Becoming a Better Leader
Becoming a good manager involves a process of learningâ€"and unlearning, according to Harvard professor Linda A. Hill. Some leaders, like Bill Belichick, jus... Read more
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How Great Business Leaders Leave Their Mark
Want your company to remember you long after you’ve left it? Take these tips from Ogilvy’s Rohit Bhargava. Read more
Entrepreneurs We Love, 2010
All of these entrepreneurs are making our lives healthier, saner, richer, or just more fun. Read more
Lessons From Nightmare Bosses
The No Asshole Rule author Robert Sutton shares lessons from his new book, Good Boss, Bad Boss . Read more
A Little Enlightened Self-Interest
Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard and Winning Workplaces's Ken Lehman talk about values, ethics, and why companies that treat employees well have a business advantage. Read more
Testing a Company's Commitment to Transparency
When executives at Return Path decided to sell a division, they also had to decide whether they would bend their commitment to openness and transparency. Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade
Lifelong friends Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield took both sustainable profit and social activism into consideration when starting their ice cream business. Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Hugh Hefner, Founder of Playboy Enterprises
For Hugh Hefner, the sexual revolution was also a huge business opportunity. Here's how the founder of Playboy turned a nudie mag into a global brand. Read more
The Great Leaders Series: James Jerome Hill, CEO of the Great Northern Railway
James Jerome Hill built a depression-proof transcontinental railroad without a dime from the government. Read more
The Great Leaders Series: David Sarnoff of NBC and RCA
Rather than fearing the disruption caused by new technology, David Sarnoff embraced it, building a broadcast empire first in radio and then in TV. Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Michael Dell, Founder of Dell Computer
Michael Dell founded one of the world's most well-known computer companies from his college dorm room. Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Pierre Omidyar of eBay
He set up an online marketplace that brought buyers and sellers together as never before, and pioneered the concept of quantifying the trustworthiness of an ... Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Ray Kroc of McDonald's
Ray Kroc was able to bring to scale his McDonald's operation in a way that few entrepreneurs could rival. Read more
The Wisdom of Peter Drucker from A to Z
Known widely as the father of management, Peter Drucker formulated many concepts about business that we now take for granted. On the 100th anniversary of his... Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Phil Knight of Nike
He conquered a niche, then brought it mainstream. He was one of the first American entrepreneurs to source product in Asia. And he created a brand that inspi... Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motor Company
Not only did he build one of the largest automobile manufacturers, he set in motion a series of changes that would change society as a whole. Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon.com
Jeff Bezos is an e-commerce pioneer who started Amazon.com to sell books, and expanded into just about everything else. Read more
How Asa Candler Built Coca-Cola
A master marketer, he grew Coca-Cola into a global giant by lavishing free samples on pharmacists and consumers, securing the earliest celebrity endorsements... Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Madam C.J. Walker, Founder of Madame C.J. Walker Enterprises
By assembling a grassroots sales force, this pioneering African-American entrepreneur built a multimillion-dollar enterprise in the Jim Crow era. Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Ruth Handler, Co-founder of Mattel
She invented the Barbie Doll (and Ken too), and then reinvented the way national brands advertise their products. Read more
The Zappos Way of Managing
How Tony Hsieh uses relentless innovation, stellar customer service, and a staff of believers to make Zappos.com an e-commerce juggernaut -- and one of the m... Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Juan Trippe, Founder of Pan American Airways
He saw globalization coming before almost anyone, pioneered modern branding, and left his mark on the Manhattan skyline. Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Marc Andreessen, Founder of Netscape Communications
He made the Internet popular, squared off against Microsoft, and then became one of the smartest chroniclers of his entrepreneurial era. Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Mary Kay Ash, Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
She brought multi-level marketing mainstream, turned employee recognition into a branding exercise, and spoke up for work-life balance. Read more
I Knew I Made It When: Success Stories from the 2008 Inc. 5000 
Successful Inc. 5000 entrepreneurs discuss the magic moment when they realized they had made it as small-business owners. Watch video
Business Authors on Recession Opportunities
Seth Godin, Jack Stack and other business authors share their thoughts on the opportunities presented to an entrepreneur by the recession. Watch video
How I Did It: Jack Ma, Alibaba.com
What is the secret to success for China's hottest Internet tycoon, Jack Ma? Senior editor Rick Schine explains. Watch video
Oh, Shoot: A Hard Day's Night with Kevin Rose
It ain't easy being an Internet superstar. Inc. photography editor Travis Ruse shares the inside story of our November cover shoot. Watch video
How I Did It: Charles Kitteredge
Think we're moving toward a paperless world? Think again. Senior editor Rick Schine explains the business of Crane & Co., and it's CEO, Charles Kitter... Watch video
A Discussion on Culture and Change
Marilyn Carlson Nelson is the leader of one of the largest privately held companies in the country, Carlson Companies, with sales of nearly $40 billion do... Watch video
How I Did It: George Naddaff [Video]
"Cut my veins and salesmanship pops out." So says George Naddaff, the 77-year-old founder of Boston Chicken and several other successful businesses. So w... Watch video
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
Homaru Cantu's Culinary Trailblazing
Chicago chef Homaru Cantu's cooking straddles borders between science and cuisine. His concoctions rethink food in radically, offering new products and ma... Watch video
Intuit's Scott Cook on Motivating Employees
Founder and chairman of Intuit, Scott Cook is responsible for that invaluable entrepreneurial aid, Quick Books. Here he talks about how to get the most ou... Watch video
How I Did It: Phil Hanes [Video]
By his own admission, Phil Hanes grew up a spoiled rich kid, who used to get beat up at school. So how did he become a master networker? Senior editor Ric... Watch video
