Colin Powell


Recent Articles about Colin Powell

Grist: Micromanagers, Unite!

By Adam Hanft |  Dec 1, 2004

Confessions from a real-life micro-manager -- and how our company can benefit from a little meddling.  Read more

Grist: Micromanagers, Unite!

By Adam Hanft |  Dec 1, 2004

Confessions from a real-life micro-manager -- and how our company can benefit from a little meddling.  Read more

Feeling Out Of Your League?

By Keith Ferrazzi |  Jan 1, 2006

Even networking gurus get the occasional jitters when meeting powerful people. Here's how they overcome those nerves.  Read more

Star Boards -- Nothing but Star Boards

By Mike Hofman |  Dec 1, 1999

Operating under the theory that celebrities are money magnets, America's largest companies have long stocked their boardrooms with a ration of star power....  Read more

Colin Powell Letter

By George Gendron |  May 1, 1995

Letter from General Colin Powell to a CEO starting an inner-city-youth program.  Read more

CEO's Notebook

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1999

CEOs give advice on adding star power to your board; the ins and outs of PEOs; venture capital's coastal bias; and the truth about Internet recruiting. Plus:...  Read more

Survey

By Anne Murphy |  Dec 1, 1991

Survey responses from Inc. 500 CEOs on a variety of small business and economic issues.  Read more

June 1996

By George Gendron |  Jun 1, 1996

Inc.'s editor-in-chief presents polling results of CEOs concerning who they support in the 1996 presidential race.  Read more

Grist: More Power Than Point

By Adam Hanft |  Aug 1, 2003

PowerPoint (or "presentation software") has become the lingua franca of American business. It's also become the problem with American business.  Read more

How Bill Bartmann Lost It All and Got It Back

By Darren Dahl |  Sep 1, 2010

Bill Bartmann lost $3.5 billion and his company. Some people would have been discouraged by that.  Read more

The Entrepreneurial Avenger

By Steven Berglas |  Aug 1, 1998

An entrepreneur motivated by revenge may self-destruct when investors get involved in the business. Here are the warning signs that someone views everyone as...  Read more