Human Resources


Recent Human Resources Articles

The Part-Time CEO

By Bruce G. Posner |  Feb 1, 1989

Profile of a dentist and his challenges in starting a dental supply company  Read more

The Buddy System

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1989

Pairing new employees with veterans in a similar position provides thorough training  Read more

Explaining Financials

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1989

Income statements shared with employees may also need an accompanying explanation  Read more

Voluntary Layoffs

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1989

Offering voluntary, temporary layoffs boosts morale and refreshes employees  Read more

Making Retirement Savings Add Up

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1989

Passbook for recording profit-sharing vitals impresses the value of retirement benefits to employees.  Read more

Which Benefits Affect Career Choices?

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1989

A list of the benefits exectutives look at when deciding to keep or accept, ranked by percentage of those poled.  Read more

The Best Little Handbook in Texas

By Bruce G. Posner |  Feb 1, 1989

How to make your company's employee handbook one of your most important tools.  Read more

Free Equity

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Jan 1, 1989

Leveraged-buyout firm offers 1% equity to anyone who can initiate a successful deal.  Read more

Cowboy Capitalist

By Curtis Hartman |  Jan 1, 1989

Profile of entrepreneur Ross Perot, how he created EDS, and why he would create a start-up which is threatened by EDS.  Read more

Learn First, Pay Second

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1989

Withholding payment can motivate equipment operators to become proficient with new machines.  Read more

A Computer In Every Home

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1989

Offering employees financing on their home computers improves technical skills and boosts morale.  Read more

Instant Gratification

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1989

Timing is the key when handing out motivational dollars for morale and motivation.  Read more

Get The Bad News, Too

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1989

Negative references on job applicants are often more revealing than positive ones.  Read more

Safety First

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1989

Discussing company safety in meetings will create healthier employees and a healthier bottom line.  Read more

Owning Up

By Bruce G. Posner |  Jan 1, 1989

One CEO describes his tactic for providing employee benefits without giving up a single stock share.  Read more

No More Trivial Pursuits

By Charles W. Kyd |  Jan 1, 1989

Suggestions on using reporting systems that can make data collection more efficient.  Read more

Catch-22

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Dec 1, 1988

A new technology system enabling quadriplegics to work may cause them to lose government-sponsored medical services.  Read more

Cookin' With Gas

By Curtis Hartman |  Dec 1, 1988

Profile of America's fastest growing company for 1988: American Central Gas Cos.  Read more

The Growth Ethic

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1988

A day in the life of an Inc. 500 robotics company that experienced 18,000% growth.  Read more

Who Foots The Bill?

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1988

Chart information on the percentage of companies offering employer-sponsored health coverage.  Read more

Recreation By Committee

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1988

CEO creates an employee recreation committee to boost company morale.  Read more

An Eye For Detail

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1988

Tips on how to judge an interviewee.  Read more

A Survey of TE Policy

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1988

A chart showing the number of companies that reimburse employees for business travel and entertainment costs.  Read more

Book Of The Month Club

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1988

Book reports related to business materials are economical and informative.  Read more

The Pitfalls of Employee Leasing

By Marisa Manley |  Dec 1, 1988

Profile on the pitfalls of employee leasing: the myth of saving time, money, and hassles.  Read more

What Employees Want

By Paul B. Brown |  Nov 1, 1988

Most employers underestimate the concerns of their employees.  Read more

Bringing Up Baby

By Ellen Wojahn |  Nov 1, 1988

Summary of the myths, realities and benefits of daycare in the workplace.  Read more

Boosting Productivity, And Quality Too

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 1988

Proof that piecework programs combined with added incentives enhance employee performance.  Read more

Check It Out

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 1988

Advice on improving the odds of getting honest information from job applicants.  Read more

Personal Goal Setting Can Make A Difference

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 1988

One company takes both personal and business objectives into account to boost morale and performance.  Read more

Bring Your Friends To Work

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 1988

One company's employee referral program shows that friends and family work well together.  Read more

Getting To Know You

By James E. Bernstein |  Nov 1, 1988

Advice on how to recogniz the symptoms of an upset employee, and how to find a cure through communication.  Read more

How To Encourage Suggestive Behavior

By Inc. staff |  Oct 1, 1988

Suggestions on how to enhance communication in the office.  Read more

Game Theory

By Inc. staff |  Oct 1, 1988

Employees participate in a cost-cutting game to learn the price value of parts.  Read more

All Present And Accounted For

By Inc. staff |  Oct 1, 1988

Plan for maintaining control and accountability of employees in growing companies.  Read more