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Hitting the (Political) Wall
By Phyllis Gail Doloff
Is there anything you can do when the office becomes a cold and lonely place? Yes, indeed, say these executives-and they wish they had.
Whose Ideas Are They, Anyway?
By Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove
In the heated competition to discover the Next Big Thing, the originators of good ideas often get overlooked in favor of those who know how to package ideas.
The Great Disconnect
In a recent cover story, Laura Nash asked if the church had failed business. Here, a number of authorities further explore the question-and her answer.
The Party's Over
By Melissa Master
A watchful eye, a tighter budget, and an insistence on results: Our biannual survey shows what consultants should expect from their clients these days.
How Much Can We Charge?
By Craig Zawada
In handling all of the details involved after a merger is completed, a lot of companies are missing a major opportunity to rethink their pricing.

25^th Anniversary Section

• Barbie Redux
  By Joyce Maynard
  
• Eat, Drink, and Be Moderate
  By Elizabeth M. Whelan
  
• Future Unlimited
  By Leon Martel
  
• Louis Rukeyser, Performance Artist
  By Randall Poe
  
• "Would You Like to Be This Kind of Person?"
  By Judson Gooding
  
• A Glimmer of Hope
  By Lester R. Brown
• Desperately Seeking Simplification
  By Alan Siegel
• A Disaster Waiting to Happen
  By Edgar R. Fiedler
• Remembering Lewis
  By Ted Morgan

Openers
By A. J. Vogl
Your Turn
Letters from our readers.
Press Box
By Ellsworth Quarrels
Our columnist takes on Christopher Byron, The New York Observer's corporate attack dog.
Executive Intelligence
By John Wareham
Consistency may be the hobgoblin of little minds, but it also hallmarks the leader.
Adventures in Cyberspace
By E.J. Heresniak
A certain software maker has taken its user agreements outside the realm of what's fair.
Face to Face
By Tom Brown
Companies can influence their future workforce as much as they can their current employees. One middle school shows you how.
Conference Board Research
By Meredith Armstrong Whiting
Which employers are going the extra mile for employees with disabilities?
Best Business Books
Our annual look at which books have most influenced CEOs and business authors turns up some surprising results.
Manager's Tool Kit
By Melissa Master
What new employees really need to know; how to effectively manage your telecommuters; why you should take a hard look at your holiday party; and more.
Sightings
By Janis W. Larson
The Real McCoy.

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Do You Have the Bandwidth?
By Chris Rapalje
Dr. Consultant
By Adrian Furnham
From Human to Demo
By John Seabrook
Leadership From the Ground Up
By Rob Laymon

Questioning Authority: Nancy Folbre
By Vadim Liberman
And more from Bruce Jay Friedman, Brian Tracy, Al Neuharth, Phil Porter, and John MacIntyre.