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Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast

Entrepreneurs' Organization

It is mind-boggling how much time and money is invested in “strategy” at many companies—with some larger organizations even hiring a full-time person or team to oversee “strategy and innovation.” While commendable, this effort to invest in strategy doesn’t work unless the company also focuses on culture.

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How EO@INSEAD 2024 Helped 50 EO Members Discover the Leader Within

Entrepreneurs' Organization

EO@INSEAD is one of EO’s six Executive Education programs that empowers members to amplify leadership skills, build culture, and drive change through four days of intensive learning. To help EO members learn how to create a thriving culture from the inside out with inspirational leadership and influence beyond authority.

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Communication is the Key to Awesome Workplace Culture

Entrepreneurs' Organization

communication is a cornerstone of our culture. I’m often asked about the tactics we use to create this kind of culture and maintain it as we grow – with over 400 employees, it can be a challenge to keep lines of communication open. By Brian Scudamore, founder and CEO of O2E Brands. Here’s our secret sauce. Meet Together Everyday.

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Leading Leaders: 5 Insights from 5 Years with EO (that can help you, too)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

With members in more than 70 countries, EO is truly global, but that does not mean that our members around the world share the same culture, views or experiences. It is a time that has tested many of us. These are lessons I have learned, thanks to all of you. EO’s members are builders, founders, owners and leaders in their own right.

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Embracing Your Community as a Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

We did what many VC funds did – we presented our annual results, we stood up and talked about our portfolio companies, we invited a few to also present and then we had dinner & drinks at some posh restaurant. So I decided to change up our format a bit. So I decided to change up our format a bit. I had a few objectives in mind.

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Today’s entrepreneurs weigh in: Is entrepreneurship a lonely journey?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Insights and lessons from peers around the world are the key benefits of EO membership. . “The stress amplified to the point that I could no longer laugh” Keith Roberts, founder, author and speaker at OAKJournal , founder and creative director at Zenman , and a member of EO Colorado. Out of the 28 million businesses, 99.6

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Too Cool for School: Why Dropouts Are the Most Successful Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

It’s based on a rigid framework that stifles the free flow of creativity that’s essential to success. wall to inspire forward-thinking and to develop productive strategies for setting goals. We live in a culture of false busy-ness where people love to complain that there aren’t enough hours in the day. and EO Vancouver member.