Silicon Alley Hiring on the Rise

After four consecutive quarterly declines, hiring is creeping back up in New York tech.Silicon Alley hiring is back in a big way.According to the New York Internet and Digital Media Jobs Index, conducted by talent search firm Cook Associates, New York City’s job...

The Start-up Giving Factory Workers a Voice

LaborVoices helps companies like Walmart end labor abuses in overseas factories by giving employees a safe way to speak up.Labor rights around the world are in a sorry state. So sorry, in fact, that last week, when China Labor Watch released a damning account of...

4 Smart Ways to Keep Things Cool When Tempers Flare

A new study says: As temperatures rise, so will arguments. Here, Inc. columnists give you their suggestions for keeping your cool in business.Rising heat and extreme rainfall, both related to climate change, will also make people emotionally heated and more likely to...

Let the Crowd Build Your Company

Hiring a full-time employee is tricky. Lucky for you, there is power in the crowd.One day, I was on stage giving a speech, when I spotted a young woman in the back of the room with only one leg and a pair of crutches. As I was speaking, she got up to get a glass of...

Hiring? Don’t Underestimate the Specialists

New research shows basketball coaches–and managers–have a bias for generalists to the detriment of their teams.People, according to the philosopher Isaiah Berlin’s famous essay, can be divided into either foxes, who know many things, and hedgehogs, who...