Icons & InnovatorsBill Saporito The Founders of Kind and Panera Bread on Their (Radically Different) Approaches to InnovationPanera Bread's Ron Shaich and Kind's Daniel Lubetzky discuss creativity, control, and the future of entrepreneurialism.
Icons & InnovatorsLarry Kim 50 Inspirational Business Quotes from Gates, Winfrey, Musk, and MoreGet inspired with words of wisdom from some of the greatest minds ever.
Icons & InnovatorsJessica Stillman The 3 Essentials Every Great Leader Must Have, According to Microsoft CEO Satya NadellaWhat do Bezos, Gates, Zuckerberg, and every other great leader have in common?
Icons & InnovatorsMinda Zetlin This CEO's Sunday Ritual Helps Keep Employees Engaged. You Should Try It TooUptake co-founder Brad Keywell tells LinkedIn's Chip Cutter he hasn't missed a Sunday in almost three years.
Icons & InnovatorsDamon Brown Jay-Z's Long Time Partner on Why You Shouldn't Compare Yourself to OthersJay-Z partner Young Guru says artists compare themselves too much to the past. Here's why you should focus on the now to make your most successful future
Icons & InnovatorsMarcel Schwantes Warren Buffett's Lesson on Emotional Intelligence May Be the Best Advice You Will Hear TodayThe Oracle of Omaha heard this advice over forty years ago and still applies it today.
LeadJustin Bariso After a Historic Game, Patrick Mahomes Desperately Wanted to Speak With One Person. It's a Lesson in Emotional IntelligenceMahomes played an amazing game. But what he did afterward may have an even greater impact.
Icons & InnovatorsMarcel Schwantes Warren Buffett Lives His Life by This 1 Rule of Success, Says His Partner Charlie MungerThis profound Buffett rule has been obvious to both Warren and Charlie, but not so obvious to most people.
Icons & InnovatorsMarcel Schwantes Warren Buffett Says 3 Life Choices Separate the Doers From the ImpostersWhen the Oracle of Omaha speaks, people listen.
Icons & InnovatorsMarcel Schwantes Warren Buffett Says This Is What Will Stop Your Employees From QuittingTimeless and urgent advice from the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
LeadSonia Thompson What You Can Do to Help Make Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream a RealityA day of service is good. Continuing King's important work within your company is even better. Do both.
Icons & InnovatorsMinda Zetlin Here's How Warren Buffett Persuaded Google's Reluctant Founders to Go PublicSergey Brin and Larry Page feared giving up control of Google. Buffett told them they didn't have to.
Icons & InnovatorsMinda Zetlin Bill Gates Says After the Current Omicron Wave, Covid Will Be More Like the FluThe new variant will create widespread immunity for at least a year, he predicts.
HiringJessica Stillman Thomas Edison's Weird Job Interview Trick Is Actually Backed by Modern Science Edison's bizarre soup-based technique for screening job candidates illustrates an essential truth about effective interviewing.
Icons & InnovatorsMarcel Schwantes 1 Simple Idea Bill Gates Uses to Hire the Best EmployeesEvery employee will look for this in the post-Covid era.
Icons & InnovatorsMarcel Schwantes Bill Gates Doesn't Believe in New Year's Resolutions. Here's What Works to Truly Change YourselfThe billionaire Microsoft co-founder has a different take on the New Year's resolution ritual.
Icons & InnovatorsJessica Stillman These 7 Words From Jeff Bezos Are the Best Leadership Advice You're Likely to Read This Year It's only January, but the Amazon founder already offered some of the best advice of the year.
CreativityJessica Stillman Thomas Edison's Weird (but Research-Backed) Nap Trick Can Help You Solve Your Toughest Problems Can you sleep your way to a creative breakthrough? The great inventor and modern science say yes.
Icons & InnovatorsJessica Stillman Elon Musk Thinks Every Child Should Learn About These 50 Cognitive Biases Would the world be more rational if we did as Musk recently suggested and taught kids about cognitive biases in school?
