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6 Leadership Lessons Learned from the Founder of EO

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What better acknowledgement of World Entrepreneurs’ Day (WED) —a day devoted to celebrating the leadership and innovation that entrepreneurs bring—than by sharing lessons learned from the founder of EO, Verne Harnish? The post 6 Leadership Lessons Learned from the Founder of EO appeared first on THE BLOG. Here they are: 1.

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6 Steps To Become a More People-Centered Company

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Along with the rise of mission-driven leadership comes an abundance of business movements centered around purpose: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Benefit Corporation (B Corp) certification and many more. and more articles from the EO blog. I interviewed Nathan about his work with BIGGBY COFFEE to learn more.

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20 Leadership Academy Graduates in 2015

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Congratulations to the 2015 EO Leadership Academy Graduates! We would like to congratulate the EO Leadership Academy Class of 2015! We’ll post new pictures, stories, videos and memes every day on: Octane blog , Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn and Instagram.

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Why there are so few women in tech (and what you can do about it!)

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Although women make up 47% of the US workforce, in 2015, they held only 25% of computing jobs — in a time when tech is booming and has been for decades. You could even pursue a leadership role. Portions of this post originally appeared on the JetRockets blog and are reprinted here with permission. Career progression.

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The two powerful skills every 10X entrepreneur needs

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In 2015, Martin managed the hyper-turnaround of a key market for Delivery Hero, the food delivery platform. Within only 100 days, new leadership transformed the tech platform, marketing mix, and rider operations–elevating it from laggard to leader. People and Culture.

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

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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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[Beyond Meat in Forbes] Beyond Meat CFO Mark Nelson To Retire: How The Company Disrupted The Global Meat Industry Under His Leadership

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Named “Innovator of the Year” in 2019, Beyond Meat CFO Mark Nelson will retire from the plant-based company on May 5, 2021, after joining the company in December 2015. He will then enter into a consulting agreement with Beyond Meat beginning May 6, 2021, until May 5, 2023. Read more here.