By: Randy Myers, a Special to Overdrive In the world of small businesses, “family-owned” usually means “family-run.” But it’s not unusual to have a non-family employee or two who’s vital to your company’s success. Finding… Read more »
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Managing a Global Workforce
By: Michèle Hecken, an EO Edmonton member, and Special to Overdrive When you’re building a company across borders with a multinational team, dealing with people from different cultures and relying on them to get things… Read more »
Do Male Leaders Need to Think More Like Women?
By: Dorie Clark, a Special to Overdrive The world is getting sick of male – or least “masculine” – leadership, according to a survey of 64,000 people in 13 countries that underpins the new book… Read more »
Essential Qualities of Strategic Leaders
By: Lisa Nirell, a Special to Overdrive Being a marketing leader in today’s economy reminds me of my first solo cross country flight in 1988: even when I think I’m totally in control, bad things… Read more »
How to Make the Best Decision
By: Verne Harnish, an EO Spain-Barcelona member, and founding partner of Gazelles, Inc. As business expert Jim Collins wrote in the forward of my new book, “We’re living in times of tremendous uncertainty. Many growthcompany… Read more »
Forget Your Fall-Back
By: Angela Petro, an EO Columbus member, and Owner of Two Caterers A few years ago, I attended a women’s ski clinic in Alta, Utah, USA. I came home a much better skier, but more… Read more »
Five Steps to Creating Your Best Five-Year Plan
By Jason Beans, CEO and founder of The key to effective leadership is to have a picture in your head and communicate that inspiration to your team so everyone knows where you are all headed…. Read more »
What Does Your Desk Say About You?
By: Nadia Goodman, a Special to Overdrive Look at your desk. Is it scattered with unread papers? Adorned with family photos? Do you have toys that help you think? The way you organize and decorate… Read more »
Is Your Business Killing You?
By: Dena Patton, a Special to Overdrive A sudden feeling of nausea, shortness of breath and massive head pain had me leaping from my theater seat and rushing to the restroom. The producer, a good… Read more »
8 Opportunities to Lead in 2013
By: Brian Evje, a Special to Overdrive Leadership is comprised of a series of moments, and it can be difficult to sort out individual moments over time. A continual leadership challenge is to be aware… Read more »