Leadership and Managing


Recent Leadership and Managing Articles

Hotline

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Jan 1, 1991

Current legislation that affects small business and some small business trends.  Read more

How My Company Learned to Run Itself

By Jon W. Wehrenberg |  Jan 1, 1991

Profile of a metal-fabricating business where, thanks to a bonus plan, employees solve their own problems.  Read more

The buddy system

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1991

Adopting a buddy system in which employees are able to cover each others' shifts.  Read more

Field gold

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1991

A pawnshop chain trains all new executives to work on the shop floor.  Read more

Prospecting rivals

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1991

Getting job referrals by sending company newsletters to the competition.  Read more

Operations

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1991

Chart depicting how end-users get involved in personal-computer-purchasing decisions.  Read more

Mail bonding

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1991

A two-step system to answering correspondence promptly and carefully.  Read more

The week that was

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1991

Weekly open meetings to analyze the financial health of a growing company.  Read more

Part-time bonuses

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1991

Paying bonuses to part-time workers to improve customer service.  Read more

Hammer it out

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1991

Organizing a community project to boost morale among employees and independent distributors.  Read more

Reorganizing for Growth

By Tom Richman |  Jan 1, 1991

Changing the corporate structure when rapid growth becomes unmanageable.  Read more

The Big Easy

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jan 1, 1991

A low-cost, no-hassle strategy to provide employees with retirement benefits.  Read more

Network: January 1991

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1991

Network reader-to-reader advise.  Read more

The Lessons of Bankruptcy

By Tom Richman |  Dec 1, 1990

Interviews with four entrepreneurs, focusing on their bankruptcy experiences.  Read more

Worry, Worry, Worry

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1990

Chart showing percentages of the biggest business concerns.  Read more

Towards a New Architecture

By John Katzman |  Dec 1, 1990

One CEO recommends reading Towards a New Architecture to anyone building a business.  Read more

Second Act

By Leslie Brokaw |  Dec 1, 1990

Inc. 500 CEO starts new business bringing literacy education, via interactive software, to workplaces.  Read more

Dangling The Carrot

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1990

Chart illustrating who really receives incentive compensation.  Read more

I see what you mean

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1990

Improving service by watching videos of customers making complaints.  Read more

Tell me about it

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1990

Assessing potential job candidates by having them write up minutes from the interview.  Read more

Working the phone

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1990

Preventing burnout by letting customer service reps spend one day a week on self-designed projects.  Read more

Classified information

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1990

Fine-tuning classified ad copy to attract quality employees.  Read more

MBAs For Hire

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Dec 1, 1990

Trend towards M.B.A. students seeking small growing businesses to work for.  Read more

A Fresh Look at Insurance

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1990

Cutting insurance costs by overhauling insurance coverage.  Read more

Time Management

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 1990

Chart on the average work week for small-business owners.  Read more

War As I Knew It

By Dick Brooks |  Nov 1, 1990

CEO recommends reading War As I Knew It for the lessons it teaches in leadership and earning respect.  Read more

Managing the Journey

By Curtis Hartman |  Nov 1, 1990

Interview with CEO Ralph Stayer on the eight-year process of revamping his management style.  Read more

Missed Opportunities

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Nov 1, 1990

How small company executive compensation packages pale in comparison to large company plans.  Read more

The Survey

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 1990

Results from the Executive-Compensation survey.  Read more

State of the Art

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Nov 1, 1990

Profile of a small company's innovative compensation strategies.  Read more

Hard Times

By Bruce G. Posner |  Nov 1, 1990

Interview with an employee benefits and compensation consultant on motivating employees in lean times.  Read more

Hard Knocks

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 1990

Compensation mistakes and resources on compensation strategies.  Read more

Coping with Drugs

By Jay Finegan |  Nov 1, 1990

Profile of three companies' drug and alcohol policies.  Read more

Informed Excitement

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 1990

Boosting employee morale through entertaining meetings and sharing the numbers.  Read more

Data Trove

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 1990

Reference book full of surveys on costs and trends in benefits packages.  Read more