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Recent Leadership Articles
Time Management: The Simplest System
A CEO offers her insights on saving time by using an ordinary notebook to plan the business day and more. Read more
Motivation: Try Praise
A management expert reveals that praise, when used wisely, is a powerful motivator any small company can afford. Read more
Dilbert Fired! Starts New Biz
The creator of the comic strip Dilbert exchanges some e-mail with Inc.'s editor-in-chief. Read more
Let It Snow
When adversity threatened to kill one small business, some corrections put them right back in the running. Read more
Resource: Mini Mailers
An electronics manufacturer explains how his company is using postcards to cut his company's mass-mailing budget. Read more
A Space Pen Odyssey
When it came time to pull this out-dated pen manufacturer out of the 1960s, it took more than deft wiring. Read more
Communications: When Talk Is Cheap
A quick look at how one company is using technology to maintain its high-quality phone service at a low cost. Read more
Big-Business Heroes
Inc.'s editor-in-chief presents a quick review of Art Kleiner's book, The Age of Heretics. Read more
Cheaper by the Dozen
A look at how small-business alliances have cut costs and improved coverage for entrepreneurs and their employees. Read more
Digs on a Dime
Here's a way to create an office design that works for everyone and is both stylish and inexpensive. Read more
The Hype About Home Businesses
A look at some data that shows the trend toward home business continues and may be growing faster than expected. Read more
The Happiest Workers in the World
Inc. 's editor-at-large examines the results of a recent Inc. Gallup survey that suggests worker confidence is good. Read more
The Dark Side
A look at some data about births and deaths of small U.S. businesses. Read more
The Startling Truth About Growth Companies
Inc.'s latest research shows that fast-growing small companies are not 'here today, gone tomorrow.' Read more
'Flashes of Genius'
Peter Drucker on entrepreneurial complacency and delusions—and the madness of always thinking you're numb one. Read more
The Hottest Entrepreneur in America?
Inc. magazine's editor-in-chief offers some excerpts from an interview with a noted management expert. Read more
Turning the Tables
An overview of a manager feedback report used by employees to review their bosses. Read more
Praise the Lord, Don't Hire Him
Inc.'s editor-in-chief reviews a new management book and offers comments on a certain style of management. Read more
The Three Criteria for a Successful New Business
A veteran entrepreneur explains why you need more than a revolutionary product to have a successful start-up. Read more
I'm Mary, and I'm a Workaholic
An entrepreneur explains how she learned to live with her all-consuming addiction -- company building. Read more
Taming the Beast
A close-up look at how a business owner learned the art of growing his remodeling business. Read more
Family Business: Creating Family Policies
A family-business expert explains how a family-business policy plan can reduce discord and conflict. Read more
Resource: Cutting Currency-Swap Costs
A quick review of a book that can help you avoid the hidden costs of international transactions. Read more
Communications: New Life for Old PCs
A CEO tells how her company offered clients used computers to improve communications. Read more
Zeroing In on Data
A past CIO offers a guide to getting the right information in the most efficient way. Read more
Been There, Doing That
As researchers study how women do business, they're finding women-owned companies offer some interesting strategies. Read more
The Big Lie
A member of Havard Medical School's Department of Psychiatry offers five strategies to avoid burnout. Read more
Benchmark: Comparison Shopper
A telecom expert offers some tips for people who are shopping for a cellular-phone reseller. Read more
The Fall of Bombay
The 1993 EOY found his company in trouble and has retaken the reins, and this article tells readers why. Read more
Virtual Office: Long-Distance Managing
A clothing retailer explains how she is saving expenses by using managers that are not working in her New York office. Read more
December 1995
A quote from the book Waiting for the Weekend concerning "the desire to do something well." Read more
The Real Deming
Inc's editor-in-chief offers a quote from W. Latzko and D. Saunders' book, Four Days with Dr. Deming. Read more
Resources: Help with Elder Care
A list of several companies that offer resource-and-referral services specifically for elder-care issues. Read more
