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BE 2.0: Focus on Responsibility, Not Tasks – The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything

Paul G. Silva

As I shared in a previous post , when I was president of Click Workspace, a startup coworking space, our board chairman delivered feedback that hit me hard: I wasn’t paying enough attention to our financials. Many founders would leave board meetings with lengthy to-do lists. What are the biggest risks to the company?

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BE 2.0: Lead by Example – Turning Feedback into Growth

Paul G. Silva

The Feedback That Made Me Sick to My Stomach Years ago, as president of Click Workspace, a startup coworking space, I received feedback that literally made me feel physically ill. Our board chairman called me in for a conversation. My standing with the board didn’t just recoverit soared.

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Shaping the Future of Work: How Founder Zach Wright and Grapevine Are Redefining the Modern Office

Jason Malki

Under Zach’s leadership, Grapevine empowers organizations to streamline their operations by integrating communication and knowledge management in one seamless platform, driving better collaboration, productivity, and engagement across the board. Before the pandemic, the office was where teams connected and shared information.

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The 4 best online whiteboards in 2025

The Zapier Blog

Office work has changed permanently since 2020, whether you're now fully remote, hybrid, or just having to collaborate more with your coworkers on conference calls. For example, you can automatically create a card on a board in Miro whenever you have a new task, entry in a spreadsheet, or form submission.

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Bill DeBlasio's Uber targeting is in danger of making NYC a tech joke

This is going to be BIG.

If DiBlasio really wants to prevent traffic fatalities and improve the air quality, as well as make it faster to get around here, he should take a look at plans to limit driving across the board instead of targeting one company. Has Via, the new bus service come under fire? What about WeWork?

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

This is going to be BIG.

Investors let him control the board as long as he continued to make them paper rich, and then actually rich--so they couldn’t technically force him out. When it happens at companies run by women, the media, disgruntled employees, and their investor board members, burn them at the stake. Two reasons: One, they had no other real choice.

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4 outrageous ideas to reinvigorate company culture

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Designate time to play Apples to Apples, Punderdome or Cards Against Humanity ( a company favorite, but certainly not appropriate for every work environment ) or other card or board games. A sort of “domino effect” happened as we discovered the unique pursuits of coworkers. The benefits of a joyous work environment.