Inc MagazineHarvard Harvard Psychologists Reveal the Real Reason We're All So DistractedInc Magazine - Nate KlempWhen it comes to how to be more focused and less distracted, we've got things inside out. We tend to think that we are distracted because of the devices in our pocket, Instagram, Facebook, text messages,
Inc MagazineInfographics How to Know When It's Time to Change Your Company's NameInc Magazine - Amy BalliettTechnological advances, shifts in consumer demand, the emergence of new competition -- all of these factors can determine the long-term success of your business. More than anything, however, your success
Inc MagazineGoogle Home Still Trying To Grow Your Business Through SEO? Think Ahead and Start Doing This InsteadInc Magazine - Tommy MelloIf Voice Search Optimization isn't part of your marketing strategy, you're losing a lot of potential customers. SEO has been a thing for... well, decades now. Pretty much everyone knows that if you're
Inc MagazineStartups Here's How to Keep Your Company Culture Strong As You GrowInc Magazine - Young Entrepreneur CouncilMost startups want to achieve rapid growth. However, you can't just scale up your staff and your production output -- you also need to be able to scale your company culture. As your business expands, need
Inc MagazineNarcissism Here's How to Tell Within 5 Minutes If Your Boss Is Really a NarcissistInc Magazine - Marcel SchwantesIn my former life as a talent manager, I was tasked with conducting exit interviews to discover the reasons people were quitting their jobs at one particular creative agency. As I looked at the turnover
Inc MagazineSustainability Your Productivity Isn't Sustainable. Use These Tips to Regain Your CreativityInc Magazine - Anne SugarWhile it is valuable to be efficient, there are other methods to consider as well. In the workplace today, success is measured by how effective and efficient you can be with your teams. That's why many
Inc MagazineGilbert How Staying Quiet Can Help During Business Negotiations (and 2 Other Unexpected Tactics)Inc Magazine - Mandy GilbertWhen the stakes are high, don't let your nerves get the better of you. Negotiating is part of our everyday lives. Whether it's determining a new employee's salary or trying to get our kids to eat their
Inc MagazineQuora Want to Be a Better Public Speaker? Here's How You Should Prepare for Your Next GigInc Magazine - QuoraWhat are the best ways to prepare for a public speaking engagement? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the
Inc MagazineSpaceX SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Rocket Is Carrying Something Important: The Future of the InternetInc Magazine - Don ReisingerWhen the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday night, it'll be carrying 24 satellites. More importantly, it'll be another critical step in bolstering SpaceX --
Inc MagazineEntrepreneurshipTo Retire With $1 Million, Here's How Much You'll Need to Put In Your 401(k) Each Month (and How Entrepreneurs Have a SignificantInc Magazine - Jeff HadenA handy breakdown of how much to save to accumulate $1 million in a 401(k). Plus, the way small business owners can make the process go even faster. How much do you need to save in your 401(k) for retirement?
Inc MagazineMicrosoft Microsoft Studied What Made Their Employees Miserable. They Now Coach Managers To Do 1 Thing Differently.Inc Magazine - Betsy MikelMicrosoft had discovered some unsettling news. An entire group of its top-performing employees was miserable. Compared to other groups at Microsoft, the 700 employees working in its Surface and Xbox device
Inc MagazineMarketing Google My Business Introduces Many New Features for Company ProfilesInc Magazine - Peter RoeslerThe internet has increased competition for all retailers, including those with brick and mortar stores. More consumers are searching for local businesses online, and businesses with stronger online presences
Inc MagazineMicrosoft Microsoft Just Said It Won't Let Its Employees Use Slack (and It's Not Just Because of the Competition)Inc Magazine - Jason AtenThe company is asking its employees to avoid a list of software that it says puts intellectual property and data security at risk. Last week, Slack became a public company in one of the year's most highly
Inc MagazineFIFA Women's World CupBrazilian Superstar Marta Just Said the Most Inspiring Thing You'll Hear This Week (and Showed What True Leadership LooksInc Magazine - Jeff HadenYesterday the Brazilian national team lost in extra time to France, one of the tournament favorites, in the FIFA Women's World Cup. The loss knocks the team and Brazilian superstar Marta, arguably the
Inc Magazine What to Say to an Employee Who's Requesting Too Much Time OffInc Magazine - Alison GreenInc.com columnist Alison Green answers questions about workplace and management issues--everything from how to deal with a micromanaging boss to how to talk to someone on your team about body odor. Here's
Inc MagazineSergey Brin Google Rejected Employees' Plea to Reform Its Sexual Harassment Policy. Here's Why That Is a Big MistakeInc Magazine - Suzanne LucasGoogle employees walked out in protest over sexual harassment policies and practices and last week, the shareholders submitted a reasonable proposal that failed (along with all other shareholder proposals).
