Human Resources


Recent Human Resources Articles

Money Is No Object

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 1990

CEO instates a 20-month hiring freeze and hires new employees to cut down on travel time for managers.  Read more

Raising the Stakes

By Bruce G. Posner |  Mar 1, 1990

Bruegger's Bagels gives its cluster managers more autonomy and a percentage of profits.  Read more

How to Screen Job Applicants

By Joshua Hyatt |  Mar 1, 1990

What it takes to effectively screen and interview job applicants  Read more

Hotline

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Feb 1, 1990

Hotline information paragraphs: February 1990  Read more

Testing Out

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1990

CEO gives take-home exams to job candidates in order to determine the best person for the job.  Read more

Sharing Printers

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1990

Some suggestions for networking computers and printers.  Read more

Continuing Education

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1990

Company provides brown-bag lunch lectures on topics like time management and stress.  Read more

Show And Tell

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1990

After employees attend outside training seminars CEO asks them to tell what they've learned in an internal meeting.  Read more

Compensation: Incentives

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1990

Chart: Compensation survey of 630 companies asking their reasons for adopting an incentive pay program.  Read more

Hot Spots

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1990

Company holds meetings of upper-level managers on the job site, where they can directly assess company performance.  Read more

Role Changes

By Bruce G. Posner |  Feb 1, 1990

Company offers its employees the privilege of moving to a new job when they are bored with the one they have.  Read more

Office Politics

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Jan 1, 1990

Company holds elections to choose a new president.  Read more

The Skills Crisis

By Joel Kotkin |  Jan 1, 1990

Manufacturer provides in-house training skills to his employees, many of whom are Latin American.  Read more

Managing the New Work Force

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Jan 1, 1990

A uniquely run candy business empowers workers by providing flexibility and encouraging a family-like atmosphere.  Read more

Sunny Side Up

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1990

CEO organizes breakfast meetings with chosen employees from different departments to improve company communication.  Read more

Making A List

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1990

CEO implements a weekly to-do list strategy within his company. The list is shared between managers and workers.  Read more

Stamp Of Approval

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1990

CEO stamps quality reports so that his employees know they've been read and approved.  Read more

Owner's Rights

By Bruce G. Posner |  Jan 1, 1990

CEO finds a non-equity solution to ESOPs.  Read more

Employee Swap

By Elizabeth Conlin |  Dec 1, 1989

Small company has an informal symbiotic relationship with GE. The two companies trade employees frequently.  Read more

Help Wanted

By Steve Solomon |  Dec 1, 1989

How small companies can lower their health-care costs.  Read more

Home Away From Home

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1989

When looking for new employees in a depressed labor market, it may be wise to look in other areas of the country.  Read more

Social Reading

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1989

A consulting firm publishes a book on Social Security payments and privileges.  Read more

First Things First

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1989

Ad agency owner allows workers to use the office for freelance work after the regular workday is over.  Read more

Pledge Spirit

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1989

A CEO chooses equity-holding executives by way of a college fraternity-like system.  Read more

Benefits: Growing Numbers

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1989

Chart showing the increase in 401(K) retirement plans offered by small companies between 1984 and 1988.  Read more

Salad Days

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1989

CEO gives workers a bonus before the busiest time of year instead of after.  Read more

Skipping Ahead

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1989

A corporation provides workers with an annual meeting with their boss's boss to discuss job satisfaction.  Read more

Holding Your Own

By Bruce G. Posner |  Dec 1, 1989

What to do when your company outgrows the managers who have been with you from the start.  Read more

Fast Talk

By Tom Richman |  Dec 1, 1989

An electronic mail system can save your company time and money and eliminate meetings as well.  Read more

The Capitalist Road

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Nov 1, 1989

Two Russian companies have installed the country's first employee stock ownership plans.  Read more

In The Cards

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 1989

Managers provide an incentive game that decreases the number of on-the-job accidents.  Read more

Naming Names

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 1989

Eriez Magnetics makes its production workers feel appreciated by providing them with name plates.  Read more

Abuse

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 1989

Survey: Of the companies taking any action, what are businesses doing about employee substance abuse?  Read more

Bringing Employees Together

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 1989

Staples Inc. has many ways of bringing its large and geographically scattered staff together.  Read more

Brains At Work

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 1989

Solar Press shuts down its factory for a day of brainstorming with employees.  Read more