Inc MagazineAmazon Amazon Just Quietly Made a Big Change to Amazon Prime, and Some Customers Will Be Very HappyInc Magazine - Bill Murphy Jr.On Wednesday, I walked in the rain to CVS and bought a package of razors. Then I headed to the post office and asked the clerk what it would cost to send them overnight to my house a mile away. (Answer:
Inc MagazineInnovation 3 Tips for Leading Your Company Through Rapid ChangeInc Magazine - Rhett PowerIndustry lifecycles are getting shorter as the rate of technological change increases exponentially. Over the past decade or so, we've seen some of the world's most venerable companies -- airlines, food
Inc MagazineBusiness The Millennial's Guide to Managing Your ManagerInc Magazine - Geoffrey JamesIt's a truism that millennials, as a generation, were raised differently than their older cohorts. Their parents were more likely to helicopter, less likely to be authoritarian. Their schools were all
Inc MagazineLeadership Leadership Is Not a Benefit To Yourself, But an Obligation to OthersInc Magazine - Martin ZwillingBy default, anyone who owns a business or manages a team has the title of leader, but in my consulting experience, I find that just having the title doesn't make most of us a true example of the word.
Inc MagazineInnovation The Most Underutilized and Most Powerful Leadership ToolInc Magazine - Lee ColanExplaining expectations is the first positive habit of inspiring coaches. But explaining is only a one-way process. To continue to inspire winning results and relationships, ask questions to initiate communication
Inc MagazineTeam Building To Inspire Employees, Develop Your Leadership Voice. Here's HowInc Magazine - Alison DavisEver feel like you spend a lot of time communicating, but that your words don't resonate? Sure, team members act on the most important directives, but employees are not as motivated and energized as you'd
Inc MagazineInnovation 5 Leadership Strategies That Will Significantly Lower the Stress of Your EmployeesInc Magazine - Marcel SchwantesEveryone has received a deadline from a boss and immediately felt stressed. For some, this happens multiple times a day, which can feel overwhelming in the moment and discouraging over time. Autonomy the
Inc MagazineInnovation A Panera Employee Says She Was Fired After Her Video Went Viral. Her Response Is a Lesson in Emotional IntelligenceInc Magazine - Justin BarisoWhat would you do if you got fired after posting a video outing your employer--a video that went viral and was seen by millions of people? That's what happened recently to a Panera employee, identified
Inc MagazineInnovation High-Performing Leaders: Here's How to Maintain Your Sanity When Everyone Relies on YouInc Magazine - Gene HammettYou know that being an entrepreneurial leader is hard. It comes with its own rewards, to be sure, but it can be exhausting. Once you're in the thick of it, the weight of meeting payroll and keeping people
Inc MagazineEmployee Engagement Want to Better Motivate Your Employees? Stop Asking Them Directly and Ask Clarifying Questions InsteadInc Magazine - Deborah Grayson RiegelEvery time I teach workshops for managers, I hear one question over and over: "How can I motivate my employees?" It's an important question. Motivated employees are more likely to think creatively, go
Inc MagazineInnovation The 5 Skills Employees Most Want Their Boss to Have, According to New Research From LinkedInInc Magazine - Scott MautzToday is National Bosses Day and what better way to celebrate it than to tell bosses everywhere what skills they need if they want to be seen as a good boss. It beats giving them a "World's Best Boss"
Inc MagazineWarren Buffett Warren Buffett and Bill Gates Agree: You Can Achieve Great Success if You Follow This Simple Rule of LifeInc Magazine - Marcel SchwantesBillionaire buddies Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have noticed something that might seem obvious. As the Oracle of Omaha succinctly puts it: "In the world of business, the people who are most successful
Inc MagazineApple IIApple Sent This 8-Sentence Memo to Its Top People 39 Years Ago. The Results Were Game-Changing. (And Yes, You Should CopyInc Magazine - Bill Murphy Jr.'EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY!! ... Let's prove it inside before we try and convince our customers!' In October 1981, Inc. made history by putting Steve Jobs on a magazine cover. Jobs was 26 years old at the
Inc MagazineInnovation What Having Triplets Taught Me About Letting GoInc Magazine - Maya Hu-ChanIn recent columns, I have explored what it means to "have it all," and how integrating the four domains of life -- self, family, community, and work -- can bring us closer to feeling fulfilled. In this
