Niccolo Machiavelli


Straight to the Source

By Jeffrey L. Seglin |  Dec 1, 1999

Reviews of eight new business books -- five on leadership secrets from historical figures, one chronicling the story of the first computer, and two delineati...  Read story

Firing Your Board

By Jerry Colonna |  Sep 1, 2004

Okay. So I'm kidding. You can't really fire your board. But you can, over time, improve it. Call it a bloodless coup d'etat . A few weeks ...  Read story

Index

By Inc Staff |  Mar 1, 1999

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the March 1999 issue.  Read story

Index

By Inc Staff |  Mar 1, 1998

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the March issue.  Read story

Index

By Inc Staff |  Aug 1, 1998

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the August 1998 issue.  Read story

Grist: What I Learned From The Sopranos

By Adam Hanft |  May 1, 2004

With business leaders trying to clean up their acts, why are they turning to Tony Soprano, management guru?  Read story

Index

By Inc Staff |  Nov 1, 1998

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the November 1998 issue.  Read story

'Rebranding Leadership'

By Sarah Goldstein |  Jun 20, 2007

Harriet Rubin, author of The Mona Lisa Stratagem , has spent a lifetime trying to rewrite the traditional rules of business. So what's she setting he...  Read story

Letters

By Inc Staff |  Nov 1, 1998

Inc. readers react to articles from the August 1998 issue of Inc., including "Diary of a Soloist," by Harriet Rubin, "Caveat Emptor," by Norm Brodsky, and "P...  Read story

Book Value

By Jim Collins |  Jan 1, 1996

A business writer offers a reading list for entrepreneurs that includes many titles not related to business.  Read story

Why Products Fail

May 1, 1984

It is a report with implications that should reverberate throughout the American economy. It looks at a new industry and asks an old question: What are the m...  Read story

Gentleman's Agreement

By Leigh Buchanan |  Jun 1, 2001

A look at recruitment maestro Dan Caulfield's new idea to recruit from companies laying off senior-level employees.  Read story

Do You Need a Coach?

By Alison Stein Wellner |  Apr 1, 2006

More entrepreneurs are turning to business coaches for that extra edge. Here's how to find the right coach--and what you can expect once you do.  Read story

Controlling Interest

By Dr. Pierre Mornell |  Apr 1, 2000

It's easy for entrepreneurs to become control freaks. But as the company grows, it's impossible for CEOs to have their hand in everything. How one woman's st...  Read story

Peter's Principles

By Harriet Rubin |  Mar 1, 1998

Book editor Rubin talks with Peter Drucker about how he built a long-standing brand around his own knowledge and how to prepare for a career as a solo act.  Read story

Diary of a Soloist

By Harriet Rubin |  Aug 1, 1998

In the March 1998 issue of Inc. , Rubin announced her desire to shuck corporate trappings and strike out on her own. Here are excerpts from her journ...  Read story

The Passion Of Robert Swiggert

By Lucien Rhodes |  Apr 1, 1984

Seventeen years ago, the president of a small electronics company looked at the business he had built and realized that it had turned hostile and threatening...  Read story

How to Negotiate Practically Anything

By Michael S. Hopkins |  Feb 1, 1989

Interview with an attorney who has an unconventional negotiating manner: kind, honest, and fair.  Read story

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