Leadership and Careers

Don't crucify Facebook's CFO -- yet

Yes, David Ebersman was the central player in Facebook's messy IPO. But it is far too soon to judge him. More

Hillary Clinton deputy shares career advice

Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton's deputy chief of staff, discusses her winding career path from Saudi Arabia to Washington D.C. at Fortune's Most Powerful Women dinner. More

Henry Kissinger: Scholar, statesman, Olympic fan

The former secretary of state and Olympic booster on why the Games are good diplomacy More

Why exec team players always trump all-stars

What's the formula for a winning company? Execs who play well with others. More

Have tech layoffs done any good?

Some of the tech sector's ailing giants have been freely handing out pink slips over the past several years, with varying degrees of success. More

Will your employer help pay for your bachelor's degree?

How you present your request can make all the difference. A note of caution: Before choosing a college, do your homework. More

CEOs who served in the military

FedEx's Fred Smith did 2 tours of duty in Vietnam as a Marine. Meet 10 Fortune 500 executives who served in the U.S. military before climbing the corporate heights. More

Meet the 'Harvard Business School of China'

The dean of the Guanghua School of Management, Hongbin Cai, thinks China's B-schools can churn out entrepreneurs - by emulating the U.S. More

Harvard shakes up its MBA admissions

Harvard said it is cutting in half the number of required essays for most applicants to its full-time MBA program and making its first round application deadline earlier than ever before. More

No unpaid internship? No problem

As student loan debt heads skyward, not all students can spend their summers as unpaid interns. How baristas and sales clerks can compete with internship-heavy resumes. More

A former P&G chief marketer's exec dream team

Former P&G CMO and management expert Jim Stengel tells Fortunewho he would pick if he could build his very own Executive Dream Team. More

Are companies ready for the new activist shareholder?

As we recently saw with Scott Thompson at Yahoo and at many annual meetings this proxy season, shareholders are raising their voices and many of them mean business. What's next? More

Ellen Kullman: The best advice I ever got

The chairman and CEO of DuPont shares some fatherly wisdom on how to invest yourself into growing a business. More

Opening Day: Fortune launches 'Fantasy League'

Interactive feature lets readers pick their dream C-Suites. More

Wal-Mart, J.P. Morgan, and the perils of ignoring shareholders

The two companies' boards failed to pay heed to risk and compliance warnings from its shareholders, which could have saved both companies considerable trouble. More

Employee burnout: Around the corner? Already here?

As employees work harder and longer, some are facing a breaking point, even though many companies aren't paying attention. More

Want to move up in the business world? Get a sponsor

Mentors are great, but an increasing number of executives are finding that sponsors are the ones who really send you to the top. More

The toughest Fortune 500 CEO of all

Harold Geneen, former CEO of the once sprawling conglomerate ITT, made tough leadership fashionable and inspired a generation of CEOs. Play

David vs. Goliath: 3 small firms take on the big boys

Business cards, popcorn, and hyperlocal listings: How three small owners created successful businesses from scratch More

Post-Facebook IPO wisdom, from one CEO to another

Zipcar CEO Scott Griffith offers a couple of words of advice amid today's Facebook IPO fanfare. More

When Zuckerberg decided Facebook is a business

Six years ago, the Facebook founder was a 22-year-old Harvard dropout and virgin CEO. Patricia Sellers was reporting a cover story about MySpace, then the hottest social-networking site on the planet. More

Zuckerberg through the years

Facebook's founder has become a pop culture staple much faster than almost any of his predecessors. A look at Zuck, over the past nine years, through the public's eyes. More

Why Daniel Boulud still lives above the store

The celebrated chef describes his favorite parts of the job and why he chooses to literally live above his signature restaurant in Manhattan, Daniel. More

Road Warrior: Arne Sorenson

The CEO of Marriott finds meaning in the middle seat. More

Why you probably can't win an age discrimination suit

A recent Supreme Court decision made proving age bias even tougher than it was before. More

Hail to the Rice Business Plan champions

Behind the scenes at the annual contest for budding entrepreneurs. More

Coke CEO Kent's leadership lesson

Coke CEO Muhtar Kent's father inspired him to respect others. More

Can a side gig help your career?

Certain kinds of moonlighting may actually help you in your main job, and wise organizations can embrace, rather than squelch, entrepreneurial zeal. More

Introverts can be leaders too

Former Campbell Soup CEO Doug Conant uses his shyness to forge close relationships and build trust with employees. More

A Harvard MBA's radical quest to erase his debt

B-school grad Joe Mihalic went on an extreme financial diet to pay down over $90,000 in debt in just seven months and charted his story through an anonymous blogging project. More

After Yahoo: Why do powerful people lie?

Why do leaders risk so much over what, in the grand scheme of things, is a small dishonesty? More

In aerospace wars, don't count Russia out yet

The tragic crash of the Russian superjet means Boeing and Airbus still control the skies -- but not for long. More

As student loans grow, so does university leadership pay

Students graduating with mountains of debt this month might want to ask why their university presidents make so much money. More

Roger Penske: Racetrack capitalist

Almost 50 years ago, Roger Penske made a choice between business and racing. Business won, and it won big. More

20 weird reasons to quit your job

Leaving to take a better offer elsewhere is nice, but pretty dull compared to climbing Mount Everest, or joining the circus. More

Career advice from Fortune 500 women CEOs

With plenty of glass in their hair, the female chiefs of Fortune 500 companies have doled out anecdotes and advice during their tenures. Here are some of their best practices. More

MBAs gone wild: Have B-schoolers gone too far?

Excessive drinking and other Mad Men-like behavior has become part of the culture of getting an MBA degree at schools like Harvard and Wharton, including, in some cases, sexual harassment. More

Dewey's decline and the rise of high-risk Big Law

The firm's fall from grace offers a look into how the once genteel, clubby world of law firms has taken on a hustling business culture of free agent partners. More

How Yahoo can get its mojo back

What if the chaos that is shaking the company could make it stronger? More

Le Big Mac attack is back

It was once the prime target of Gallic ire, but now McDonald's has found its footing in France. More

How JPMorgan made its multi-billion dollar blunder

At the heart of the JPMorgan's $2 billion whale of a trading loss was a deeply flawed belief. More

Pong for corporate training?

True Office aims to turn compliance testing into a videogame-like experience. Will firms pay for their employees to play? More

Not working: Voices of America's laid off workers

Writer DW Gibson traveled across the country in search of the Great Recession's victims. The result: Not Working, a portrait of America's 21st-century unemployed. Here are a few of the tales he came home with. More

Charlotte after bank crisis: Doing fine

Preparing to host the Democratic convention, the nation's other financial hub looks beyond its wounded institutions. More

Peter Thiel's unexpected job requirement

Hedgie hypocrisy? More

Yahoo: Chill, it's time to get down to business

Companies spar with activist investors all the time without as much spite. It's time for Yahoo to put aside the theatrics and focus on pulling off a turnaround. More

A former children's publisher goes back to school

When Deborah Kenny left behind a lucrative career to start a school for underprivileged youth in Harlem, her friends thought she was taking a huge risk. She was, and it paid off for the kids. More

How Dave Cote got Honeywell's groove back

The GE veteran and one-time cod fisherman has led a remarkable turnaround at the industrial giant. More

If Obamacare survives, employers may do it in

Whether or not the Supreme Court rules in favor of the president's health care plan, companies are going to find a way to cut costs. More

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