Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 27, 2019

This change can include anything from altering work culture to embracing diversity to modifying an individual’s work tasks to increasing company morale and loyalty. Let’s call “initiating significant change” what it truly is (or should be): Progress Leadership. Include others in the progress as well as the process.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Contributed by Shawn Johal , business growth coach, leadership speaker and co-founder of DALS Lighting, Inc. After years of working tirelessly and getting (pushing) our business onto the right track, we achieved stability and have been able to sustain growth several years in a row—but many mistakes were made along the way. Mark Twain.

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StartupNation

JUNE 22, 2021

A brand’s representation of reality begins with and grows under the leadership of a company’s founders, its CEO and its top executives. It continually surprises me that so many leaders fail to grasp how much the creation and protection of a sustainable brand is in their hands. Most aren’t.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This choice showed an organizational culture that empowers all employees to participate in critical moments, giving them the confidence to represent the company. Kim emphasizes that while all investments are focused on short-term financial performance, founders must concentrate on their long-term business strategy to increase valuation.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Our other big news is that we hired a president ( Kane McCord ) in the past six weeks, which is cool to have the reinforcement on the leadership side.”. Shelf Engine fits into one of PLUS Capital’s core investment areas of sustainability. That is the strategy shift from B2B to a movement for our community.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 19, 2023

Are you an entrepreneur or CEO who has a goal of helping your company reflect the sustainability you want to see for the environment? Becoming a climate neutral company requires a shift in thinking from leadership to employees. A fundamental way to do this is to lead your company to qualify for climate-neutral certification.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2022

To take that lesson and scale it, Church is launching a new product, available today, that will connect leadership teams to an HR executive who will help craft a company communications plan, a diversity and impact analysis, and day-of support in conducting the layoffs. 10 steps for managing layoffs respectfully.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

I have intentionally designed the working environment and culture and have not left it to chance. When it comes to my leadership, I know what has got me here will not get me or my company there. I am commercially-minded, focused on the numbers, and on creating a financially sustainable business. What’s your score?

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StartupNation

JULY 13, 2021

Used by permission of HarperCollins Leadership. Since these leaders had no margin of error, they tried to find a playbook or blueprint to show them exactly how to execute their digital transformation strategy. Organizations traditionally have prioritized their strategy and budgets according to the “business hierarchy of needs.”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The numbers are devastating and point to the need for massive changes across the board in terms of providing more sustainable and inclusive working environments for underrepresented groups. Successful DEI not only enables culturally diverse workforces — it’s imperative to business success. But progress is slow going.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

Meetings should have a clear purpose, but instead, they’ve become a way to measure status and reinforce what is colloquially referred to as CYA culture. Changing your meeting culture is difficult, but given that 26% of workers plan to look for a new job when the pandemic ends, startups need to do all they can to retain talent.

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Reforge

JULY 20, 2022

Additional roles are opened to sustain growth and teams rapidly expand. It’s a core component of Netflix’s well-known culture manifesto called “Dream Teams.” You’ll also get a chance to explore common mistakes and strategies for troubleshooting so you can build off of Tom’s Dream Team experience instead of starting from square one.

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 11, 2023

That has mainly meant really figuring out how to be a leader and continuously refining my leadership approach as the company has grown. I don’t profess to have it solved, but I’ve learned a great deal about how to scale my leadership approach that I didn’t know back when we started Greenhouse. This is still very much a journey I’m on.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

EO’s quarterly Impact Day events, as part of the sustainability plan, including “Reimagine Success” and “Designing Your Future,” focus on our planet and the vital role businesses play in building a sustainable future. The following is a summary of EO’s sustainability framework. EO member engagement is key.

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Reforge

JANUARY 31, 2023

A Fractional Executive offers their expertise to a business as part-time leaders, often brought in to help fill leadership gaps or leverage external experience in a new phase of the company’s growth. As a result, these roles often require highly efficient leadership and management styles.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The resources already exist, and there is a wealth of external partners that can help improve corporate culture and diversity metrics. Here are some ways founders can usher in a more inclusive startup culture in a hybrid work environment. VR training programs. Recognizing, assessing, measuring.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

If we want to maintain and support sustainable economic growth while meeting the broader needs of society, we will need an economy underpinned by innovation and new technologies. Strategy is everything for a startup company board. Suse Reynolds, Angel Association New Zealand. A startup board is brave and supportive.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 3, 2024

Battle-tested strategies and tactics I used to reach $2M ARR. It’s a pivotal phase where your initial success is tested, and your strategies for growth are pushed to their limits. It takes the right strategies to pour gasoline on growth. It’s crucial to take a hard look at your marketing strategies.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

An achievement I am deeply proud of as I hand over the reins of leadership to the amazing leader Tatiana Glad and shift to the Board of the organisation to help with larger-scale partnerships and influence through social entrepreneurship policy. Global leadership pioneering meetings. Leadership team. Unlikely Allies.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Most of the talk is focused on products, politics, culture or other topics that aren't necessarily NEW or inspiring. The massive experiment in using capital as a moat to build startups into sustainable businesses has now played out and we can call it a failure for the most part.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

So, that was a big learning and adaptation where regulation and other controls are actually very important for sustained speed of innovation. So, we developed this leadership talent for engineers, the first of which is build with purpose. So, you might be slow at the beginning, but then eventually you’ll gain velocity.

