Contributing editor Jack Stack is president and CEO of SRC Holdings Corp., based in Springfield, Missouri. The company's innovative style of open-book management -- financial information is shared among managers and employees -- is summarized in Stack's book The Great Game of Business, coauthored with Inc. editor at large Bo Burlingham.


Great Entrepreneurial Minds

A panel discussion on business challenges, growth and strategies for success from Jack Stack, Joanna Meiseles, Clint Greenleaf, and Gigi Lee Chang.   Watch video

My Awakening

How an entrepreneur from Singapore opened my eyes to what I have to do to remain competitive in Springfield.  Read story

Jack Stack on Paying for Performance

Jack Stack is President of SRC Holding Corp. and co-author of The Great Game of Business and A Stake in the Outcome .  Read story

How to Save American Business

An open letter to President George W. Bush on the state of our entrepreneurial union.  Read story

The Problem with Profit Sharing

A noted CEO explains why most variable-pay plans -- except one -- fail to deliver results.  Read story

Mad About Layoffs

A CEO and author explains why layoffs should not be seen as inevitable and to do so is corporate insanity.  Read story

The Training Myth

The most valuable employee training usually comes from on-the-job experience, not from a formal training session. Here's how to empower employees to learn fo...  Read story

The Next in Line

CEO Stack explains how a succession-planning program for all employees can help alleviate staffing shortages at a fast-growing company.  Read story

A Passion for Forecasting

Generating an accurate annual sales forecast will save you from wreaking havoc in your company next year.  Read story

Stay the Course

A noted small-business CEO explains why you should never, (ever!) change your annual plan in the middle of the year.  Read story

The Curse of the Annual Performance Review

A CEO explains why he hates annual reviews and why he would never give them up.  Read story

Measuring Morale

A noted CEO tells readers there is only one way to know how morale is at your company: ask the people who work there.  Read story

Critical Numbers: Dear Presidential Candidates

An entrepreneur writes a letter asking the candidates to stop debating and focus on the future for a change.  Read story

That Championship Season

An open-book management guru explains why in successful businesses everybody knows where the company is heading.  Read story

The Logic of Profit

A well-known CEO explains how a businessperson's most critical numbers may not be found on the bottom line.  Read story

Economy 1996 Face-Off

Two entrepreneurs discuss the 1996 economy and leave readers with two completely different outlooks.  Read story