Inc MagazineQuora This Is the One Thing That Sets Truly Successful Leaders Apart From Everyone ElseInc Magazine - QuoraIt seems to come naturally for some. Others have to work very hard for it. What are some good career habits that industry leaders practice? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge,
Inc MagazineBusiness Are You Emotionally Tied to Your Job? Here's Why That May Lead to Burn OutInc Magazine - Steve FarberIf there's one thing I know, it's that feeling passionate about what you do, and excited to come to work every day, is the very definition of success. Everybody should have a "calling," a "right livelihood,"
Inc MagazineInnovation When a New Hire Goes AWOLInc 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 MagazineBusiness You Are Not Your Business. It's Time to Redefine Yourself As an Entrepreneur.Inc Magazine - David FinkelOver the last 25 years, I have worked with and coached thousands of business owners across the country to help them grow and scale their businesses. And along the way I have had my fair share of business
Inc MagazineBusinessThe 5 Most Overused Job Interview Questions Smart Interviewers No Longer Ask (and What They Ask Instead to Find The PerfectInc Magazine - Jeff HadenSince I had no experience at all as an interviewer when I first started interviewing job candidates (and very little as the person being interviewed), I followed the blueprint provided by my company. of
Inc MagazineInnovation Why Great Leaders Ask Great QuestionsInc Magazine - Jim SchleckserOne of the things you should be asking yourself as a leader is whether you’re giving out more answers or asking more questions of your team. It turns out the distinction is incredibly important at a multitude
Inc MagazineInnovation Here's What Being a Latinx Entrepreneur Means to MeInc Magazine - David CancelHispanic Heritage Month started on September 15th, and so I wanted to take this opportunity to share a little bit about what that means to me. I was born in the Bronx, grew up in Queens and am a first-generation
Inc MagazineInnovation Researchers Say Whether You're Extroverted or Introverted Affects Your Company's Stock ValueInc Magazine - Wanda ThibodeauxGreat leadership can come from people with all different types of personalities, but people usually tend to see a little bit of extroversion as a positive. After all, you need to go out and connect with
Inc MagazineMichael J. Fox In Just 6 Words, Millionaire Michael J. Fox Drops Some of the Best Career Advice You'll Ever HearInc Magazine - Melanie CurtinHave you ever wished you could go back and do things differently in your life? Regardless of your age, and whether in your career or personal life, there are probably choices you made, or attitudes you
Inc MagazineInnovation Why You Should Manage Up Just Like You Manage DownInc Magazine - Emma BrudnerIn our ultra-busy world, everyone's in search of a silver bullet. Managing up, the art of influencing those higher up in the organizational structure than yourself, is no different. How many of the following
Inc MagazineInnovation Do You Listen to Data or Follow Your Gut? Here's When to Do EachInc Magazine - Melissa MapesData is the decision-making engine behind every major organization. Whether evaluating next steps for your content strategy or designing a product roadmap, the metrics you choose to measure success will
Inc MagazineInnovation Bill Gates Says You Must Offer This Company Perk if You Want to Attract the Best EmployeesInc Magazine - Marcel SchwantesWithout it, studies say, 1 in 4 workers may quit their jobs. As the remote workforce continues to expand across borders, the common narrative is that remote workers are isolated, disengaged, and cut off
Inc MagazineInnovation This Navy Bomb Disposal Expert Uses These 5 Tricks to Stay Calm and Perform Under Extreme PressureInc Magazine - Scott MautzStaying cool, calm and collected under pressure is one of the most important business skills anyone can have, yet also one of the most elusive. We'd all like to think we've mastered this, until we get
Inc MagazineSimon Sinek Simon Sinek: The Best Way to Run a Business Is Without an End Goal in MindInc Magazine - Leigh BuchananSimon Sinek got famous answering a question with a question. The first question, posed by company leaders, was, "How do I inspire employees and customers, day after day, even beyond their appreciation
Inc MagazineDoug Baldwin Former NFL Star Doug Baldwin Says Everyone Should Read This 1 BookInc Magazine - Minda ZetlinRecently retired NFL great Doug Baldwin reached the height of popularity in Seahawks-obsessed Seattle. Then a slew of injuries brought his career crashing down. He says one book, Mark Manson's The Subtle