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HPA

APRIL 7, 2020

Wipfli : Features resources tied to business topics, including a section focused on talent and strategy. Creating a Supportive Work From Home Culture (Blog). Objective Paradigm created a resume drop for displaced employees to help with resume building, search strategies and other resources. Talent Resources. Talent Resources.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 20, 2021

As an example of this: businesses with above-average gender and racial/ethnic diversity in leadership roles are eight times more likely to be in the top 10% of organizations for financial performance, according to DDI’s Global Leadership Forecast Diversity & Inclusion Report 2020. Actions in support of diversity and inclusion.

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Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Cascades explains Greg’s observations on what it takes for innovation of all kinds (political movements, cultural change, startups, re-orgs, etc.) They lead you to audit teams outside of Wastewater like Health & Safety, Sustainability, and Capital Projects. to achieve lasting impact.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

It is imperative that they find tech-based solutions that will broaden the talent pipeline, help foster an inclusive culture, and create on-going upskilling programs as well as opportunities for the digital future of manufacturing. Many manufacturers are currently struggling to fill critical positions in their plants.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

He also detailed how the company faced them and its current state of stable growth and sustainability. The strategy proved to be a success. As investors became frugal with cash and funding was difficult to come by, KOBO360 returned its priority to assembling a team for its next phase: sustainability.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

In 2021, our company culture grew like wildfire, fueled by untamed ambition and seemingly limitless demand from a pandemic-stricken events industry. Today, Hopin has a clear vision, a battle-tested team, and miles of runway to execute, thanks to the prescience of our leadership team. Early on, I asked to remain in a leadership role.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Third on the list is the digital challenger or a company that has a more proactive technology use strategy. Lastly, there’s the digital native or a business that has an integrated digitalization strategy and is focused on continuous innovation. However, those efforts “remain tactile and bit-sized initiatives,” Cisco and IDC say.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This lesson has not only helped my business thrive but also shaped our company culture, emphasizing compassion and resilience as core values. Staying attuned to these changes and being willing to pivot our strategies has been instrumental in our growth. Business is not just about transactions; it’s about people.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2021

Kate then spent months helping Jill with strategies to grow the business. Within a three-month period of time, we were really able to empower our extended leadership team,” Kate explains. They could share these ideas on how to transition to remote work because they build a culture of open communication. She then moved on.

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Surdna Foundation

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Until the late 1980s, Surdna’s grantmaking centered on education (scholarships), culture (arts organizations, libraries, etc.), It took the board and staff a year to settle on language that captured our ethos and aspirations: fostering sustainable communities in the United States guided by principles of social justice.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 5, 2019

Juliana has dedicated herself to supporting the environment and developing a vision to “generate an ecological and sustainable awareness through a new form of design.” This cost-savings approach to business is also reflected in her marketing strategy. You can find the Instagram of Ecomué Sustainable Design here.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Having to deal with the culture entrenched with the decision-makers and having to dissolve the old way of thinking in order to utilize best practices of the past and integrate these practices into forward-thinking methodologies. The success of small/local business is incredibly vital for a sustainable economy. Carina Boston Pinales.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2021

In addition to our love for software development, we also had strong ideas on the kind of culture that would likely inspire smart people to do their best in a technology-focused organization. This has been a successful strategy and we are likely to continue building such products in the future as well. That’s a great question.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 12, 2021

According to a survey conducted by Green Print, 64% of consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable products. What’s more, according to a recent SK group survey, 79% of job seekers want to work for a company that places a priority on sustainability and environmentally friendly business practices.

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Revolution

JULY 7, 2021

Ending years of debates over environmental sustainability, the United States officially declared a climate crisis earlier this year, deeming climate considerations an “essential element” of foreign policy and national security. Originally published in TechCrunch on June 8, 2021. After recommitting the U.S.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 29, 2021

Entrepreneurs are uniquely positioned to lead impactful businesses and build a sustainable future for our world, but how exactly do you start? As the ‘inspire’ arm of EO’s Inspire, Learn, Act series, we’re inviting and engaging members to become a part of EO’s sustainability strategy.”. EO Impact Day is gaining momentum. “As

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