Leadership and Managing


Recent Leadership and Managing Articles

Borrowing Without a Bank

By Bruce G. Posner |  May 1, 1991

Borrowing capital from family, friends, employees.  Read more

A Rotating Layoff to Save Jobs

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  May 1, 1991

Establishing rotating work weeks as an alternative to layoffs.  Read more

A Database of Job Hunters

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  May 1, 1991

Available database listing potential candidates for hire.  Read more

Who's Getting `Results-Sharing' Awards?

By Inc. staff |  May 1, 1991

Chart depicting who shares in a company's annual performance.  Read more

The ABCs of Phantom Stock

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  May 1, 1991

An S Corporation retains key personnel by giving them phantom stock as an incentive.  Read more

What to Do About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

By Robert A. Mamis |  May 1, 1991

Controversy over the increase in carpal tunnel syndrome cases and some preventative advice.  Read more

Safety in Numbers

By David Abrahamson |  May 1, 1991

Small companies band together to control rising health insurance costs.  Read more

Safety first

By Inc. staff |  Apr 1, 1991

A company improves its work environment by letting employees decide what needs to be done.  Read more

The Grapes of Wrath

By Tabra Tunoa |  Apr 1, 1991

CEO recommends that other CEO's read The Grapes of Wrath and value the potential of immigrant workers.  Read more

Translation, please

By Inc. staff |  Apr 1, 1991

One cost efficient way of translating your internationally distributed product.  Read more

Operations

By Inc. staff |  Apr 1, 1991

Chart identifying CEO's skills.  Read more

Confessions of a Director

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Apr 1, 1991

Advice on making the most of your board of directors.  Read more

Bad News

By Edward O. Welles |  Apr 1, 1991

The advantages of sharing bad news with employees during tough times.  Read more

Coping with AIDS

By Shelia Brants |  Apr 1, 1991

How a company endured the trauma of losing one of its most valuable employees to AIDS.  Read more

Improving literacy

By Inc. staff |  Apr 1, 1991

Company offers on-site literacy program to employees.  Read more

Timely sales incentive

By Inc. staff |  Apr 1, 1991

Tying bonuses to the age of accounts receivables to speed up collections.  Read more

Make Me a Match

By Barbara Rudolph |  Apr 1, 1991

Using headhunter services to find key employees.  Read more

Expanding Hard Disk Storage

By Cary Lu |  Mar 1, 1991

Alternatives to buying a larger computer hard disk drive.  Read more

Worker on board

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 1991

An auto service shop includes a hands-on shop manager on its board of directors.  Read more

Training Help

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Mar 1, 1991

Trade associations that are starting to develop and sell industry-specific basic-skills-training materials.  Read more

The Illustrated PL

By Anne Murphy |  Mar 1, 1991

One company's illustrated guide to their bonus system and their P L statement for employees.  Read more

Red-letter efforts

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 1991

Company posts letters from customers praising employees.  Read more

Student horsepower

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 1991

Trade association pairs up companies with summer college interns trained to perform benefits tasks.  Read more

You get what you pay for

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 1991

Employer puts his employees on salary with a bonus to eliminate the incentive to work overtime.  Read more

Reality check

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 1991

Coordinating committee meetings to save money, time and aggravation.  Read more

Relocation Costs

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 1991

Chart depicting a poll of corporate relocation policies.  Read more

Restart-Up

By Leslie Brokaw |  Feb 1, 1991

Steel mining and manufacturing company emerges from bankruptcy to turn a former mine into a landfill.  Read more

Buy Now -- Avoid the Rush

By John Case |  Feb 1, 1991

The proliferation of entrepreneurs buying and growing businesses instead of starting them.  Read more

Necessary Losses

By Sally Tassani |  Feb 1, 1991

CEO's account of the emotional issues associated with her company's growth and the inevitable personnel changes.  Read more

Corporate Philanthropy

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1991

Chart on why small-business owners make charitable donations.  Read more

Working

By Jack Nolan |  Feb 1, 1991

Review of Working by Studs Terkel and the importance of recognizing the hard work of your employees.  Read more

Help Around The Office

By Cary Lu |  Feb 1, 1991

Information on postal scales, binders and label makers that have dropped in price.  Read more

Strategic Planning

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1991

Chart of companies that have downsized in the past four years.  Read more

Notebook

By Leslie Brokaw |  Feb 1, 1991

Statistics and miscellaneous information about start-ups.  Read more

Trust me on this

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1991

Boosting morale among employees of a newly acquired company.  Read more