Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Leaders want more efficient workplaces, and founders are in the unique position to set the cultural tone of their organization. Here are eight psychological concepts and strategies that will address both the intended and unintended messages that establish culture. But it’s often not that easy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Company culture impacts every aspect of a business—from recruiting to employee engagement to profitability. So, what are best practices for establishing and fostering an authentic culture? Today we investigate how to systematically foster a dynamic company culture and the benefits of doing so.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Déborah, a 2022 YLAI Fellow , is the founder and director of CAPAZ Perú , which develops cultural, educational and social projects for people with disabilities through art programs such as theater and dance. We need to live together with the community to know what they need and what they think and what is their culture,” says Déborah.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 1, 2018

In many companies corporate culture is never explicitly defined, but rather implied. Culture is defined through the satisfaction of the employees and the clients, the way the office is set up, and the benefits offered to employees. Creating a strong company culture has become a priority for many leaders over the last decade or so.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 16, 2023

The goal of these efforts is to create and foster a culture of belonging, where every person in an organization feels welcome. Increasing diversity and focusing on inclusion in your workforce is the best first step to change, but unless you have accessibility and create a culture of belonging, those efforts will fall short.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 18, 2022

However, even with more focus on values such as inclusion and flexibility, we still have a strong hustle culture that puts productivity and success above all else. So what exactly does it mean to have an empathetic work culture and why does this matter when it comes to attracting new talent? Empathy in the workplace: What does it mean?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 29, 2019

How do senior leaders, in their own words, describe the most effective leaders—the ones that get results, grow the business, enhance the culture, and leave in their wake a trail of other really effective leaders? Below, Anderson and Adams answer questions about effective leadership. . What does effective leadership look like?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

During my career — spanning entrepreneurship, academia, arts management and venture capital — I’ve learned the importance of female leadership in contributing to successful outcomes. Let’s take specific actions that will result in more female leadership in the startup world. Hiring to improve results. Investing in diversity.

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Impact Hub

JULY 20, 2023

Join us on this transformative journey as we explore four key leadership lessons we’ve learned from Mandela’s wisdom and unwavering spirit. By providing opportunities for learning, dialogue, and exposure to different cultures, we can dismantle the roots of hatred and cultivate a culture of acceptance and love.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Remote work is the new professional status quo, and it demands that companies change the way they work for good by managing emotional culture. We learn a lot from each other from a cultural standpoint. What is emotional culture? A healthy emotional culture is foundational to a startup’s existence. Shutterstock.

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OnStartups

MAY 19, 2021

I’ve been thinking about, talking about and working on culture for at least a decade. Not counting the 15 years I spent being mostly clueless about culture in my first startup). I've spent hundreds of hours working with the HubSPot team to create the HubSpot Culture Code deck. Customer Feedback / Culture Feedback.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Leading with values is, in my experience, the best leadership position to take, and there are three ways to accomplish this goal. The tone of the company’s culture comes from the top. The culture you envision for your company will only come about if your employees believe in the practices that you are asking them to implement.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 30, 2017

Whether you lead an entire organization or only a team of people, it’s smart to be aware of the key trends in management and leadership. Leaders create a culture of cross-functionality and knowledge sharing if they themselves collaborate across teams. The post Top Leadership Trends—and Why They Matter appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 31, 2018

EO’s Regional Leadership Academies (RLA) are offered across the globe and provide EO member leaders insights and education under the guidance of world-class facilitators. RLA focuses on leading in diversity, recognizing that leadership is about leading diverse teams from multiple countries, races, cultures, languages and styles.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A top-notch employee experience proves advantageous to the following: Workplace culture. To foster a workplace culture that values employee experience, here are best practices you may adapt. This has been touted again and again in leadership forums. Designate leadership. Employee experience best practices.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 20, 2019

Rafael, a 2018 YLAI Fellow and an entrepreneur in Honduras, saw years later a need for his skills in the country’s cultural heritage sector. “My Today Rafael is working with Xiomara and other artisans to market their products, all the while preserving traditional Honduran culture. There is no one Honduran,” Rafael says. “We

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2021

However, creative leadership can bring the best out of leaders and teams during these hard times. Yet, creativity applies to many different areas, and according to a study conducted by IBM , where 1500 CEOs responded, creativity is the most important virtual leadership quality. 5 Strategies to Develop Creative Leadership.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 21, 2023

Along with the rise of mission-driven leadership comes an abundance of business movements centered around purpose: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Benefit Corporation (B Corp) certification and many more. As such, the pair established The Life You Love Laboratory to support their vision of improving workplace culture in America.

