Knock, knock

INC. THIS MORNING Knock, knock Good morning, Sometimes opportunity knocks at a company, but no one answers the door.  Consider Thomas Edison, who briefly employed in his lab a fellow named Nikola Tesla. Tesla had come up with an induction motor for alternating current and suggested to Edison that it was a better source of electricity than Edison's own direct-current dynamos. "Spare me that nonsense," Edison is said to have told the underling, in one of the most luminous miscalculations in business history.  Read on for tales of how IBM, Ford, Dupont, and Sony initially ignored some of the greatest ideas in business. HERE'S WHAT ELSE I'M READING TODAY: Black people were targeted and massacred in Buffalo last weekend. This week isn't business as usual. –Inc.  Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya’s parting advice to 2022 graduates: Get ready to get uncomfortable. –Inc.  This fast-growing sustainable household-product company discovered a simple and successful retention strategy by listening to employees and customers. –Inc. Do you lead like Elon Musk, Herb Kelleher, or Sam Walton? How to know–and how to make your style work better for you. –Inc. How will companies react to the likely fall of Roe v. Wade? Our sister publication Fast Company asked nearly 200 businesses, and only 15 responded. –Fast Company The three elements of a fulfilling job, according to a diagram by design legends Ray and Charles Eames. –Quartz ONE MORE THING: These five destructive management behaviors are like kryptonite for your business. –Inc. --Lindsay Blakely Managing Editor, Inc. @lindsayblakely How are we doing? Send me ideas and feedback at BMorse@inc.com and on Twitter at @britnmorse. Join the visionaries who choose Inc. as their trusted source for the most accurate reporting on business. Join Inc. Unlimited today. Click here to forward to a friend. This email was sent by: Mansueto Ventures 7 World Trade Center, 29th Floor New York, NY, 10007, Unsubscribe • Update Profile • View in Browser • Privacy Policy