Leadership and Managing


Recent Leadership and Managing Articles

Stay the Course

By Jack Stack |  Jun 1, 1997

A noted small-business CEO explains why you should never, (ever!) change your annual plan in the middle of the year.  Read more

Crossover

By Heather R. McLeod |  May 15, 1997

Nonprofit leaders look, think, and act more and more like entrepreneurs, and here is your chance to meet a few.  Read more

Creators of the New Economy

By Tom Richman |  May 15, 1997

A look at why, in the new economy, amateur entrepreneurship is over, and how the professionals are now in control.  Read more

Churn, Baby, Churn

By Jerry Useem |  May 15, 1997

Some experts explain why all the turmoil associated with the new economy is actually good for us.  Read more

The State of the American Workforce

By Jeffrey L. Seglin |  May 15, 1997

The results from the second annual Inc./Gallup survey provide readers with the skinny on American workers.  Read more

Labor-Union Disharmony Silences Symphony

By Phaedra Hise |  May 1, 1997

Because of a small market and union problems, the Sacramento Symphony went bust.  Read more

Get Dumb and Grow Rich

By Michael S. Hopkins |  May 1, 1997

Inc.'s executive editor spends some time with an entrepreneur who sells his ignorance, not his expertise.  Read more

Start-ups Target Old Bosses as New Customers

By Jerry Useem |  May 1, 1997

More and more employees are leaving large corporations and starting businesses with their old employers as customers.  Read more

BOOM!

By Steven Berglas |  May 1, 1997

A management consultant explains why a little conflict is good for your business.  Read more

Courtroom Losers

By Jay Finegan |  May 1, 1997

Various legal experts explain why entrepreneurs make lousy witnesses and what to do if you have to take the stand.  Read more

Take a Number

By Christopher Caggiano |  May 1, 1997

Various businesspeople explain why at more and more companies, everyone has quantifiable goals to meet.  Read more

Out of Business

By Susan Beck |  May 1, 1997

A top-notch CEO discovered that some innovation could only happen after he left the company he founded.  Read more

What Balance?

By Nancy K. Austin |  Apr 1, 1997

A management consultant asks, What would you do if you were forced to choose between business and family?  Read more

The Takeover

By Stephanie L Gruner |  Apr 1, 1997

The story of how you can lose your business the same way you build it--one day at a time.  Read more

Class Act

By Anne Field |  Mar 15, 1997

Various companies have learned that computer-based training is often better than classroom teaching.  Read more

Human Resources: Putting IT to the Test

By Sarah Schafer |  Mar 15, 1997

A quick look at how one company is using technology to cut down on unsuccessful new hires.  Read more

Cisco's Secret: Entrepreneurs Sell Out, Stay Put

By Hal Plotkin |  Mar 1, 1997

Here's a look at how a high-tech giant is buying up small companies and bringing their owners on board, too.  Read more

Obit: Rising Costs, Changing Tastes Lead to Last Call at Legendary Tavern

By Kitty Barnes |  Mar 1, 1997

A look at why a celebrated saloon was forced to close shop.  Read more

Ready, Aim, Focus

By Jay Finegan |  Mar 1, 1997

A Leadership Intensive Training program helped one company refocus its squabbling employees onto competitors.  Read more

Pulling the Plug

By Jim Collins |  Mar 1, 1997

A management expert explains that to make room for new projects, you must stop some old ones.  Read more

I Wish I Could Compare Notes with Other CEOs in My Industry

By Stephanie L Gruner |  Mar 1, 1997

If you can't find a networking group in your industry, why not create your own? To benchmark his own business practices against the best ones in his indus...  Read more

Hot Tip: Soliciting Employee Feedback

By Stephanie L. Gruner |  Mar 1, 1997

When department heads at Harborside Graphics Sportswear, in Belfast, Maine, tried to get honest feedback from team leaders at monthly meetings, the result...  Read more

Help! Our Electricity Bill is Outrageous!

By Stephanie L Gruner |  Mar 1, 1997

Ed Laflamme of Laflamme Services, a $7.2-million contractor in Bridgeport, Conn., cut energy costs by installing motion detectors in every office. Instead...  Read more

The Curse of the Annual Performance Review

By Jack Stack |  Mar 1, 1997

A CEO explains why he hates annual reviews and why he would never give them up.  Read more

Fire Me. I Dare You!

By Peter Carbonara |  Mar 1, 1997

Here are some strategies from business experts and entrepreneurs for managing the prima donnas at your company.  Read more

CEO Sound-off: Firing

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 1997

What entrepreneurs are telling Inc. about hiring and firing "Hiring our first salesperson was a disaster. We let him stay for nine...  Read more

The Risk-Averse Entrepreneur

By Steven Berglas |  Feb 1, 1997

A management expert warns about entrepreneurs who avoid risk and change, and, in so doing, strangle their businesses.  Read more

How to Give Wisely

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Feb 1, 1997

Inc.'s finance editor explodes some of the myths about small-business philanthropy.  Read more

For Sale: Management Expertise from Small Companies

By Jerry Useem |  Feb 1, 1997

Entrepreneurs are following a new trend that leads from their areas of expertise to a new business in consulting.  Read more

Feedback from Everybody

By Stephanie L. Gruner |  Feb 1, 1997

An up-close look at a firm's use of 360-degree reviews in order to see if it's a silly fad or a smart management tool.  Read more

My Life as a Knowledge Worker

By Peter F. Drucker |  Feb 1, 1997

The leading management thinker describes seven personal experiences that taught him how to grow, change, and age.  Read more

Who Benefits?

By Ken Terry |  Feb 1, 1997

The editor of Medical Economics magazine gives the lowdown on tax-exempt medical savings accounts.  Read more

Look Before You Lease

By Jay Finegan |  Feb 1, 1997

One of Inc.'s senior writers explains that employee leasing can be a dream come true or a real nightmare.  Read more

Boards That Are Not Bored

By Bradley Feld |  Feb 1, 1997

Every large public company has a board of directors. The news is filled with stories about prominent people joiningboards, about boards kicking out presid...  Read more

Obit: Boston Ad Agency Finds Cost of Doing Business Doesn't Add Up

By Phaedra Hise |  Feb 1, 1997

The obit of an advertising/PR firm that was started by three talented partners and why the firm failed.  Read more