Leadership and Managing


Recent Leadership and Managing Articles

Are Your Kids Good Enough to Run Your Business?

By Donna Fenn |  Aug 1, 1994

Even if you've never considered your company a family business, that question could be very important.  Read more

Asking Workers What They Want

By Michael P. Cronin |  Aug 1, 1994

One company asked its employees what they needed to know before setting up training programs.  Read more

Cellular Phone Rental (Cheap)

By Robert A. Mamis |  Aug 1, 1994

Some rental cellular phones now calculate the charge per call according to the distance and duration of the call.  Read more

Pass It On

By Donna Fenn |  Aug 1, 1994

The story of one company founder who tried to leave her company in her children's hands.  Read more

It's About Control

By Randy W. Kirk |  Aug 1, 1994

Virtual corporations may be 'in,' but here's one company founder who sings the praises of vertical corporations.  Read more

To Thine Own Self Be True

By Sedgwick |  Aug 1, 1994

The six styles of entrepreneurial management.  Read more

Pipe Dreams

By Jay Finegan |  Aug 1, 1994

One CEO reinvented his company in the face of a crashing market.  Read more

Book Money

By Michael P. Cronin |  Aug 1, 1994

Tips for finding state-provided grant money to improve employees' skills  Read more

Resources: Minister of Funny Talks

By Michael P. Cronin |  Aug 1, 1994

A quick review of an open-book management training film, starring John Cleese, and how to obtain it.  Read more

And Whose Syringe Might This Be?

By Michael P. Cronin |  Aug 1, 1994

Why one company had to institute a drug policy and how they did it.  Read more

He Pays Them to Quit Puffing

By Karen E. Carney |  Aug 1, 1994

One company's technique for getting workers to quit smoking and resources for designing smoking-cessation classes.  Read more

File Names That Tell All

By Robert A. Mamis |  Aug 1, 1994

A software program allows DOS users to name files and directors with up to 255 characters.  Read more

Voice Mail Versus Voice Messaging - Here's the Difference

By Robert A. Mamis |  Aug 1, 1994

Voice messaging offers more services for less money than voice mail.  Read more

Sales Manager as Team Player

By Susan Greco |  Aug 1, 1994

One company designed a bonus plan that encouraged managers to work as a team.  Read more

Lessons of a Bottom Feeder

By Edward O. Welles |  Jul 1, 1994

Dave Morse has turned his most basic of businesses - community newspapers - into a success.  Read more

So This Is Empowerment?

By Inc. staff |  Jul 1, 1994

Chart showing percentages of employees who have the authority to take certain actions.  Read more

Controlling Travel Costs

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jul 1, 1994

A new book gives tips on controlling corporate travel costs.  Read more

Ensuring E-Mail Privacy

By Phaedra Hise |  Jul 1, 1994

Two software programs encrypt e-mail to protect its contents.  Read more

Buying: Strength in Numbers

By Robert A. Mamis |  Jul 1, 1994

Sole proprietors have formed a group to achieve bulk-buyer cost reductions.  Read more

Big Business's Yard Sale

By Karen E. Carney |  Jul 1, 1994

Recycled-furniture dealers offer high-quality furniture at cut rates.  Read more

His CPA Is on the Board

By Michael P. Cronin |  Jul 1, 1994

One CEO invited his CPA to join his board of directors to benefit from savvy financial advice.  Read more

Too Good to Be True?

By Anne Murphy |  Jul 1, 1994

Is creating the ideal workplace hazardous to your business' health? The founders of Hanna Andersson are finding out.  Read more

The Model Meeting Agenda

By Leslie Brokaw |  Jul 1, 1994

A carefully thought-out meeting agenda, communicated in advance, makes a big difference.  Read more

Beat the Ratio, Get a Bonus

By Michael P. Cronin |  Jul 1, 1994

One CEO set up an incentive plan to encourage staffers to control payroll costs.  Read more

Choosing an EAP

By Karen E. Carney |  Jul 1, 1994

Five ways to gauge the suitability of an employee assistance program for your company.  Read more

Couples in the Workplace

By Phaedra Hise |  Jul 1, 1994

How one company handles having married couples working together.  Read more

Stepping on Light Fingers

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jul 1, 1994

Four tactics to use when someone is skimming money from your company.  Read more

Desk-to-Desk Show-and-Tell

By Robert A. Mamis |  Jul 1, 1994

A new product allows small companies to add videoconferencing abilities.  Read more

The Inc. Network

By Inc. staff |  Jul 1, 1994

Reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Managing Databases: Database Husbandry

By Phaedra Hise |  Jun 15, 1994

A short article that traces the development of a company's database and the many tasks it handles  Read more

Cost Control Can Be Your Call

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jun 1, 1994

Four negotiating options that can control costs of moving into new space or upgrading an existing facility.  Read more

Discount Phone Calls

By Phaedra Hise |  Jun 1, 1994

Long-distance resellers provide long-distance services at cut rates.  Read more

Mismatch

By Edward O. Welles |  Jun 1, 1994

Harty Press made a smart acquisition but bungled the people side of the merger and is still paying for the mistake.  Read more

Making a Clean Break

By Phaedra Hise |  Jun 1, 1994

One CEO stayed out of the selection process for his successor and gave up all authority.  Read more

Reference Etiquette

By Michael P. Cronin |  Jun 1, 1994

Brief review of 'Reference Checking Handbook,' from the Society for Human Resource Management  Read more