Leadership and Managing


Recent Leadership and Managing Slideshows

The Best Quotes of the Week, May 20

Kick off Memorial Day weekend with these inspiring nuggets of wisdom from real entrepreneurs.  View slideshow

Why Immigration Reform Is Good for Small Business

An overhaul of U.S. immigration laws will benefit all entrepreneurs--not just foreign-born American-trained engineers looking to start companies.  View slideshow

The Most Talked About Business Moves of 2012

This year some businesses fell out of favor with the entrepreneurial gods, while others basked in their glory. See who came out of 2012 on top.  View slideshow

Management Advice: What Kind of Boss Are You?

Check out these 11 archetypes, complete with signature strengths, weaknesses and role models.  View slideshow

6 Secrets to Hiring and Retaining Great Employees

Hiring awesome talent is a two step process: what to initially look for in candidates, and what to do to keep them coming back.  View slideshow

Great Entrepreneurs on the Companies They Love

It takes one to know one. So we asked a range of successful entrepreneurs to name the companies they admire most and why.  View slideshow

11 Habits of Highly Ineffective Managers

These behaviors drive employees crazy and limit your own advancement. Here's how to avoid them.  View slideshow

Bad Boss? 7 Management Moves to Avoid

Don't be tempted to use these cheap tricks. There are better ways to handle employee challenges.  View slideshow

Digital Love: 5 Must-Have Valentine’s Day Apps

App developers are cashing in on the business of love. Download these apps just in time for Valentine’s Day.  View slideshow

10 Steps to Teaching Your Kids to Become Entrepreneurs

For business owners, it may be the most important lesson you can pass along. Use these 10 tips to put your kids on a start-up track.  View slideshow

15 Women to Watch in Tech

Collectively, these talented start-up founders are leaving their mark on everything from healthcare and online video to Web security and e-Commerce. Based on...  View slideshow

16 Cool Coworking Spaces

They're affordable, full of start-up geeks like you, and way cooler than any office you could afford.  View slideshow

10 Difficult Employees (& How to Handle Them)

These workplace characters can create endless headaches if not managed well. Here's how to get them out of your hair.  View slideshow

Fix Your HR Mess: 5 Start-up Solutions

Admit it: Your human resources department leaves something to be desired. These five start-ups can help you find the best new hires, manage your expenses, an...  View slideshow

Bizarre HR of 2011

Most human resources departments consider very carefully when it’s appropriate to let an employee go. But then there’s the few that, well, end up in hot ...  View slideshow

New Year's Resolutions: Grow Fast in 2012

One thing all these Inc. 500 CEOs agree on: faster growth. But each has a different resolution on how to grow at break-neck speeds in 2012.  View slideshow

Dear Future Entrepreneur: The Inc 500s' Messages to the Future

The day the Saints won Super Bowl XLIV, in 2010, Robert X. Fogarty began snapping pictures of celebrating New Orleanians, whose joy he saw as a new crest in ...  View slideshow

Networking Tips from the Inc. 5000

Want to be a power networker? We tapped 6 CEOs of the country’s fastest growing companies about how they’ve networked for success, and how you can too.  View slideshow

7 Unusual Ways to Motivate Your Employees

Sure, you can offer raises and promotions. But here’s a look at seven surprising and free tools to spur your employees to work harder.  View slideshow

Steve Jobs Remembered

Upon news of Jobs' death, entrepreneurs and leaders shared an outpouring of personal condolences, anecdotes, and inspirations via Twitter, Facebook--even the...  View slideshow

How to Stop Giving Terrible Presentations

The CEO of Serious Energy says, "The vast majority of presentations are terrible." Here's how to make them great.  View slideshow

How to Stop Being a Jerk

Jay Steinfeld, founder and CEO of Houston-based Blinds.com, used to be�"well, a jerk. He would criticize employees regularly and rarely dole out praise. Bu...  View slideshow

How to Delegate Anything

Managing, to a large extent, is the art of effective delegating. But how much and when to hand off? We asked Ted Roden, founder and CEO of New York City-base...  View slideshow

A Timeline of American Employee Rights

Inc.com traces a brief history of U.S. labor law--from the roots of union organization, to newly-introduced efforts to reform it.  View slideshow

6 Branding Ideas From Jay-Z and Kanye West

Jay-Z and Kanye West released one of the most anticipated albums on the year, Watch the Throne . They were able to leverage paid, earned, and owned a...  View slideshow

Innovation Inspiration From Nonprofits

What can your business learn from the innovative ways nonprofits operate today? We've tapped the best ideas and business strategies from seven nonprofits.  View slideshow

6 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Workforce

A bleak economic outlook is one thing. But if your employees are uninspired, you could face a perfect storm. Consider these six steps a call to action.  View slideshow

Is Your Name CEO-Worthy?

We crunched the numbers to learn the most common names found among the CEOs of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Does your name make the cut?  View slideshow

9 Tips on Workplace Etiquette for the Boss

From the office Christmas party to friending employees on social media, here are nine new and old etiquette rules you need to commit to memory.  View slideshow

A Celebration of Inc. 500 Workers

A business is only as good as its people�"and that’s especially true for lean, fast-growing companies. Here's a look at seven dedicated workers from this...  View slideshow