Leadership and Managing


Recent Leadership and Managing Articles

Business As Un]Usual

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Aug 1, 1991

Company controls costs by budgeting for insurance in the same way they budget for other expenses.  Read more

Sidestepping the Potholes in Employee Leasing

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Aug 1, 1991

Questions to ask prospective employee leasing companies.  Read more

Penny-pinching Ideas

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Aug 1, 1991

Low-cost incentive reward ideas.  Read more

How Do Employees Think?

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Aug 1, 1991

Making hiring decisions by pinpointing a prospective employee's source of motivation.  Read more

How Do Money Finders Charge?

By Bruce G. Posner |  Aug 1, 1991

Usual compensation paid to money finders.  Read more

Secure Your Stake

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Aug 1, 1991

Advice on protecting an owner's personal cash contributions to his or her company.  Read more

Networking Without Wires

By Robert A. Mamis |  Aug 1, 1991

Networked computers can be connected by infrared light.  Read more

Graphic Chalk-Talk

By Robert A. Mamis |  Aug 1, 1991

On Inexpensive three-dimensional graph presentation software.  Read more

Wall-to-Wall Carping

By Robert A. Mamis |  Aug 1, 1991

How interior office design affects employee morale.  Read more

Network: August 1991

By Michael P. Cronin |  Aug 1, 1991

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Against the Odds

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Aug 1, 1991

Federal government authorizes state pilot programs to teach entrepreneurship to welfare recipients.  Read more

Workers Far Afield

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jul 1, 1991

Relocating to cut costs and to be closer to high-quality labor and suppliers.  Read more

Bare Is Better

By Robert A. Mamis |  Jul 1, 1991

Skimping on decor to control costs and lower prices.  Read more

Looking Out for Number 2

By Bruce G. Posner |  Jul 1, 1991

Creating an effective working relationship with your second-in-command and sharing responsibility.  Read more

The Element of Surprise

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jul 1, 1991

Surprise rewards to continually motivate employees.  Read more

Employee-Initiated Reviews

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jul 1, 1991

Encouraging open communication and motivating employees through employee-initiated reviews.  Read more

Performance Unit Plans

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jul 1, 1991

Using performance unit plans to tie financial rewards to long-term, individual achievements.  Read more

Speak Up

By Susan Greco |  Jul 1, 1991

Resource offering helpful tips and exercises to help improve your voice image.  Read more

Treatment to Go

By Anne Murphy |  Jul 1, 1991

New start-up controls rising healthcare costs by providing day treatment to patients.  Read more

Books That Transform Companies

By Leslie Brokaw |  Jul 1, 1991

Profile of a company that promotes teamwork and open communications by sharing books.  Read more

Words from the Wise

By Joshua Hyatt |  Jun 1, 1991

Profile of two company founders who use mentors to give them a competitive advantage.  Read more

Speeding Up Chapter 11

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jun 1, 1991

Opting for a prepackaged bankruptcy strategy to get through courtroom proceedings quickly.  Read more

Budgeting for the Recession

By Teri Lammers |  Jun 1, 1991

Various office cost-cutting techniques to survive a recession.  Read more

Budget Consultants

By Susan Greco |  Jun 1, 1991

Information on the Malcolm Baldrige Awards' past winners and application guidelines.  Read more

The Mystery-Shopper Questionnaire

By Leslie Brokaw |  Jun 1, 1991

Company uses a customer questionnaire to improve customer service and to determine employee rewards.  Read more

The Art of Hiring Professional Temps

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jun 1, 1991

What to look for when selecting a temporary-help agency.  Read more

Company Leave Policies

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jun 1, 1991

Chart showing percentage of companies that promise the same or comparable job upon return from sick-leave.  Read more

Turning Information into Profits

By Teri Lammers |  Jun 1, 1991

Construction company revamps business strategy to increase profits.  Read more

Raising the Bar for Bonuses

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jun 1, 1991

Creating a bonus plan that motivates employees.  Read more

The Time-honored ESOP

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jun 1, 1991

ESOP tax advantages and cost saving strategies.  Read more

The Rewards of 401(k)s

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jun 1, 1991

Coopers's Lybrand booklet on 401(k) plans.  Read more

The Rising Cost of Medical Care

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jun 1, 1991

Chart illustrating the rising cost of medical care.  Read more

In Defense of the Entrepreneur

By Jim Schell |  May 1, 1991

First-person account of an entrepreneur's shortcomings as a manager.  Read more

Worst of Times, Best of Times

By Jay Finegan |  May 1, 1991

Seven reasons why a recession is the best time to start a business.  Read more

An In-House Sales School

By Tom Richman |  May 1, 1991

Thorough sales training sessions to reduce turnover and increase productivity.  Read more