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A closer look: Growth in 2020

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Stories of businesses closing and sales dropping in 2020 are common, but there are also plenty of organizations that experienced surprising growth during this unprecedented year. Ironically, the pandemic has improved productivity and contributed to Planit’s already strong culture. It’s even added four fulltime positions.

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5 EO Australia Women Share How To Make Entrepreneurship More Inclusive

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Widespread layoffs during the pandemic contributed to an initial rise in female entrepreneurship in 2020, along with the need for flexibility. Workplaces need to go beyond that and embed these initiatives into their culture. and more articles from the EO blog. However, simply hiring for diversity is not enough.

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How to Break Free of The Enhanced Silos Remote Work Creates

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Microsoft found that from February 2020 to February 2021, time spent in meetings on its Teams platform more than doubled , and the average length of meetings rose from 35 to 45 minutes. Maintain a location-agnostic culture. Be cognizant of how you can keep everyone included in the workplace culture—regardless of department or location.

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Why coming out as a gay entrepreneur is a privilege and an investment

Entrepreneurs' Organization

And while we’ve moved the needle towards equality in the US and Canada, up until 2020’s Supreme Court ruling , it was still legal to fire workers for being gay, bisexual or transgender in more than half of US states. . Western society has traditionally treated white, cisgendered, heterosexual culture as the norm.

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CEMEX-TEC Award is Accepting Applications for the 2020 Contest

Impact Hub

This is due to two elements: the Bootcamp nature of the program and the large sum of grant money involved; and 2020 marks its 10 anniversary. All the events varied immensely and each culture was different. In 2020 the tour will be repeated, so keep an eye out on further information. This year Impact Hub Monterrey has big goals.

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Empowering Members to Lead Leaders: EO’s Path of Leadership

Entrepreneurs' Organization

It was early 2020 when I agreed to be president-elect, attended the annual Presidents’ Meeting, and returned home. Two significant ways that EO Path of Leadership has influenced my company for the better are: PoL has enabled me to put the structure and culture in place to make my business less dependent on me day to day.

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From ideation to accolades in 10 months: An EO Accelerator’s successful pivot

Entrepreneurs' Organization

We were in a growth year in 2020, with the most trips we had ever sold, excited about the new travelers we would meet. But in early March 2020, they were not yet common. On March 18, 2020 we launched our first virtual, interactive cooking class with my friend, Alain, who lives in Pistoia, Italy. Our revenue stopped.