Icons & InnovatorsMelissa Angell A Look Back at the Iconic Entrepreneurs Who Passed Away in 2021Those that we lost this past year have left lasting marks in their respective fields that changed the world forever.
LeadJustin Bariso Jeff Bezos's 38-Word Master Class in How to Handle Criticism (and More Lessons Learned From 2021)A short look back at 2021's most read stories from this column, along with lessons learned.
Business BooksStanley McChrystal General Stanley McChrystal's Top 3 Risk Management Lessons for Business LeadersManaging risks to your business comes down to accepting the ever-changing nature of threats, the retired army general says in his latest book.
Icons & InnovatorsJessica Stillman Steal Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison's 4 Rules of Work for a Saner, Happier 2022 The Great Resignation reveals many of us are fed up with our professional lives. A literary legend offers a solution.
TechnologyJustin Bariso How Tim Cook Crushed Facebook--and Set up a War in Tech for Years to ComeApple's app tracking technology likely cost Facebook billions. Here's what it means for the future.
PivotDoug Cantor Every Entrepreneur Has Had to Change Their Business Model in Some Way. Here's How Some of the Most Successful Ones Did ItWhether it's a slight tweak or a complete overhaul, you need to continually adapt to new conditions. Follow the advice from these founders to get started.
HiringMarcel Schwantes Warren Buffett Believes You Should Hire for Integrity. Here Are 5 Interview Questions to Ask a Job CandidateAssessing for integrity starts with asking the right questions during an interview.
LeadJason Aten Disney's Former CEO Bob Iger Just Explained the Reason He Resigned. It's the Best Example of Emotional Intelligence I've Seen Yet"I started listening less," Iger said of his leadership style. It was a sign it was time to leave.
Icons & InnovatorsMinda Zetlin This Mindset Explains Why Elon Musk Is Time's Person of the YearIt worked for Steve Jobs as well. What could it do for you?
Icons & InnovatorsMarcel Schwantes Warren Buffett Says You Can Spot a Great Leader by Simply Looking for This 1 TraitA trait so often overlooked in identifying true leaders.
MarketingChris Nashawaty Marketing Lessons in a Bottle of Celebrity SpiritsRyan Reynolds, Bethenny Frankel, and other stars have cashed in big on booze. Here are the secrets to their success. Plus, an Inc. taste test. (Tough job!)
LeadJessica Stillman Bill Gates Just Predicted the Pandemic Will Finally End in 2022The Microsoft founder warned about the threat of a pandemic years before Covid. Now he's offering a happier prediction.
Icons & InnovatorsJessica Stillman Why So Many Top Tech Companies Have Indian-Born CEOs, According to a Startup Veteran Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, and now Parag Agrawal. Why are so many top tech companies helmed by Indian-born CEOs? An industry insider explains.
Business BooksMarcel Schwantes 5 Great Books Warren Buffett Thinks You Should Have Under Your Christmas TreeFrom Warren Buffett's personal collection, these business classics will help you become a better investor.
Icons & InnovatorsMinda Zetlin Bill Gates Says the Acute Phase of the Pandemic Will End in 2022In his end-of-the-year blog post, Gates offers 4 reasons for optimism--and one reason for worry.
LeadFran Velasquez Great Leaders Embody These 4 Principles, According to Best Buy's Former CEOHubert Joly, who revived Best Buy when challenged by e-commerce giant Amazon, says you can make your employees happy while still delivering results.
LeadJason Aten Elon Musk Says 'CEO Is a Made-Up Title.' He Kind of Has a PointMusk says legally he's now the "Technoking" of Tesla.
Icons & InnovatorsRebecca Deczynski Michael Strahan's Latest Venture Is Bringing Him to New Heights--Aboard a Blue Origin Space FlightEntrepreneur and football legend Michael Strahan is boarding Blue Origin's next space flight. His entrepreneurial journey and penchant for preparedness make him ready for liftoff.