Inc Magazine What's the Difference Between Coaching and Therapy?Inc Magazine - Amy MorinAlthough life coaching first entered the scene in the 1980s, it didn't really catch on at first. But most recently, the popularity of life coaches has exploded. From wellness coaches to financial coaches,
Inc MagazineStartups 5 Startup Costs Most Entrepreneurs Forget to Plan For (Until It's Almost Too Late)Inc Magazine - Craig BloemYou have a great idea for a small business. You've tested it. You've established key metrics that will help you turn data into insights to help your business stay on track. You've built a financial plan
Inc MagazinePersonality How to Build a More Inclusive Workplace Culture This Pride Month (and Beyond)Inc Magazine - Steve FarberPride Month is an opportunity and reminder to bring everyone together. I've been writing lately about how love is damn good business. So it stands to reason that I would think a movement with the slogan
Inc MagazineEssays How to Deliver Employee Feedback Most EffectivelyInc Magazine - Ryan JenkinsA recent paper by psychologist David Scott Yeager and eight other colleagues highlighted how students reacted to feedback. Forty-four seventh-grade students were assigned to write an essay. Once complete,
Inc Magazine 5 Tips for Scheduling Meetings That Respect Everyone's TimeInc Magazine - Elise Keith"Too many meetings" and "Too much time wasted in unproductive meetings." When a company struggles with low employee engagement, you will invariably find one of these complaints near the top of the list.
Inc MagazineEntrepreneurship Why Every Entrepreneur Must Work RemotelyInc Magazine - Yazin AkkawiIn a creative business like mine, the office represents a lot: to clients, it communicates legitimacy and credibility; to employees, it communicates stability; to everyone else, it communicates success.
Inc MagazineBusiness The 1 Meeting Every Leader Needs to Make Time ForInc Magazine - Wanda ThibodeauxLike any other company, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) uses one-on-one meetings to make great things happen. But that doesn't mean the traditional boss-to-direct report approach is the only way to go.
Inc MagazineManagement Want to be More Satisfied With Your Life? New Research Says to Do This for 2 Hours a WeekInc Magazine - Melanie CurtinThis past weekend, I went hiking in the Santa Monica mountains. It has rained more than usual in LA this year, so it was exceptionally beautiful. The stark contrast of the bright yellow and vividly purple
Inc MagazineEntrepreneurship Success is Hard Because You Overcomplicate It. Keep Your Strategy Simple with These 7 QuestionsInc Magazine - Marla TabakaThey had built a seven-figure business in under three years. Three years ago I asked these entrepreneurs, who happen to be my daughter and son-in-law, about their business plan. As they exchanged humored
Inc MagazineBusiness 6 Ways to Conduct a Successful Job Search That Won't Exhaust You, According to a LinkedIn Career ExpertInc Magazine - Scott MautzBurnout has moved to the front burner as of late, having been recently named an diagnosable ailment by The World Health Organization. Recent LinkedIn research shows an astonishing 97 percent of millennials
Inc Magazine Everything You Need to Know About Installment Accounts and How They Affect Your CreditInc Magazine - Shannon McNay InslerChances are when you're reviewing your credit reports you'll see terms you don't tend to use in daily life. This can make for a confusing time trying to understand what's what, especially when you're for
Inc MagazineOprah Winfrey 7 Surprising Things That Will Make Your Resume Stand Out From The CrowdInc Magazine - Peter Economy"The challenge of life, I have found, is to build a resume that doesn't simply tell a story about what you want to be, but it's a story about who you want to be." -- Oprah Winfrey You've heard that you
Inc MagazineBusiness Behavioral Interview Questions From Google, Apple, Amazon and FacebookInc Magazine - Minda ZetlinA behavioral interview at a big tech company can be nerve-racking. Knowing the questions you may face can help. If you're applying for a job at a tech company, you know how the interview process is likely
Inc MagazineIsaac Asimov The Simple Mistake You're Making in Delivering Feedback That You Can Fix TodayInc Magazine - Deborah Grayson RiegelNobody likes giving negative feedback or delivering potentially disappointing news to a direct report. And while many individual contributors know that they actually need negative feedback to get better
