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7 Leadership Lessons From an NBA Coach
Avery Johnson, coach of the New Jersey Nets, shares his keys to success in management, regardless of your industry.
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Maverick Carter, Founder of LRMR Innovative Marketing & Branding
For the brains behind the branding of LeBron James, handling criticism is all in a day's work.
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5 Team-Building Lessons From the NBA Playoffs
As the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers head to a decisive Game 7 in the NBA Finals, we took a look at the way the teams were assembled and how the coa
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What Businesses Can Learn from the NBA
How to motivate employees. Although the new year has generally sparked an optimistic point of view for many small businesses, there are still plent... Read more
When a Product's Too Good
Each day, Inc .'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: <... Read more
Biz Tips from the Boston Celtics; When to Dump a Client
Filing for customer divorce. Some small business owners are finding it difficult (and expensive) to maintain relationships with delinquent or disco... Read more
Behind the Scenes: Companies at the Heart of Everyday Life
Detroit Pistons Vs. Portland Trail Blazers, The Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan 02.08.08, 8:01 P.M. Read more
When Disaster Strikes
James Hook & Co. has been a Boston institution since 1925. But the popular purveyor of lobster saw its fortune go up in smoke this spring, after its main fac... Read more
What You Can Learn from the Hornets
I'm watching the NBA Playoffs as I write this one -- specifically the San Antonio Spurs vs. The New Orleans Hornets. What's interesting to me is that most... Read more
A Cure for Office Madness
The NCAA Tournament could cost the U.S. economy as much as $3.8 billion, according to some estimates. But not for companies that know how to use March Madnes... Read more
The Team Builder
Vinnie Johnson | The Piston Group | Detroit Playing for the Detroit Pistons in 1990, Vinnie Johnson -- known as "The Microwave" because he coul... Read more
March Madness at Work
It's that time of year: March Madness, otherwise known as the NCAA men's basketball tournament. On Sunday evening, the selection committee revealed the fi... Read more
Hoop Dream
A happy entry in one entrepreneur's basketball diary: "Today I bought the Atlanta Hawks." Read more
Her Kind of Town
How landscaper Christy Webber (Inner City 100 2004's No. 54) mowed her way into the hearts of Chicago's elite. Read more
Why It's Pat Croce's World
During his five-year reign as president of the Philadelphia 76ers, the upbeat, unabashed, and sometimes corny Pat Croce turned the team into the Cinderella s... Read more
Main Street: Tex Rx
You might guess that a drugstore with a star-studded clientele would be in Hollywood or New York City. But you wouldn't even be close. Read more
Barbarians at the Watergate
It may have taken awhile, but Washington society is finally adjusting to a new breed: the fast-moving, different-thinking, so very dot-com riche. Read more
Barbarians at the Watergate
It may have taken awhile, but Washington society is finally adjusting to a new breed: the fast-moving, different-thinking, so very dot-com I Read more
Hoop Dreams: New League Banks on Sisterhood
A look at a women's basketball league that is banking on grassroots marketing and worker solidarity. Read more
Helping Kids Is the Ticket
Sometimes the best way to satisfy customers is to help them do something nice for someone else. The Orlando Magic professional basketball team giv... Read more
Phil Jackson
Inc. talks to the world champion-coach of the Chicago Bulls about the abuse of anger and the handling of key employees. Read more
Turning Basketball Back Into A Business
A month after Harold Katz purchased the Philadelphia 76ers, a photograph of "Dr. J" -- Julius Erving, the six-foot-six forward for the team -- appeared in... Read more
How to Build a Corporate Culture of Trust
When trust exists between employees and management, and more importantly with customers, business will thrive. Here's how to implement a trust strategy in yo... Read more
Who Makes for the ^^comma^^ Best^^comma^^ Hire?
As recruiters and HR professionals, we're often immersed in employment equity and affirmative action initiatives and challenges. The strides that have be... Read more
Will March Madness Make the Boss Block Web Use?
During the NCAA basketball tournament, employers lose $1.2 billion in employee productivity. Can that be thwarted by blocking Internet access to sports sites? Read more
Obituary: Larry H. Miller
Larry H. Miller, owner of the Utah Jazz, was driven Read more
Don't Bet on It (But If You Do, Here's Advice on How to Win)
Who cares if your office's March Madness pool is illegal? That shouldn't stop you from trying to pick your way to prize money. Read more
What Game Are You Playing?
If you think that business and sports have a lot in common, think again, and again. Are you playing baseball, or football, or basketball? The answer, says Ro... Read more
The Cash Register Meets its App
The smartphone makes a significant lunge toward replacing your credit card. Plus, what if your product is too perfect, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
Be Like Steve, Suns Owner Tells Grads
Some entrepreneurs look to Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Jeff Bezos when they want to be inspired. Robert Sarver suggests Phoenix Suns' point guard and 2005... Read more
Leadership: A Game of Character
Craig Robinson, the basketball coach at Oregon State and Michelle Obama’s brother, answers questions about coping with setbacks, what you have to do to get... Read more
48 Hours with the King of Cold Calls
A salesman par excellence talks about the rewards of cold calls. Read more
Big Easy Entrepreneurs and Turning Buzz Into Bucks
Entrepreneurs help to revive The Big Easy. Four years after Hurricane Katrina flooded nearly 80% of New Orleans, the historic city is in the midst ... Read more
Things I Can't Live Without: Elijah Shaw
Elijah Shaw: CEO of Icon Services Corporation, St. Paul Read more
Obit: Restaurateurs Lose Grip on Star's Coattails
What better celebrity to endorse your restaurant than Michael Jordan? But when the owners' friendship with their celebrity patron deteriorated, it was only a... Read more
Open-Book Basketball
A quote from Pat Riley's 'The Winner Within: A Life Plan for Team Players' (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1993) Read more
Still A Winner
In reading the story about Dave Bing's success in the steel industry ("Basketball Player Dave Bing Goes for the Steel," Insider, May), I couldn't help but... Read more
How to Tweet and Mark Cuban Gets Body-Slammed
How to use Twitter profitably. David Spinks of Mashable has comp... Read more
Will March Madness Lead to Recession?
Probably not. But according to some estimates, the NCAA basketball tournament could cost the U.S. economy almost $2 billion in lost productivity. Why it's ea... Read more
In Praise of March Madness?
Despite the $1.2 billion in so-called lost productivity that some experts predict, a growing number of companies are using the NCAA tournament to help boost ... Read more
Good Hoops Player, Even Better Entrepreneur
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: Mee... Read more
Stanford Hosts Technology Summit
Stanford University this month hosts its fourth annual business summit, which will focus on promising entrepreneurial activities and investments in the gl... Read more
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