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Keith McFarland

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A former Inc. 500 CEO, Keith McFarland is the author of the widely praised new book, "The Breakthrough Company." He frequently interviews the CEOs of entrepreneurial companies to discuss their efforts to take their companies to the next level.

Maybe Second-Guessing Yourself Isn't Such a Bad Idea

All The World's An Ad

What If Steve Jobs Designed Medical Devices?

Warren Buffett’s Big Bet

Holy Holograph! Princess Leia Is Coming To a Meeting Near You

Finding Hope in a Moment of Travel Rage

Can You Hear Me Now?

10 Secrets of Breakthrough Companies

Really? Microsoft Should Get a Pass on Quality?

Vista Still Sucks

Time-outs Are for Kids, Not Economies, Hillary

The China Train May Have Already Left the Station, Part Two

The China Train May Have Already Left the Station

No Breakthroughs in Germany

You Think You Have It Tough?

Breakthrough Companies and the YPO

The Nuts and Bolts of Entrepreneurship

It's Not All About Google and Microsoft

The Pestilence called Microsoft Vista

Who's Your Insultant?

How Can Big Companies Stay Entrepreneurial?

The Right Kind of Conflict

Don't Play Referee, Part II

Don’t Play Referee

You May Not Need Other People’s Money

There's No Ugly Penalty for Companies

What's Wrong with Staying Small?

Why Do So Few Companies Break Through?

Business Plans

What It Takes to Break Through

Lead

The Psychology of Success