This article was written by Richard Walton, an EO Cape Town member and founder of Avirtual, for the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine. Dear Richard: Look at you— you’re an entrepreneur! I know you… Read more »
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Overcoming Bias to Lead Lovingly
This excerpt is from “The Heart-Led Leader” by Tommy Spaulding, reprinted with permission of the publisher, Crown Business. Five years ago my wife and I decided to hire a nanny to help with child care…. Read more »
Reflections from the Womenomics 2.0 Event at the Brookings Institute
Yesterday, 8 February, my colleague and I had the pleasure of attending the Womenomics 2.0 event, hosted by the Brookings Institute to discuss the “potential of female entrepreneurs in Japan.” The morning consisted of a… Read more »
Four Things Businesses Overlook When Moving Employees to a New Position
By Marissa Levin, an EO Baltimore member and CEO of Information Experts So often when we’re thinking of expanding, we turn our attention to the external hiring process. In many cases, however, who we need… Read more »
How to Succeed in Engineering Consulting
By Andrew Armstrong, an Octane blog contributor Are you an engineer who likes analyzing problems, solving them and working with all types of people? Engineering consulting might be for you. It’s easier than ever for… Read more »
Clearing the Air: What I’ve Learned from Mountaineering
Standing atop the 14,200 “milk bottle” summit of Starlight Peak, we watched the sun continue the last hour of its descent over the mountains to the west. We knew we had at least eight hours… Read more »
Adopting a Digital Mindset
By Nicholas Addison Thomas, Director of Strategic Communications at EO As the Director of Strategic Communications for the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), I am fortunate to be on the forefront of some exciting, new communication strategies… Read more »
26 Ways to Improve Office Productivity
How do you keep your staff (and yourself) motivated and working efficiently? In the face of a new calendar year, here are 26 ways to improve and/or maintain office productivity: 1. Encourage a healthy work… Read more »
Escaping the PR Bermuda Triangle
By Kristi Piehl, an EO Minnesota member and CEO of Media Minefield “Public relations is like the Bermuda Triangle— you put money in and you never get anything back!” That’s a direct quote from a… Read more »
Leadership Hacks to Take Your Business to the Next Level
By Brian Scudamore, an EO Vancouver member and founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? It would have been easy to spend my life as a Rubbish Boy. At 19, I started a junk-removal business called The Rubbish Boys to… Read more »