How We Put Culture First to Find the Ideal Business Partner
Categories: Company Culture Entrepreneurial Journey Networking Partnerships
Categories: Company Culture Entrepreneurial Journey Networking Partnerships
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By Susan Michel, an EO New Jersey member, and the founder and CEO of Glen Eagle
The influx of Millennials into the workplace is providing today’s entrepreneur with a number of new challenges and opportunities. As you add more and more Millennials to your team, you need to be prepared to answer the question: Are you ready for a more participatory workforce with strong needs to both grow and contribute?
Categories: Best Practices Company Culture Hiring LEADERSHIP
Tags: company culture eo new jersey glen eagle hiring millenial susan michel work force
By David Mammano, an EO Western New York member, founder and CEO of Next Step Education Group, and author of “Make Love in the Workplace”
The Latin word for heart is “cor.”
The Italian word for heart is “cuore.”
The French word for heart is “coeur.”
The Spanish word for heart is corazón.”
Are you beginning to understand where the English word “core” comes from and how it relates to your values? I laugh when I hear about a business owner who gets his team together and says, “OK, this meeting is about creating our core values. Let’s decide what they are and then work toward living them.” You can’t invent your company’s core values at a meeting. They are inherently intertwined in the DNA of your organization. You can’t decide to have integrity and then strive to make it happen, just like you can’t be a little pregnant (you are or you aren’t). You either have integrity or you don’t. (more…)
Categories: Best Practices Company Culture
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A positive and energetic culture around the office is not something you can, or should, fake.
Tom Turner, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member from Nashville, is the co-founder and steward of purpose of DSi, one of the nation’s leading providers of advanced electronic discovery and digital forensics services. We asked Tom how company culture can help businesses generate new clients. Here’s what he had to say:
In 1998, Enron executives wanted to entice investors with their newly created commodity trading center, Enron Energy Services (EES). They played host to a group of Wall Street analysts who walked through a room filled with giant television screens, computers and employees making deals and taking trades over the phone. (more…)
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Innovation isn’t realized without a few growing pains. But with big risks, come big rewards. Here’s a glimpse of an interview with Kevin Balestrieri, an EO San Francisco member, that will be featured in the September issue of Octane, coming soon! Kevin took the risk of a lifetime by fully committing to his startup in 2013. In the process, he sought to create a fun, dedicated workplace that cultivated what many construction firms lack— culture.
Categories: Best Practices Company Culture Entrepreneurial Journey Inspirational Interview LEADERSHIP Public Relations
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