Managing Creativity


Recent Managing Creativity Articles

Where to Find Great Talent: 5 Contrarian Ideas

You can hire the best, even if you're on a budget. You just need to know where to look.  Read more

Top 9 Brand Blunders of All Time

Branding can be a dangerous business, as evidenced by these particularly heinous mistakes.  View slideshow

How to Make Smarter Decisions on the Fly

A better process to think through your choices when the stakes are high.  Read more

Facebook & Instagram: Why You Should Care

What does the $1 billion acquisition have to do with you? A look at the dangers of hitching your company to one particular platform.  Read more

7 Ways to Screw Up a New Employee

Want that new hire to get off to a great start? Forget about following these nuggets of conventional wisdom.  Read more

Long To-Do List? Make a Not-Right-Now List

In today’s digital age, it's hard to focus. But the Not-Right-Now list can help you get things done.  Read more

Friday Fail: Worst Fireable Offenses

Tired of success stories? Every Friday on Inc.com we bring you epic tales of failure and shame. This week: Getting sacked.  Read more

Great Leaders Make Room for Up-and-Comers

In 1925, leadoff hitter Wally Pipp stepped aside because he knew the Yankees needed a rising star, Lou Gehrig, up at bat. What a legacy.  Read more

Women: More Honest and Hardworking?

What's the workplace really like? A new survey claims women are working their tails off... and men are more likely to play hooky.  Read more

5 Things Remarkable Bosses Never Do

What you don't do can sometimes make a bigger impact than what you do.  Read more

How Not to Crash & Burn in Business

Running a business is like flying a plane: Lots of decisions to make and zero time to analyze them. Improve your gut instincts with these tips.  Read more

6 Ways Successful People Stand Out

Substance trumps style in the long run. Here's how to make the kind of impression that lasts.  Read more

Power of the Quiet Entrepreneur

Why you don't have to be loud to be a great leader.  Read more

How to Keep a Superstar Employee Happy

Can't offer extra money or a better title? You may not need either to get your top employee to stick around.  Read more

8 Reasons to Fire Your Personal Assistant

Need a cheaper way to manage your topsy-turvy schedule? These apps and services will do the trick.  Read more

Legacy: Norman Edmund, 1916-2012

Norman Edmund started an army salvage business out of his New Jersey home, and became publisher of the famous Edmund Scientific catalog.  Read more

How Lara Miller Navigated the Economic Crisis 

Even through the economic crisis, she learned from her mistakes and kept up her spirits.  Watch video

Managing Time, Creativity & Lists 

How Lara Miller runs her clothing line, from Excel spreadsheets to fashion design.  Watch video

Lara Miller: True Story of a Fashion Line Launch 

Lara Miller started her women's clothing business in 2005. Her symmetrical designs are now sold in more than 50 stores around the world. She faced plenty of ...  Watch video

Lara Miller: True Story of a Fashion Line Launch 

Lara Miller started her women's clothing business in 2005. Her sophisticated, symmetrical designs are now sold in more than 50 stores around the world. But s...  Watch video

Take a Break 

Lara Miller jogs and visits the beach to relax from the pressures of her hectic work schedule.  Watch video

How A Creative Runs A Company 

"Can I just be the creative director of my company, please somebody rescue me."  Watch video

Selling Your Own Creation 

Lara Miller says the reward is when she sees people wearing her designs.  Watch video

Trade Shows, Long Hours & Schlepping 

The Chicago designer talks about what the day-to-day entrepreneur lifestyle really entails, including the upside.  Watch video

Believe Nothing Is Impossible 

"I'm happy-go-lucky, and I'm ambitious."  Watch video

Coming Up with New Clothing Line Ideas 

Lara Miller's creative inspiration comes from architecture, Russian dolls, and Mexican textiles.  Watch video

Learning from Other Designers 

The eco-friendly fashionista says she could not have launched her business on her own.  Watch video

Without This Skill, You Won't Succeed

It doesn't matter what industry you're in. This is the one thing all successful people know how to do well.  Read more

Why Nice People Will Sabotage You

How to keep quiet politeness from killing your sales, marketing and probably your business.  Read more

Friday Fail: The Most Bizarre Interview

Tired of success stories? Every Friday on Inc.com we bring you epic tales of failure and shame. Up this week: Awkward hiring situations.  Read more

Confessions of an Ex-Manager

Sure, there were successes along the way. But there were also mistakes--lots of them. An ex-manager reflects on his rookie days.  Read more

5 Smart Moves to Steal from the Tech Industry

Strategies every start-up and small business can take from Apple, Facebook, Google, and other leaders in high tech.  Read more

4 Brilliant Video Marketing Campaigns

Having trouble dreaming up a new Web campaign for your product or service? Borrow some ideas from these viral videos.  Read more

6 Major Tech Innovations for 2012

These trends could make for huge opportunities--or huge disruptions to your business. Either way, they are ones to watch.  Read more

Should You Pay to Launch to a Crowd?

Tech entrepreneurs flock to pricey events for the networking and the potential prize money. But there are cheaper ways to launch to the masses.  Read more