lamented during a...
- 2 days ago, 21 Feb 12, 6:22pm -