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Highlights of the November 12, 2007 Issue of FORTUNE
CONFESSIONS OF A CEO, by Stephanie N. Mehta, page 64 Being ruthlessly aggressive brought Dominic Orr to the top of the corporate world. Orr, who now runs wireless equipment firm Aruba Networks, speaks candidly about how he became a toxic workaholic and it nearly ruined his life. A SPECIAL REAL ESTATE REPORT: HOW LOW CAN THEY GO?, by Shawn Tully, page 76 That's the question homeowners are asking in the midst of the worst slump in decades. Some clues to what your house will be worth in the next few years. CISCO'S DISPLAY OF STRENGTH, by Rik Kirkland, page 90 Cisco fell hard, went through a wrenching period of reinvention and is now stronger than ever. How did Cisco do it? Get an exclusive look inside the creation of an innovation machine. OIL FROM A STONE, by Jon Birger and photographs by Jan Staller, page 104 In a dusty corner of northwestern Colorado, an energy of the future is beginning to look like the real thing. Is this oil shale's moment? THE MAKING OF A UPS DRIVER, by Nadira A. Hira, page 118 When Big Brown found that its twenty something drivers were flunking out in droves, it had a serious problem: How to train Generation Y for a hard blue-collar job. The company created a whole new approach and it didn't involve making up videogames. HER SPACE, by Richard Siklos, page 130 How Arianna Huffingotn spun her web of bloggers into a site with outsized influence. Is this the future of the media business? DISPATCHES CLASSIC ROCK, by Bethany McLean, page 35 Boston based Hearts on Fire pursues a jeweler's dream by creating and branding the "world's most perfectly cut diamond." DEPARTMENTS FIRST: The Bomb in Your Wallet U.S. consumers have a record $915 billion in credit card debt. Banks are starting to sweat an uptick in default rates. Some say this could be the next subprime. Why Microsoft and GE Aren't Old and in the Way The annual Breakaway Brands survey has these two giants in the top ten in its ranking of brand momentum.
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