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The two powerful skills every 10X entrepreneur needs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

People and Culture. The root cause was not having the right people and culture. At rocket speed, Martin flattened the organization, brought in domain experts with high adversity quotient (AQ) , and fostered an ownership culture. The post The two powerful skills every 10X entrepreneur needs appeared first on THE BLOG.

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

This is going to be BIG.

In February of 2017, Susan Fowler’s description of the pervasive cultural issues at Uber, after the company’s abject failure to address her sexual harassment complaints properly, finally broke through in a way that garnered the tech community’s appropriate attention. Not in the “founder friendly” culture of tech anyway.

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WP Engine passes $100M in revenue and secures $250M investment from Silver Lake

A Smart Bear

The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. And a special thank you to Heather Brunner, our CEO for the past four and a half years. Long-time readers of this (11-year old!!) Period, full-stop.

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Why healthy conflict is important to your business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This post first appeared on Bold Clarity’s blog and has been reposted here with permission. This is the result of a culture where a team is afraid to be open and honest. It’s a culture that makes them fearful of telling their colleagues and leaders (like you) the truth. Even if the truth is hurting your business. Walk the walk.

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Creating a Millennial-Friendly Workplace

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A recent study by Deloitte showed that 44% of all Millennials would be willing to leave their current employer due to a perceived lack of leadership-skill development and feelings of being overlooked, compounded by larger issues around work/life balance, the desire for flexibility, and a conflict of values vi.

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Quickly Unpacking Microsoft’s Acquisition Of GitHub

Haystack

After being installed in 2014 as Microsoft’s new CEO, Nadella has turned around the Seattle ocean liner on a new course after the Ballmer regime. Atlassian is up a few points this morning, and the GitLab leadership mused that “half a billion was added to their valuation” almost overnight. Satya strikes again.

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How Recovery from Addiction Helped Me Find My Professional Purpose

Entrepreneurs' Organization

percent of Americans aged 12 and older battled some type of substance abuse issue in 2014 (the most recent year for which data is available). Hiring and retaining recovering addicts just entails creating a culture that is friendly to sobriety and puts clients first. Nobody is immune to addiction—not even entrepreneurs.

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