Features

The Board's New Boss
Jon Spector, The Conference Board's new president, talks about his vision for the future.
By A.J. Vogl

Synthetic History
When it comes to making decisions, can creating an artificial past lead to a better future?
Adrian J. Slywotzky with Karl Weber

The Money Pit
You're spending more money on meetings than you think.You can hold another meeting to find out why -- or read this article.
By John Buchanan

Capitalism vs. America
The United States has been turning capitalism into a Frankenstein. Former labor secretary Robert Reich explains how to take back control over it.
By Matthew Budman

The Man Who Broke All the Rules
Leadership gurus come and go. But this one's advice remains timeless.
By Robert Townsend

Workers' Rites
The question isn't whether employees can bring religion to work. It's: How will you deal with their demands?
By Vadim Liberman

Where Are the Women?
Not on corporate boards, that's for sure, and their numbers aren't growing quickly enough.
By Douglas M. Branson

In Search of Atlas
Atlas Shrugged caused quite a stir when it was published. Fifty years later, what does Ayn Rand's novel have to say?
By A.J. Vogl

Soundings

Kasparov vs. Deep Blue
By Garry Kasparov

Questioning Authority
Michael Gates Gill

And more from
Michael Flocker, David Mamet, David Shipley and Will Schwalbe, Danny Meyer, Todd G. Buchholz, Richard Hoffer, Stuart Read, Merrill Goozner, and Jagdish N. Sheth.

Departments

Adventures in Cyberspace
Will the real AT&T please stand up?
By E.J. Heresniak

Entrepreneuring
American Indians aren't just learning about how to start their own businesses. They're actually doing it.
By Larry Farrell

Style & Substance
The banking industry needs to stop acting like the banking industry and start acting like a merchant.
By Paco Underhill

In Review
You must be competitive to succeed. Or should you be more collaborative? How's a company to decide?
By Michael Schrage

Forget about the experience and intuition of experts. Let the numbers be your guide.
By Paul B. Brown

Sightings
It Must Be Something in the Air
By Vadim Liberman

Openers
Position Paper
By A.J. Vogl