Inc MagazineCustomers 3 Ways You Know It's Time to Hire New EmployeesInc Magazine - Craig BloemStarting a business is often overwhelming, especially if you're a company of one and you wear every hat. When you're in charge of product and sales and marketing and fulfillment and accounting and even
Inc MagazineJob Satisfaction The Science Behind Great TeamworkInc Magazine - Lee ColanYou can intentionally use research-supported human dynamics to improve your team's performance. Barry Kaplan and Jeffrey Manchester, co-authors of The Power of Vulnerability, state, "The HEIGHT of a team's
Inc MagazineBill Gates Bill Gates Just Named His Big Tech Mistake Ever. He Is Totally Wrong About ItInc Magazine - John BrandonThe megacompany missed out on a major opportunity quite a few years ago, and the co-founder of this monolith recently admitted it was a big mistake. The error Bill Gates cited? The thing he called a major
Inc MagazineCEOs Solving This Top Ranked Issue Will Set a CEO Up for SuccessInc Magazine - Tanya PriveAccording to Fred Wilson at Union Square Ventures, CEOs have three jobs: Set the overall vision and strategy of the company and communicate it to all stakeholders, recruit, hire, and retain the very best
Inc MagazineCoffee Table Want Stronger Connections and Perspective? Do This 1 ThingInc Magazine - Wanda ThibodeauxCreating an island might just help you win the world. I won't beat around the bush here. People are social creatures--even the most introverted and reclusive among us still need a basic sense of connection
Inc MagazineManagement 3 Tips for Succeeding in a Male-Dominated Field, From One of the NFL's Only Woman CoachesInc Magazine - Melanie CurtinTake the ball and run with it. All the way. Not only was she a quarterback in the Women's Football Alliance (pro tackle football league), but she has competed for the U.S. in the IFAF Women's World Championship;
Inc MagazineSchadenfreude Failure Is Necessary for Growth, but Only In These 3 InstancesInc Magazine - David CancelFailure is necessary. Without it, we cannot hope to achieve the things that others have not. But school teaches us to be afraid of failure--afraid to fail a test, a class, fail out of school. I believe
Inc MagazineManagement 14 Books to Fuel Growth During the Dog Days of SummerInc Magazine - Gene HammettSummer is a season of lazy pool days. It's no surprise businesses adhere to "summer hours" or encourage employees to take time off when school's out. It's hard to stay focused, and the heat wears you But
Inc MagazineMarketing Amazon's Best Innovation Is a Case Study In Genius Marketing--and You've Probably Never Heard of ItInc Magazine - Scott MautzOne of Amazon's lesser-known innovations crept onto the radar screen four years ago this month. Dubbed the "Treasure Truck," it's a service for Amazon app users that offers access to a daily bargain, specific
Inc MagazineStartups 4 TED Talks to Help You When You Feel Creatively StuckInc Magazine - John BoitnottEvery entrepreneur gets stuck at some point. You want to idenitfy what's causing it, and then move forward boldly to make changes. Entrepreneurs are creatives in their own way. No matter how much discipline
Inc MagazineWarren Buffett Warren Buffett Says Learning to Master This Important Skill Literally 'Changed His Life'Inc Magazine - Marcel SchwantesDo you know what I often tell my coaching clients who feel stuck in their careers? You'll only be able to reach your full potential by breaking the habits that no longer serve you. Habits will either us
Inc MagazineArt Galleries 4 Steps To Conduct a Mid-Year Strategic Review That Inspires, Excites and EngagesInc Magazine - Dave McKeownWe're right at the midway point of the year. If your strategic planning cycle runs parallel to the calendar year, then there's no better time to dust of your key goals and conduct a thorough assessment
Inc MagazineNashville, TN How I Bounced Back After Losing My Mother and Half My BusinessInc Magazine - James LedbetterAfter losing her mother, The Press House founder Dawn Kamerling suffered another loss--in her company. Here's how she found strength through it. Dawn Kamerling is the founder of The Press House, a public
Inc MagazineCustomers Connecting Moms Made Brandless a $500 Million Company. Can the Same Strategy Work With Plant Parents?Inc Magazine - Leigh BuchananTo mark its 40th anniversary, Inc. is matching 40 aspiring founders with 40 experienced mentors in the Founders Project. The most recent mentor-mentee pair comes from the world of direct to consumer: Sharkey,
Inc MagazineManagement How to Create 5-Star Experiences Your Customers and Audiences Will Always RememberInc Magazine - Carmine GalloIt's easy to tell the difference between a three-star and a five-star hotel. But when I quiz my audiences on the difference between a four-star and a five-star hotel, fewer people get the correct answer.
