Leadership and Managing


Recent Leadership and Managing Slideshows

Management Advice: What Kind of Boss Are You?

By Geoffrey James |  May 10, 2012

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


6 Secrets to Hiring and Retaining Great Employees

By John Florez |  May 3, 2012

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

By Jeff Haden |  Apr 23, 2012

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

By Geoffrey James |  Mar 6, 2012

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


America's Coolest College Start-ups 2012

By Inc. staff |  Mar 4, 2012

The 2012 class of our annual America's Coolest College Start-ups are fresh, innovative, founded with a social mission, and may very-well be the next Google o...  View slideshow


Bad Boss? 7 Management Moves to Avoid

By Geoffrey James |  Feb 15, 2012

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

By KC Ifeanyi |  Feb 13, 2012

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

By Duane Spires |  Feb 1, 2012

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

By Christina DesMarais |  Jan 30, 2012

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

By Christina DesMarais |  Jan 19, 2012

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)

By Geoffrey James |  Jan 19, 2012

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

Jan 11, 2012

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

By Nicole Carter |  Dec 21, 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

By April Joyner |  Dec 20, 2011

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

By J.J. McCorvey |  Dec 9, 2011

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

By Eric Markowitz |  Dec 5, 2011

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

By Eric Markowitz |  Oct 13, 2011

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

Oct 6, 2011

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

Oct 4, 2011

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

Sep 30, 2011

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