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Revolution

JULY 13, 2023

An Acquirer of Choice : Big acquisitions are always challenging, especially for culture-heavy startups. But the leadership at Scopely executed each transaction and integration — from FoxNext Games to DIGIT Game Studios to PierPlay to GSN Games  — with abundant planning, negotiation, and care.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 20, 2020

CULTURE AND VISION. People become more responsible if they buy into your culture and vision. Follow these steps to improve culture: Encourage feedback. Assign culture ambassadors. Leaders are also meant to be culture ambassadors, so it’s good for them to spend time with employees and teams across the organization.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 23, 2019

“More and more, leaders are being held responsible in their organization,” says Ann Skeet, Senior Director for Leadership Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Ann guides programs in leadership, business, and social sector ethics, and researches, writes, and speaks about the ethical dilemmas of leaders. Creating community.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

When it’s an older firm (say Fund X or XII) it is often the 3rd generation of leadership, it has historic rules & norms that haven’t been fixed, it has skewed economics and an unclear mission. And helping be our cultural ambassador. So we put in place a brand that we hope represents this. Thank you, Jordan.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. Here are some quick guidelines on what I think it takes to build a sense of leadership: 1.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 31, 2023

Some people claim ‘culture and employee engagement’ are luxuries you can focus on in good times but during market downturns they should be subjugated to business KPIs. And let’s be clear: The term “culture and employee engagement” doesn’t mean “Happy Hours” and “Pizza Parties.” Disengaged employees couldn’t care less.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 26, 2018

headhunters for small- to medium-sized businesses and company culture consultants. . The incessantly talked-about “company culture” and “employer branding” are rapidly transitioning from fun-to-discuss and cool-to-brag-about concepts to being an essential part of any winning organization’s business strategy. The good news?

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 15, 2023

Over the last 5 years, the work of the Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) has been growing and evolving to increase access to career paths and leadership roles in technology as an important gateway to wealth generation for the Black community.

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TechCrunch

JULY 30, 2021

You’d think tech companies should be the paradigm of how to prep for leadership transitions, since they operate in such a constant state of flux. It’s best to record this history well before the intense swirl of a leadership transition begins. They’re far from it.

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Startup Blogpost

AUGUST 25, 2023

How to Balance Vision and Execution in Startup Leadership Balancing vision with execution is a key challenge for startup leaders. This approach has yielded tangible results by fostering a cohesive team culture, enhancing operational efficiency, and fostering innovation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Problems with workplace culture A major obstacle facing many women in tech is an unfriendly, male-dominated culture. While it is difficult to quantify culture, several pieces of information point to common problems that women experience. Unwelcome cultural environments create situations where women may feel compelled to leave.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 13, 2023

The term has evolved from a TikTok trend to a work culture that has captured the interest of many LinkedIn experts and is currently in practice in workplaces all over the world. Evaluate and review work culture. Research has shown that toxic work culture is the leading cause of quiet quitting. Prioritize employee growth.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 8, 2022

teams usually outperform individuals or groups of individuals) but very few Founder CEOs are skilled at creating a high-performing senior leadership team. It’s a myth to believe that leadership has always resided in the CEO. Successful companies have distributed leadership across the business.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 3, 2021

Managers tasked with creating a culture of collaboration within a distributed team will find the profile of a leader changes. Many of our colleagues rise to lead through influence rather than authority, which is called emergent leadership. Typically, there are two ways to do this: by achieving goals or demonstrating leadership traits.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 15, 2020

To lead responsibly and grow sustainable organizations, leaders must establish a culture of accountability. Establishing a culture of accountability is essential to a transparent and ethical organization. Trust is a key benefit to employee culture and morale. Steps to prioritize accountability in your leadership.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 24, 2022

Start living your culture now — they cannot be reverse-engineered. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 10, 2022

For me, coming out as a gay CEO was one tangible thing I could do to create more representation for LGBTQ2S+ people in leadership. Building a culture where difference is respected and everyone is valued for their perspectives also sets the foundation for diversity in leadership–something we desperately need more of. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2021

Conscious leadership. The caring culture he developed also points to his genuine concern for stakeholders. Caring culture. Conscious capitalism contributes to a culture of trust, care and cooperation among the company’s employees and all other stakeholders.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 22, 2022

I recently delivered my 2,000th session with the hard-charging leadership teams of 135 companies. The number one cause is a strong leadership team. Today, I’ll give you the flip side of strength and call them “the seven signs of a weak leadership team.”. There isn’t even a close second. So, what do I mean by “strong?”

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