I’ve seen plenty of entrepreneurs and established business leaders who believe they have to do everything on their own. Yet accepting help from others is not admitting weakness. And the same can be said in reverse. In business, people often forget how valuable it is to develop a helpful mindset. Being helpful to other people is […]
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As we celebrate Veterans Day, let’s remember that it’s not always what our veterans did during war time that have the biggest impact on our lives. In addition to the incredible work that veterans do directly in the corporate world, many of these heroes have a profound impact on their children who embody their lessons
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Promoting from within is a valuable retention strategy. With opportunities for advancement, employees will be open to new challenges and responsibilities. It also prevents top talent from jumping ship. Reaching the next level in their career within the same organization offers an incentive to stay put. However, promoting the next rising star doesn’t come without its challenges. When more than one
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“Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning,” Winston Churchill once said. That’s a great mantra for CEOs, particularly this time of year. How nice would it be to spend the holidays reassured that you’ve got a playbook in place for 2018? Here are four high-priorities areas to think through. 1. Do a postmortem
Your company is growing fast, you know you should be developing your future leaders but you don’t have a $5 million development budget to send your star employees on that fancy leadership course. Leadership development experts Morgan McCall and David Day found that 70 percent of development comes from challenging experiences like turning around a business,
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Alex Yastrebenetsky is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Cincinnati and founder of InfoTrust, a digital analytics consulting and technology company helping marketers use data to make smarter decisions. The company started its own Basket Brigade program to give back to their local community at Thanksgiving, and is expanding internationally this year. We asked Alex
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More and more businesses are adding remote members to their teams — and for good reason. Opening positions to remote applicants produces a broader pool of talent, and it allows workers to do what they do best from wherever they feel most comfortable and productive. But it can be a challenge to stay connected with
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When I meet entrepreneurs to talk about what concerns them in business, often I get an embarrassed reply. Company leaders want to be talking strategy, teamwork and culture, but they are always drawn to this compelling topic: “Cell phone use. It appears my people are always using their phone.“ Talking with their doctor, their mother, the babysitter
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One of the most celebrated actresses in Hollywood, Uma Thurman has repeatedly showcased the ability to deliver soul-stirring performances on the big screen. But none of her roles match the remarkable emotional control she demonstrated during a recent interview. And it’s obvious she wasn’t acting. At a press event covering her new Broadway play, a
Creating engaged and empowered teams should be the goal of every leader in business. When you have engaged empowered teams, they almost become self-sufficient, self-leading and that helps to create a culture of continuous improvement which will achieve amazing results. Building engaged empowered teams should be easy, but it’s often sabotaged by the manager who makes
