Leadership and Managing


Recent Leadership and Managing Articles

Network: August 1990

By Inc. staff |  Aug 1, 1990

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

After the Sale

By Robert A. Mamis |  Aug 1, 1990

Five ex-owners reveal the hidden emotional costs behind the decision to sell out.  Read more

Hot Product, Cold World

By Joshua Hyatt |  Aug 1, 1990

Profile of a beverage start-up and the emotional pain of bankruptcy and failure.  Read more

Where Have You Been?

By Inc. staff |  Aug 1, 1990

Chart depicting where Inc. 500 CEOs were before working at their Inc. 500 company.  Read more

Tailor-made boards

By Inc. staff |  Aug 1, 1990

Using an advisory board to help plan for the future.  Read more

Owners Need Not Apply

By Jim Mullen |  Aug 1, 1990

First-person account of the organizational benefits of delegation.  Read more

Rising Rates

By Inc. staff |  Aug 1, 1990

Chart on the rising rates of insurance premiums.  Read more

Building trust

By Inc. staff |  Aug 1, 1990

Trusting employees with keys to the store.  Read more

Frame of reference

By Inc. staff |  Aug 1, 1990

Measuring the credibility and work ethic of potential employee's references.  Read more

Calm before the storm

By Inc. staff |  Aug 1, 1990

Creating a comfortable conference room for brainstorming sessions.  Read more

From Forklifts to Software

By David H. Freedman |  Aug 1, 1990

Helping employees adjust to a more complex product line.  Read more

CEO in training

By Inc. staff |  Aug 1, 1990

CEO's commitment to learning factory operations results in quality improvements.  Read more

Managing as a Performing Art

By Malte von Matthiessen |  Aug 1, 1990

CEO recommends reading Managing as a Performing Art for a lesson in effective management.  Read more

Newsbreakers

By Elizabeth Conlin |  Jul 1, 1990

News blurbs about three businesses.  Read more

Squeeze Play

By Bruce G. Posner |  Jul 1, 1990

Ideas from CEOs on cost-cutting programs.  Read more

40 Ways to Cut Your Losses

By Paul B. Brown |  Jul 1, 1990

40 cost cutting tips to boost profits.  Read more

It's Showtime

By Elizabeth Conlin |  Jul 1, 1990

Silicon Valley speech doctor provides public speaking lessons to start-up executives.  Read more

Strategic Planning: Small Is Beautiful

By Inc. staff |  Jul 1, 1990

Chart depicting areas in which small companies believe they have an advantage over big-company competitors.  Read more

Figuring Retirement

By Inc. staff |  Jul 1, 1990

Retirement calculator, available through Kemper Financial Services, helps employees plan for their retirement years.  Read more

The Prize Is Right

By Inc. staff |  Jul 1, 1990

Monitoring what motivates employees.  Read more

Casual Contact

By Inc. staff |  Jul 1, 1990

Letting employees dress-down on Fridays.  Read more

Vet Supply

By Inc. staff |  Jul 1, 1990

Using the Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program to recruit new employees.  Read more

Beyond the 401(k)

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jul 1, 1990

The benefits of the state-of-the-art executive compensation plan known as the 401(k) wraparound.  Read more

Barbarians to Bureaucrats

By Lacy Edwards |  Jul 1, 1990

CEO recommends reading Barbarians to Bureaucrats as a guide to diverse personality types within an organization.  Read more

Network: June 1990

By Michael P. Cronin |  Jun 1, 1990

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Vote For Your Local CEO

By Elizabeth Conlin |  Jun 1, 1990

CEO-turned-candidate for U.S. Senate discusses his appeal to voters.  Read more

When Less Is More

By Inc. staff |  Jun 1, 1990

A clothing distributor saves money--and the environment--by doing away with plastic packing materials.  Read more

CEO's Reading List

By Inc. staff |  Jun 1, 1990

A short review of 'A Whack on the Side of the Head: How to Unlock Your Mind for Innovation', by Roger von Oech  Read more

Personnel Policy: What's On Their Minds

By Inc. staff |  Jun 1, 1990

Chart: 7 industries and the percentage of companies within each that engage in aptitude and personality testing.  Read more

A Piece Of The Action

By Inc. staff |  Jun 1, 1990

Publisher allows newspaper production and administrative employees to share in the commissions made on ad sales.  Read more

Tell Us About It

By Inc. staff |  Jun 1, 1990

CEO holds weekly meetings with her entire company to instill employees with a sense of pride in their work.  Read more

Benefits: Small Time

By Inc. staff |  Jun 1, 1990

Chart: Percentage of companies that give employees some of the less-common benefit packages.  Read more

Epistle To The Bosses

By Inc. staff |  Jun 1, 1990

CEO's ask managers to write periodic letters detailing their goals with the company.  Read more

This Woman Has Changed Business Forever

By Bo Burlingham |  Jun 1, 1990

The Body Shop mixes business with a devotion to social causes, inspiring both employees and customers.  Read more

The Great Giveaway

By Elizabeth Conlin |  May 1, 1990

Randi and Debbi Fields, of Mrs. Fields Cookies, have given $5 million to fund cystic fibrosis research.  Read more