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Brandon Marshall has been known as one of the NFL's bad boys off the field. Marshall talks to Charlie Rose and Gayle King about being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and how he finished the 2011 season as MVP of the Pro Bowl.

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Job descriptions are about following the rules. Innovation is about challenging them.

Meet Elle Luna, a former IDEO designer who believes design plays a role at every stage of the process--even before teams start to think visually. Elle Luna calls herself a "designer, storyteller, and startup advisor." As a mentor at the Designer Fund , which believes designers should be startup founders rather than late-stage additions, Luna feels designers have a role to play at every stage of the process, including the gleam-in-eye phase. FAST COMPANY: You recently left your position at the major design firm IDEO

They're small things--but they can completely change someone's day. I left the company years ago for another but I still run into former colleagues. Usually the ensuing conversation involves something along the lines of, “Hey, did you hear about the (latest management decision I think is really stupid) at the plant?” This question was different

Getting customer feedback is essential in the early stages of your company--but it's what you do with it that determines your fate. Note: A version of this post first appeared on steveblank.com . The art of entrepreneurship and the science of Customer Development is not just getting out of the building and listening to prospective customers

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Hundreds of military officials are joining together to fight a war here at home - where calories are the enemy. CBS News correspondent Whit Johnson reports on how America's growing weight problem means that finding new soldiers who are fit enough to fight has never been more challenging. Then, celebrity chef Jose Andres joins the discussion about health and nutrition in America

Nearly one in five high school-aged teens smokes, Surgeon General Regina Benjamin says more efforts needed

Cruising can be an affordable vacation option if you know how to avoid getting nickeled-and-dimed on board.

According to CruiseCompete.com's annual report, nine of the 10 most popular cruise ports in the world are in the Caribbean (or close enough to count).

Keep an eye on your towel, don't get nailed by roaming charges on your cell and pick a cabin that's not under the disco.

Jay Lapeyre, president of global manufacturing company Laitram LLC, shares why his company's history of innovation (it was the first ever automate shrimp peeling via machinery) and commitment to quality gives it an edge against a growing number of overseas copycats.

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Serious about getting more feedback into your organization? Start by finding out how you're doing. Part 2 of 2.