Jack Welch


Boundaryless

"Boundaryless" is a neologism that has become a slogan of sorts in business practice, usually in the form of "a boundaryless organization." Such an organi...  Read story

The Next Generation

Results of a survey of high school students on their attitudes about entrepreneurship.  Read story

Book Value

Reviews of two business books -- one featuring the business wisdom of Elizabeth I and one with tips on organizing your life. Also, why the book publishing in...  Read story

Nothing Endures but Change

The only absolute in today's volatile business climate is that change is inevitable -- and just around the corner. So unless you're ahead of it, you're alrea...  Read story

The Best Small Companies to Work for

Profile of the best small companies to work for and their secrets to building a great workplace.  Read story

Returns: Mergers and Accusations

Yes, most mergers are misguided. But savvy investors shouldn't overlook those few companies that get them right.  Read story

An Excellent Question

The author of In Search of Excellence answers the 10 questions most frequently asked about his book.  Read story

Feeling Out Of Your League?

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

The Best of Both Worlds

Competing small companies are forming networks that strengthen each company's independence.  Read story

Book Excerpt: Beyond Budgeting

Introduction: Toward a New General Management Model The budget is a tool of repression rather than innovation. ¹ Bob Lutz, ex...  Read story

A Network for Networkers

Wireless local networks and handheld-based conference guides are the latest trends in keeping conference attendees connected to the event.  Read story

Every Business Needs a Nanny

Does your business need a nanny?  Read story

Every Business Needs a Nanny

Does your business need a nanny?  Read story

Grist: What's in Store for '04

From "perfect storming" to CEOs as name-brands, here are some trends poised to take shape in 2004.  Read story

The Wisdom of Peter Drucker from A to Z

Known widely as the father of management, Peter Drucker formulated many concepts about business that we now take for granted. On the 100th anniversary of his...  Read story

Inc. Ticker: Entrepreneurs in the News

The latest news on Paul Allen, Jack Welch, and former NBA star David Robinson  Read story

Four Tips for Working with Board Search Firms

As boards increasingly become less an informal network of cronies and more a hardworking corporate resource, the search for new board members becomes incr...  Read story

From Employee to Entrepreneur

When I graduated from Rutgers University in 1985 with a degree in electrical engineering, I immediately did what came naturally back then: I joined a larg...  Read story

A Skimmer's Guide to the Latest Business Books: Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

The book: Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else , by Geoff Colvin; Portfolio; Oct...  Read story

Innovation: Making Inspiration Routine

It's not about brilliance. Valuable new ideas are the product of hard work and smart, disciplined processes.  Read story

Grist: Save the Founder

Every business--no matter how big or how "mature"--needs an entrepreneur at the helm.  Read story

FYI: My Son, the Downsizer

Lessons learned from watching a seven-year-old entrepreneur at the helm of a hot start-up.  Read story

What CEOs Will Admit Out of the Office

The crowd at the recent Inc. 500 conference talks about Hillary, health care, and more.  Read story

America's Favorite Hometown Businesses

When it comes to businesses that are charming, idiosyncratic, and lovable, Main Street still has a monopoly. To celebrate America's great unsung small compan...  Read story

Avoiding the Tipping Point

Anyone who has ever been with a growing company from its early start-up days to any measure of significant size has undoubtedly experienced the tipping p...  Read story

Learning From the Best

Lessons from the Top: The Search for America's Best Business Leaders by Thomas J. Neff and James M. Citrin. Doubleday, 418 pages, $24.95....  Read story

The Executive Club: Oprah Meets Operations

A bookclub for entrepreneurs that fires the mind.  Read story

The Reality of Raising Venture Capital

The Reality of Raising Venture Capital What's the equivalent to the Ivory Tower for consultants, columnists, and ex-VCs? I need to know because...  Read story

75 Reasons to Be Glad You're an American Entrepreneur Right Now

Here's our tally of the diverse ways the culture, the economy, and entrepreneurship's own history are combining to make this a great time--the best time, in ...  Read story

Retention's Twin: Engagement

Last month I wrote about the internal "war for talent" and how re...  Read story

Happiness Pays

PaeTec Communications is fiercely dedicated to two things: worker contentment and inexorable growth. The company's relentlessly focused CEO takes personal re...  Read story

Buy the Boss -- or the Company?

Sure, CEOs affect how their stocks perform. Does that mean you should consider the CEO when picking your portfolio?  Read story

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Tony Lee, Ring Masters

for saving 16 jobs, including his own  Read story

Book Value

Reviews of four business books -- two wildly different takes on the state of shareholder value, one about why consumers rule now more than ever, and one on h...  Read story

Street Smarts: A Failure of Responsibility

Why using layoffs as a business tool is bad business.  Read story

So many standards to follow, so little payoff

Companies have spent a lot of money to comply with ISO's popular management standards. Now, many wonder why they bothered.  Read story

The State of Small Business 1997

One of Inc.'s executive editors presents some thoughts and comments about the current state of small business.  Read story

Packing IT In

Four CEOs share their tactics for on-the-road productivity. Includes tips on avoiding airport hang-ups, dealing with hotel inadequacies, cutting costs, and m...  Read story

Dossier: Secrets From the Fast Lane

Indy 500 champ Eddie Cheever Jr. uses racing skills to win the inside track for his companies.  Read story

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