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A Critical, Yet Often Overlooked, Investment in Company Culture

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Celebration can be a powerful force in creating a thriving culture, retaining talented employees, and in growing your business. Considering how many companies struggle with employee engagement and retention, creating a culture that takes time to celebrate is a critical goal. The Benefits of Celebration.

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Share the mindset of success in EO Accelerator

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2013, Allen went into business in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Accelerator programme’s culture is based on three key components: Strict confidentiality: EOA participants share sensitive information such as financials , strategies and weaknesses. and more articles from the EO blog. . It’s a necessity. .

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

A Smart Bear

We just announced a few more things. Late last year we passed $100M in annual recurring revenue. We remain steadfast in our commitment to continuing to increase all of the above. 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!!)

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6 Tips for Hiring and Keeping the Right Team Members

Entrepreneurs' Organization

He bought into Sharp & Carter in 2013, and the firm has grown from seven people in Melbourne to 120 people across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, Australia. . Anthony recently shared his top tips for employee retention and growth in an EO Melbourne blog post , which has been adapted for this article. . Focus on relationships.

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Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of audiovisual startup Chroma

TechCrunch

The venture most notably incubated the blogging platform Medium. However, in 2013, Stone and the others shifted their focus to individual startups. In 2017, Stone publicly announced he was returning to Twitter to lead strategic vision, brand, and culture, where he remained until 2021.

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For Those Recently Laid Off From Google, Leaving Your Job Doesn’t Mean Losing Your Identity.

Hunter Walk

Looking Back At My Own Departure in 2013. High performers and culture carriers for years — terminated via email and without the opportunity to celebrate their time with their teams. Leading up to my departure in 2013, and after, I too feared the impact of losing that part of my self-worth.

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New Belgium Brewing’s Kim Jordan On How To Get Your Team To Own It

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2013, Kim sold the company to her co-workers, making it 100% employee owned at a moment of growth and expansion. New Belgium is admired for its culture of engagement that you formalized in 2013 when you sold the company to your co-workers. How did the notion of ownership evolve? Part of giving people the map is financial.

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