Inc MagazinePlay buttonNew York University NYU's Most Popular Class Is All About Love. Here's the No. 1 Thing Students LearnInc Magazine - Jessica StillmanSeveral years ago Yale started offering a class on how to be happier. It quickly became the university’s most popular course ever and then a viral sensation online. Which goes to show people's incredible,
Inc Magazine This May Be the Most Hilarious Shark Tank Pitch of All TimeInc Magazine - Inc. Video Staff The co-founders of Haven, a lock company, went on 'Shark Tank' hoping to prove the traditional deadbolt couldn't stand up to intruders. They didn't exactly prove their point.
Inc MagazineSeth Godin Please Stop Reading Off Your PowerPoint Slides. Here's What to do InsteadInc Magazine - Jason AtenNothing kills a presentation faster than reading off a deck of slides. Follow these 3 rules instead. You've been in that meeting. In fact, as soon as you read the title, you knew exactly what I was talking
Inc MagazineToy Story 4 Toy Story 4 Is a Good Film, But an Even Better Lesson in the Challenges of CreativityInc Magazine - Jason AtenThe fourth installment of the beloved Toy Story franchise is a great family movie, but it symbolizes something far more important for Pixar and Disney. We have four kids under the age of 11, which means
Inc Magazine Virgil's Founder Turned a Unique Acquisition Into a $10 Million Business in Just 3 Years--Without Venture CapitalInc Magazine - Cameron Albert-DeitchHe needed capital for some big plans but didn't want to cede control. That required a different kind of investor. Recruiting software company Virgil was just three years old when founder Ron Mitchell looking
Inc MagazineCraig Ferguson Ask Yourself These 5 Questions Daily and Your Emotional Intelligence Will SkyrocketInc Magazine - Justin BarisoFive questions, five opportunities to make emotions work for you, instead of against you. Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify, understand, and manage emotions in real time. Developing your
Inc MagazineStartups Culture Debt Is One of the Most Toxic Threats to Business and Your Startup Is Probably Victim to ItInc Magazine - Bernard ColemanCulture debt is easy to rack up. Follows these steps to avoid this startup killer. Sephora recently closed all of its locations for an inclusion staff training after R&B singer SZA accused the store of
Inc MagazineBill Gates Bill Gates Says This 1 Insane Habit Separates Highly Successful People From Everyone Else.Inc Magazine - Bill Murphy Jr."I don't think most people would enjoy it," he said. Bill Gates is at it again. The world's second-richest man spoke off-the-cuff recently about the key sacrifices he made while building Microsoft. It's
Inc MagazineEntrepreneurship 3 Ways to Build a Strong Network From Scratch (Without Attending Networking Events)Inc Magazine - Alisa CohnAs an entrepreneur you may think you don't need to network -- that's for big company employees. However entrepreneurs need to build more social capital, not less. And, as an entrepreneur, you should make
Inc MagazineCommunicate If Your E-Commerce Business Can't Do These 2 Things Right, It's DoomedInc Magazine - Maria HaggertyAn e-commerce brand can spend all the money in the world on software, marketing, and recruiting, but if two crucial interactions with their vendors aren't nailed every day, trouble is right around the
Inc MagazineCircus Is AI The Solution To Boost The Creator Economy Value?Inc Magazine - Tracy Leigh HazzardWhen we talk about AI and artists, the air usually sucks out of the room. Will we focus our conversation on replacement? Or will be discuss the dangers? Better yet, will we at least talk about how the
Inc MagazineBusiness 3 Ways to Help Your Team Accomplish Their Professional GoalsInc Magazine - Rhett PowerIf your employees don't see a career path at your company, they'll make tracks. Here's how to help them develop a plan for professional development. Nothing is worse than a dead-end job. Employees will
Inc MagazineStartups 3 Things You Need a Crash Course in Before Launching Your StartupInc Magazine - Rhett PowerMost successful founders will think back on their early days and tell you that launching a startup takes passion. They're right, of course, but something that's less likely to feature prominently in their
Inc MagazineAmazon Amazon Prime Day Kicks Off July 15: What You Should Know About the 48-Hour SaleInc Magazine - Don ReisingerAnother year, another Amazon Prime Day. And once again, it promises to be a winner for both consumers and companies. Amazon on Tuesday announced that Prime Day will be a two-day event spanning July 15
Inc MagazineQuora This Is the Right Way to Handle a Career Gap on Your ResumeInc Magazine - QuoraHow do I deal with career gap as I am having more than a year? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world.
