7 Ways to Screw Up a New Employee
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Problem with Open Office Plans
Does easy communication outweigh noisy distraction at the workplace? Read more
Great Leaders Make Room for Up-and-Comers
In 1925, leadoff hitter Wally Pipp stepped aside because he knew the Yankees needed a rising star, Lou Gehrig, up at bat. What a legacy. Read more
5 Things Remarkable Bosses Never Do
What you don't do can sometimes make a bigger impact than what you do. Read more
We Just Lost a Big Client. What to Do
Learn from four big mistakes. Then get up, dust off, and jump back in the game. Read more
How Not to Crash & Burn in Business
Running a business is like flying a plane: Lots of decisions to make and zero time to analyze them. Improve your gut instincts with these tips. Read more
Howard Schultz: What It Takes to Win 
In 2008 Howard Schultz returned to Starbucks and steered it through the financial crisis. Last year, Schultz sat down with Inc.'s Lewis Schiff. Watch video
Power of the Quiet Entrepreneur
Why you don't have to be loud to be a great leader. Read more
How to Keep a Superstar Employee Happy
Can't offer extra money or a better title? You may not need either to get your top employee to stick around. Read more
Believe Nothing Is Impossible
"I'm happy-go-lucky, and I'm ambitious." Watch video
Don't Wish for Obedient Employees
Instead, like the military, nurture an environment of moral courage, one in which team members break stupid rules, and suggest smarter solutions. Read more
Confessions of an Ex-Manager
Sure, there were successes along the way. But there were also mistakes--lots of them. An ex-manager reflects on his rookie days. Read more
The Secret to Mastering Patience
Patience requires absolute control over your thoughts, words, and deeds. Here's how you can ace it. Read more
The Difference Every Boss Can Make
How seemingly insignificant moments can have a lasting impact on your employees' lives. Read more
Turn a Hunch Into a Strategy
A low-cost, low-effort way to test your instincts--and prove a meaningful insight--before it's too late. Read more
How to Build a Great Team With Imperfect People
Your goal isn’t to ensure every employee is great; it's to ensure that collectively they'll be great. (There’s a big difference.) Read more
How to Leave Your Company in Good Hands
Leaders who prepare their successors ensure the future of their organizations. Read more
How to Settle Employee Squabbles
The last thing you want to do is seem like you're taking sides. Here's how to handle interpersonal problems more gracefully. Read more
6 Ways to Measure the Success of Any Project
Want to go from the beginning to the end of a project more efficiently? Make sure your team understands what success should look like. Read more
Is a Fraudster in Your Midst?
Whistleblowers are your best way to find out. Make sure you've set up a way to learn early if something's amiss. Read more
Why Mindshare Matters More Than Market Share
The best gauge of a company's longterm health? Mindshare. Here's what I mean, and three ways I earn it. Read more
5 Employee Morale Killers
Guaranteed methods to boost attrition and sap employees' motivation. Read more
Read Obituaries. And Lead to the Fullest
Write your own eulogy today. Reflect on your life so far, and whether you're satisfied with the path you're on. Read more
This Is What Small Business Success Looks Like
He never achieved fame. He never achieved fortune. But you might say this entrepreneur did something infinitely more important. Read more
How to Communicate Well With Your Team
Tips to perfect the communication between you and your staffers from Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, and Scott Case, CEO of the Star... Watch video
All-Hands Meetings: Friend or Foe?
The last thing we need are more meetings, but having a company-wide gathering will allow you to make sure that everyone is marching toward the same goals. Read more
How to Lead Without Being There
Growth-oriented leaders make their intent clear and then let the team on the ground make the decisions. Here's how that can work at your company. Read more
5 Things You Should Say to Your Colleagues Today
They're small things--but they can completely change someone's day. Read more
The Antidote to Insecurity
Give in to your insecurity and the problem will only get worse. Here's how to confront it head on. Read more
4 Rules For an Effective 'Thank You'
They are the two most powerful words a leader can use. Don't waste them. Read more
How to Avoid Confrontation… and Still Succeed
Conflicts rarely end well, so it's natural to want to avoid them. But you can't hide from them forever. Read more
How (and When) to Give Advice
Great leaders reserve their advice for the people and situations in which it will do the most good. And they never forget one key secret. Read more
New-Hire Training: 5 Foolproof Steps
Here's how I make sure my employees are ready to help our customers. Read more
Bully? Why Rules Won't Work
How many rules do you have in place at your company? You just might want to get rid of them. Here's why. Read more
Women: 5 Ways to Supersize Your Business
Women are starting businesses at a record rate, but the number that break a million in revenues is flat. What's up with that? Read more
