PepsiCo boss Nooyi explains her purpose
The best CEOs, I've learned in my 27 years at Fortune, come to the job with a deep-seated passion and a very personal view of what they want to accomplish. PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi may be struggling...
View ArticleGoogle engineer: What I learned in the war
Veteran's Day is an ideal time to hear from one of those rare folks who combine corporate and military careers. Dan Cross, a software engineer at Google (GOOG) and a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine...
View ArticleEvelyn Lauder: How many lives did she save?
Evelyn Lauder, who died of complications from non-genetic ovarian cancer on Saturday, had a swarm of close friends throughout her life. Yet many close friends who attended her funeral today did not...
View ArticleSheryl Sandberg's hero: Somaly Mam
Somaly Mam is a hero. Nick Kristof said so in his op-ed column in the New York Times this past weekend. Kristof raided a brothel in Northern Cambodia with this amazing woman who has become the guiding...
View ArticleLululemon CEO Day tops Google's Larry Page
Since she arrived from Starbucks (SBUX) in 2008, Christine Day has done a remarkable job building Lululemon (LULU). Once just a retailer for yoga enthusiasts, Lululemon is now a fast-growing lifestyle...
View ArticleChelsea Handler's tips for negotiating a $25 million deal
The $25 million two-year deal that Chelsea Handler just chalked with the E! network says something about the enterprising queen of late-night TV talk. She sure knows how to negotiate. "I do behave...
View ArticleMeg Whitman on easing HP's "post-traumatic stress"
Meg Whitman's first report card as CEO of Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) comes this afternoon when the company announces fourth-quarter earnings. In the 60 days since she took the job, Whitman has settled on a...
View ArticleGoogle's Marissa Mayer: How I got ahead
Marissa Mayer has been a pioneer in the unofficial "Geek is Chic" movement. Google's (GOOG) first female engineer, who is now the company's VP in charge of all things local, has appeared in Vogue,...
View ArticleClimb the ladder and keep your cool
This week's issue of Fortune includes Best Advice from Kevin Ryan, a master builder of startups who is co-founder and CEO of Gilt Groupe. Ryan's partner at the helm of Gilt, chairman Susan Lyne, also...
View ArticleHow Avon chose its new CEO
With today's news that Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ) Sheri McCoy is replacing Andrea Jung as CEO of Avon Products (AVP), the Fortune 500 now has two cases of woman-to-woman handoffs. The first? Xerox...
View ArticleHow women can make the VC money flow
Guest Post by Mary Civiello FORTUNE — If you're a woman entrepreneur looking to raise money, chances are high that you're pitching to men. Fewer than 10% of venture capitalists in the U.S. are female,...
View ArticleHow Motorola found a new way to grow
This picture of a security guard appears at HQ, with the promise: “We help people be their best in the moments that matter.” This is Part 3 of a series for Fortune.com by Jim Stengel, former global CMO...
View ArticleRupert Murdoch on his divorce, succession, and his empire’s future
FORTUNE — "I had a very bad month in January and February. I had a fall in San Francisco. I fell on my head," says Rupert Murdoch in an exclusive interview with Fortune Magazine that covers the gamut...
View ArticleMurdoch talks about wooing DreamWorks chief to Fox
DreamWorks CEO Stacey Snider is talking with Rupert Murdoch and the boss at 20th Century Fox about taking a big job there. FORTUNE — Rupert Murdoch, in an exclusive interview released today in the new...
View ArticleHow investing in curiosity pays off big at Discovery
Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav This is Part 4 of a series for Fortune.com by Jim Stengel, former global CMO of Procter & Gamble and author of Grow: How Ideals Power...
View ArticleA Coke exec’s lessons from an unlikely visitor
Coca-Cola SVP Wendy Clark and her Fortune-U.S. State Department mentee from Zimbabwe, Tidings Chimphondah FORTUNE – Wendy Clark, SVP of Coca-Cola’s Global Sparkling Brand Center, is a participant in...
View ArticleSamantha Power on bringing the war front home
Samantha Power, left, and Fortune’s Stephanie Mehta FORTUNE — It is a busy time for Samantha Power — to say the least. As the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations and a member of...
View ArticleHow great marketers tell stories
How a Louisville Slugger is born This is Part 5 of a series for Fortune.com by Jim Stengel, former global CMO of Procter & Gamble and author of Grow: How Ideals Power Growth and Profit at the...
View ArticleIf Dee Dee Myers can handle Alan Greenspan, she can handle Hollywood
The first female press secretary under Bill Clinton talks with Fortune about her new role as head of communication for Warner Bros. and the challenging businesses of politics and entertainment. FORTUNE...
View ArticleSix questions every leader must ask to grow
Scott Cook’s wooden table, where he started Intuit, sits front and center at HQ to inspire employees to follow his Brand Ideal. This is Part 6 of a six-part series for Fortune.com by Jim Stengel,...
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