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Admit it: Your human resources department leaves something to be desired.

Turnaround specialist Glenn Blickenstaff, in the third of five articles, explains how to turn a failing company into a breakout success. This week he explains that too much praise and back-patting can slow progress. Your company might be failing now but you’re well on your way to turning things around if you’ve been following this five-part series of articles that outline how to execute a successful turnaround.

Turnaround specialist Glenn Blickenstaff, in the third of five articles, explains how to turn a failing company into a breakout success. This week he explains that too much praise and back-patting can slow progress

Turnaround specialist Glenn Blickenstaff, in the third of five articles, explains how to turn a failing company into a breakout success. This week he explains that too much praise and back-patting can slow progress. Your company might be failing now but you’re well on your way to turning things around if you’ve been following this five-part series of articles that outline how to execute a successful turnaround.

A plea to CEO Tom Horton to turn American Airlines employees into believers, proselytizers, and champions--and fix up the airline's finances in the process. "We will have to make very tough and sometimes unpopular decisions that will impact people's lives." —An internal letter to employees from Tom Horton, CEO of AMR Corporation, American Airlines' parent company on 12/15/11 Dear Tom, You think American Airlines employees were frightened and scared for their employment before

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Christmas Is For Online Shopping Too

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Apple Wins Patent Skirmish With HTC.

Sara Blakely's company, Spanx, has taken the hosiery world by storm. But it takes more than a great product to disrupt an industry.

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Insurance Finder, a tool on Healthcare.gov, allows businesses to comparison shop for health insurance. The Department of Health and Human Services is trying to save small businesses time and hopefully, money. It's launched a new tool at Healthcare.gov to help find and compare health insurance plans

With the help of a kitchen on wheels named Cookie, one of country music's biggest stars and his chef friend Rusty Hamlin are on the promotional tour of a lifetime. Dinner is served--jams come later. And the secret sauce is BBQ-flavored.

If a restaurant donates to City Harvest--which collects wasted food at restaurants to give to the hungry--then it's featured on their app. It's a simple way to vote with your wallet when eating out. Where to eat your next meal?

Rock gardens, putting greens, picnic zones, and a leaf-inspired building: these offices truly use nature to inspire creativity and encourage relaxation. For the first major renovation to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry office in Ljubljana, Slovenia, the government contacted a local architecture and design firm, Sadar Vuga