Icons & InnovatorsBill Murphy Jr. Elon Musk Just Sent an Alarming 'All Hands' Email, and Taught a Key Leadership Lesson in the Process'[W]e need all hands on deck to recover from what is, quite frankly, a disaster.'
Best-Kept Travel SecretsJessica Stillman Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky: Work, Life, and Vacation Are Going to Become One Big BlobGet ready for the 'Great Convergence.'
Business BooksJessica Stillman Bill Gates Just Wants to Curl Up With a Pageturner This Holiday Season. Here's the Science of Why You Might Want to Do the Same Plus, recommendations for great new fiction from the Microsoft founder and philanthropist.
ProductivityJeff Steen Bill Gates's Evening Routine Is Key to His Decades-Long Success. It Depends on 2 Surprisingly Simple ThingsWhile morning routines can be effective, evening routines play a huge role in daily success. Just ask dishwashing Bill Gates.
TechnologyJustin Bariso Facebook Changing Its Name to Meta Is a Brilliant Business Move. But It's Also Bad News for the FutureIt's more than a name change: Facebook's focus on the metaverse is a brilliant business move. But it could mean bad things to come.
Icons & InnovatorsJessica Stillman In 1922, Albert Einstein Needed Just 17 Words to Explain the Secret of HappinessA note containing the genius's 'theory of happiness' later sold at auction for $1.56 million.
Icons & InnovatorsMinda Zetlin 5 Books That Make Great Holiday Gifts, According to Bill GatesFrom a novel about Shakespeare to how intelligence works in the brain, there's something to interest everyone.
GrowJustin Bariso Taylor Swift's Fans Taught Her an Amazing Lesson in How to Create Value. Here It Is in 1 SentenceThe Swifties helped her figure it out: Discovering your passion is only half the journey.
TechnologyBill Murphy Jr. An Amazon Warehouse Worker Asked Jeff Bezos for Help With Her Pay. Here's How Amazon RespondedIn case you ever need it, his email addres reportedly is: jeff@amazon.com.
Icons & InnovatorsFran Velasquez Steve Wozniak Says to Focus on These 3 Things When You Pitch Your Startup to InvestorsHere's what you need to do to impress the co-founder of Apple.
Icons & InnovatorsBill Shapiro Meet These 5 Businesswomen That Double as History MakersFemale entrepreneurial luminaries like Madam C.J. Walker and Mary Katharine Goddard were few and far between over the years, but they helped pave the way for younger rule breakers including Serena Williams.
Icons & InnovatorsJessica Stillman Research Agrees With Jeff Bezos That This Is the Most Important Quality for SuccessBoth EQ and IQ are important for success. This skill underpins both, research shows.
GrowMarcel Schwantes Warren Buffett Says What Separates Successful People From Everyone Else Really Comes Down to a Two-Letter WordThe oracle of Omaha drops what may be the best career advice you'll get today.
InnovateScott Eden The Incredible Tale of the Greatest Toy Man You've Never KnownHe brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Cabbage Patch Kids to our living rooms. He made and lost fortunes. Can Al Kahn stay in the game?
Icons & InnovatorsMarcel Schwantes In a Few Words, Warren Buffett Reminds Us of a Forgotten Habit That Led to His SuccessBuffett does something completely counterintuitive in the hyper-connected digital economy.
TechnologyChristine Lagorio-Chafkin GaryVee Wants to Make You Rich ... AgainHow Gary Vaynerchuk, the brash pioneer of social media-optimized self-promotion and brand building, is reinventing himself to sell NFTs and empathy. No cursing this time around -- well, almost none. Is he actually onto something?
TechnologyChristine Lagorio-Chafkin GaryVee's Guide to Inventing the Future With NFTsHow to think about getting your business into tokens, from pioneer Gary Vaynerchuk.
Taking CareJason Aten Lego Customers Lose Millions of Pieces a Year. The Company's 4-Word Response Is the Best I've Ever SeenHave fun and deliver on your promises.