Leadership


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.

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Jim Collins: How to Thrive in 2009

As part of our 30th-anniversary issue, Inc. asked Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and Built to Last, what we might expect in the next 30 years. His answer: uncertainty, chaos, turbulence, and risk. In other words, it's not a bad time to be an entrepreneur

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John Mackey of Whole Foods on Hiring Leaders

He used to be impressed by people who were articulate. Not anymore.

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The Leadership Makeover

Growth at First Global Xpress had stalled. And that made CEO James Dowd wonder: Was it time to hand the reins to someone else?

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Leadership: Armed With Data

How the military can help you learn from your mistakes

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Recent Leadership Articles

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 story

A Non-Profit Trains Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs

Growing up in Ethiopia, Alfa Demmellash had no idea she would one day start a non-profit that trains entrepreneurs in low-income areas.  Read story

Goldman and Buffett to Aid Small Business

Two icons of bull-market Corporate America team up to finance and support 10,000 small businesses.  Read story

Entrepreneurs Participate in 'Mentoring Madness'

Snoop Dogg advises young entrepreneurs to "study what's missing" in the marketplace.  Read story

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 story

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 story

The Real Ayn Rand

A groundbreaking new biography paints a surprising -- and surprisingly lurid -- picture of the writer and thinker  Read story

Using Charitable Donations to Motivate Employees

The benefits of pro bono  Read story

30 Entrepreneurs Who Are Saving the World

Three decades of social entrepreneurship. Because, let's face it: There's more to creating a truly successful business than simply making lots of money.  Read story

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Think twice before you accept family money to run your business  Read story