By Jesse Lipson, an EO Raleigh Durham member and Forbes contributor
I recently had a startling realization: in a single day, the 375 or so people in my organization put in more work hours than I do in an entire year. (more…)
By Jesse Lipson, an EO Raleigh Durham member and Forbes contributor
I recently had a startling realization: in a single day, the 375 or so people in my organization put in more work hours than I do in an entire year. (more…)
Categories: Best Practices LEADERSHIP Productivity
By Peter Harris, Special to Overdrive, founder and managing director of QiQ
I had no idea going to 94 places across Australia would help my business.
When I started visiting sites from Geoff Mack’s 1959 song, “I’ve Been Everywhere,” I didn’t have a clear plan. I’d always liked the song, and since I’m originally from the UK, it seemed like a fun way to get to know my adopted country.
In 2009, I set off on a journey that traveled more than 20,000 miles over 18 months, covering much of Australia. This trip revitalized my approach to entrepreneurship and left me with these lessons: (more…)
Categories: Guest contributors Inspirational
Tags: entrepreneurship eo Peter Harris QiQ
By David Schnurman, an EO New York member and CEO of Lawline.com
Forming a perfectly clear strategic vision for your company is a difficult undertaking for any entrepreneur. Whether you want to double revenue, create a new product, change the world, make people happy, or do anything worth dedicating a large portion of your life to, you need to find a path. It doesn’t need to be a lengthy process—in fact, it can take ten minutes. Below is a three-step exercise I recently completed that has made a world of difference with my company and team determination to reach our goals: (more…)
Categories: Coaching Goal Setting
By Mary Anne Kochut, Special to Overdrive and Managing Director of Champions for Success
Everyone has to change–except for me–I’m the boss! How many times have you heard a boss say, “You’ve got to change ____” (fill in the blank), and it’s the same thing they are guilty of? (more…)
Categories: Best Practices Guest contributors LEADERSHIP
By Steve Starr, Special to Overdrive
Ask any entrepreneur what they would like to accomplish, and high on the list will be initiating greatness through their venture. In order to achieve success, I have found that it’s vital for a company to simultaneously focus on designing its internal business as well as its craft. In The E Myth Revisited, Michael Gerber notes, “A Fatal Assumption is: if you understand the technical work of a business, you understand a business that does that technical work… [but they] are two totally different things!” Over the past year, my architectural firm embarked on a journey we entitled The Greatness Project, and through this we have made a noteworthy impact due to our collective passion, strategic balance and intentional diversity. (more…)
Categories: Best Practices Coaching Guest contributors
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