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Reflections on the Origin Story of EO Global Leadership Academy (GLA)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

One of the highest-impact highlights of my EO journey has been participating in the creation of the EO Global Leadership Academy (GLA). Whether you have attended EO’s Leadership Academies or still look forward to the opportunity, the foundation upon which this remarkable programme was built is notable.

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SBA Announces Community Navigator Model and Funding Opportunity

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While it appears the SBA will be applying this approach to the existing SBA-funded national network such as SBDCs, SCORE and Women Business Centers, the announcement indicates a new funding opportunity will soon open for states, tribes, units of local governments and other nonprofit organizations. Want more information?

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Future First: Finding Opportunity in Global Challenges

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Alice Mann’s latest book, Future First: How Successful Leaders Turn Innovation Challenges into New Value Frontiers is an important read for any business leader or entrepreneur who wishes to embrace global challenges as innovation opportunities. Why did you write this book? How do you define future-first?

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6 Leadership Lessons Learned from the Founder of EO

Entrepreneurs' Organization

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 list of books that he quotes from and recommends seems endless. And he does so in a setting unlike any other.

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This CEO's Leadership Worth $250 Million. Simplus CMO Shares Why.

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Ryan Westwood is a man on a mission to spread leadership principles to his team, his one page business plan is one of the keys to his success. Amy Osmond Cook, CMO of Simplus shared with me the "inside" story of how this deal came to be - it's all about leadership and focus. The post This CEO's Leadership Worth $250 Million.

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How We Turned Our Biggest Setback Into an Innovation Opportunity

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Or I could use this moment to reevaluate our business model, examine the flaws that lead to this situation in the first place, and look for opportunities to evolve. Next, we brought in new leadership. This is a key principle from Jim Collin’s book, Good to Great. I choose the latter. Here’s how I did it, and what happened.

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5 EO Australia Women Share How To Make Entrepreneurship More Inclusive

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Franc.World aims to change this narrative by opening the doors to conversations about self-discovery and future career paths at a younger age through their multimedia offering that includes books, documentaries and podcasts. After all, you can only be what you can see.