November 2007

Most Popular

The stories you're buzzing about. Some of the most popular recent stories and slide shows on Inc.com

1. The inc. 500
   The fastest-growing private companies
   
   
2. Slide Show: 30 Under 30
   America's coolest young entrepreneurs
   
   
3. How to Kill a Great Idea
   The story behind the demise of Friendster.
   
   
4. Slide Show: Start-Up Secrets
   Tips from our 30 under 30 honorees
   
   
5. How I Did It: Mike Walrath
   A dot-com survivor shares his story
   
   

When Good Deals Go Bad

You can avoid a difficult renegotiation by asking your lawyer to put escape clauses in your contracts. For tips on how to talk with your attorney about creating favorable contracts, tune in to a podcast with Inc. reporter Sarah Goldstein here.

Business Leadership Articles

Noel M. Tichy of the University of Michigan and Warren G. Bennis of the University of Southern California, the authors of this article, have beenthinking about leadership as it relates to business management for decades.To read more about their research on leadership, decision making, successful collaboration, and more, go to:

The Secrets of Creative Collaboration

Are You Ready for Anything?

Bob Knowling's Change Manual

Operation - Leadership

The Art of the Huddle

For more on how you can use huddles to boost your business, tune in to a podcast with Inc. associate editor Hannah Clark here.

What's In Your Wallet

For our second choice in each category, tune in to a podcast with Inc. reporter Ryan McCarthy here.

How to Fire Decisively

For more tips on firing, read "How to Fire Decisively," from Inc.'s management here.

Joel Spolsky's Favorite Project-Management Books

Joel Spolsky runs down his favorite books on project management here.