Leadership and Managing


Recent Leadership and Managing Articles

Reverse Reviews

Committing to participative management by giving employees the chance to appraise their bosses.  Read more

How to Buy a Bankrupt Business

Generating rapid growth by buying bankrupt competitors.  Read more

The Next Generation

Profile of the 30 Inc. 500 CEOs who are 30 or younger.  Read more

The Enigma of Entrepreneurial Wealth

Essay on entrepreneurial wealth; adapted from Recapturing the Spirit of Enterprise.  Read more

The Secrets of Great Planning

How one company uses strategic planning to set long-term goals and short-term agendas.  Read more

Do You Have a Right to Know?

FaxPoll results on employee drug and alcohol abuse.  Read more

Constructing a Vision Statement

Guide to creating a vision-statement.  Read more

Taking Stock of the Company

Chart demonstrating that small companies are far more likely than large ones to offer employees stock options.  Read more

Modernizing the Suggestion Box

An idea-generating system that gives employees a voice.  Read more

Helping Companies Survive Divorce

Planning ahead for the potential tax and financial consequences of a divorce.  Read more

Forgery-proof Business Forms

Security checks and other safe business forms to protect your business from forgers.  Read more

Software Help Around the Clock

Third-party service that troubleshoots more than 1,000 software programs, 24 hours a day.  Read more

Network: October 1992

Network questions and answers.  Read more

Network: October 1992

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Cost-managing Preexisting Medical Conditions

Controlling health insurance costs with a preexisting medical condition.  Read more

Do-It-(Mostly)-Yourself PR

Cutting PR costs by using a part-time publicist.  Read more

Lowering Drug- and Alcohol-Testing Costs

Lowering the cost of testing employees for drugs and alcohol.  Read more

Great Pay for Great Service

Paying employees on a commission basis to practice great customer service.  Read more

Eliminating Layoffs

A government 'shared-work' program helps cut payroll costs without laying off workers.  Read more

Giving Dead-End Jobs a Future

Keeping entry-level staff enthusiastic by providing a career path.  Read more

Appraisal Software Versus Pen and Paper

The advantages of using employee appraisal software.  Read more

Testing Options

Low cost drug and alcohol testing options.  Read more

Turning Education into a Game

Turning a bankwide education program into an enjoyable learning competition.  Read more

The Case for Capping Salaries

Maximizing profitability through an egalitarian system of compensation.  Read more

PCs for Blind Users

Inexpensive software programs enable blind workers to manipulate data.  Read more

Hard-to-get Property-Casualty Coverage

Advice on how to get affordable property-casualty insurance.  Read more

Checking Insurer Safety

Free brochure to help you conduct checkups on your insurer.  Read more

Network: August 1992

Network questions and answers.  Read more

What Are You Doing About Sexual Harassment?

FaxPoll results on questions of sexual harassment.  Read more

The Effective and Indispensable Mission Statement

A construction company's mission statement works as a long-term and day-to-day strategic planning tool.  Read more

Employee Illiteracy

Testing for employee illiteracy.  Read more

Screening New Hires

Employee-screening companies offer one of the cheapest and fastest ways to help you hire successfully.  Read more

Popular Perks

Chart showing the most common privileges granted to employees of small companies.  Read more

Finding Management Temps

Listing of interim-management agencies.  Read more

Outsourcing Your Top Management

Interim-management agencies provide seasoned executives to small companies without requiring a commitment.  Read more