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Global Entrepreneurship Week 2017: Supercharge Your Productivity

14 November, 2017

This week, EO joins with the Global Entrepreneurship Network in celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week (#GEW2017), which credits the importance and growing impact of entrepreneurship, and features an international calendar of events and partnerships. From 13–19 November 2017, we’ll share exclusive content designed to inspire and inform every entrepreneur—whether you’re in start-up mode or you’re a battle-scarred founder. We believe in the power of learning to grow. We believe in the potential of entrepreneurship as a global force for change. Celebrate with us by visiting the EO Octane blog every day this week!

In the age of constant—indeed, instant!—communication and data-driven decisions, time management becomes more critical than ever. Today, we explore how to achieve greater productivity with the help of practical tips and prioritization.

Categories: Coaching FINANCES general LEADERSHIP Productivity

Tags: #GEW2017 cameron herold COO Alliance creativity David Will Dr. Jerry Teplitz Jay Feitlinger podcast productivity stress time management

What a Hindu Priest Taught Me About PR and Marketing

6 November, 2017

By Jeff Bradford, EO Nashville member

When my wife and I joined 60 other members of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Nashville chapter for a retreat led by Hindu priest Dandapani, I was skeptical. Like most baby boomers, I went through (and left behind) an Eastern mysticism phase many years ago, and I was leery of revisiting it.

To my surprise and delight, the weekend was light on religion and heavy on simple, practical tools for making better use of your mind, and thus, your life. Plus, I found Dandapani’s lessons can easily apply to PR and marketing.

Categories: Coaching Inspirational Media PR/MARKETING

Tags: Bradford Group creativity customer Dandapani eo nashville focus Hindu Jeff Bradford marketing pr retreat

Why You Should Consider a Creative Office Space for Your Company

27 June, 2016

This article was originally published in the Entrepreneurs’ Organization column on Inc.com.

Matt Levin, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member from Austin, is the Managing Broker & Principal of Equitable Commercial Realty, a full service commercial real estate leasing, sales and management firm. We asked Matt about some of the advantages and disadvantages of having a creative office space for your company. Here’s what he had to say.

Categories: Best Practices Company Culture LEADERSHIP Productivity

Tags: creativity inc.com Matt Levin office space work environment

Where and When is Creativity Cultivated?

4 January, 2016

For those of you who haven’t yet taken up the hobby of listening to podcasts, you might be missing out on a valuable channel of education and entertainment. After a long day of staring at a computer monitor or smart phone screen, it’s refreshing to experience something that doesn’t require visual attention. Unlike radio, it’s completely on-demand and tailored to your interests. And for entrepreneurs, specifically, there is a wealth of information and inspiration.

Categories: Best Practices Entrepreneurial Journey general Inspirational Lessons Learned

Tags: #eolooksforward Alec Baldwin boundaries creativity david maclaren entrepreneurial journey entrepreneurship Guarav Agarwala Here's The Thing Lorne Michaels obstacles octane magazine podcast SNL tim hamilton

Three Bad Habits for Start-Ups to Break NOW

15 September, 2015

The following post was written by Suhail G. Algosaibi, EO Bahrain member:

In the last decade or so since I’ve started mentoring, I’ve met a very large range of start-up entrepreneurs, from the extremely impressive to the…well, less impressive. I want to share some of the common traits I’ve noticed in entrepreneurs that fail in their businesses, so that you can avoid these pitfalls. It’s worth pointing out that while good habits and behaviors are vitally important, a startup can do all the right things and still fail. Although we all take this risk, here are three habits to avoid when launching your start-up:

Categories: Best Practices FINANCES general Goal Setting Guest contributors Inspirational Lessons Learned Productivity

Tags: bad habits creativity discipline start-up Suhail Algosaibi

Being Creative is More than a Fresh Idea

23 January, 2014

By Darin Harker, an EO Utah member and president at Quirk

Just the other day I was helping my daughter with her resume. She wanted it to be creative and unique and although the layout was original I felt that she was missing some important elements and copy. This started me thinking about my creative approach to the work that we do. So, I wrote her the following note:

Categories: Coaching Goal Setting members

Tags: creativity entrepreneurs' organization (EO) eo eo utah Quirk

3 Ways to Keep Your Creative Juices Flowing When You’re Always Busy

23 October, 2013

By Debra Kaye, Entrepreneur magazine

As a small-business owner, it can be hard to find the time to do the sort of activities that help tone the brain’s innovation muscles — activities like committing to a six-month course of study; making it to weekly networking meetings at your local business club or engaging in nightly journaling and tinkering. These take up a lot of time. But you don’t need a lot of time to keep your creative muscles working.

It’s possible to boost your brain power constantly and on-the-go, by incorporating brain-boosting and creativity increasing activities into your daily routine. Here are three activities I recommend to busy entrepreneurs:

Categories: Networking Productivity

Tags: creativity entrepreneur small business time management

Tips for Innovative Entrepreneurship

18 July, 2012

By Joshua Simon, an EO Arizona is the owner and CEO of One Stop Voice and S/I Real Estate.

“Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.” This is the motto I subscribe to in my personal life, and it has since become a part of our corporate culture at One Stop Voice. So … why the need to “hang tough”?

As a 20-something owner and CEO of multiple businesses, I must constantly prove myself in a crowded industry filled with business leaders twice my age. My determination to set goals and work tirelessly to achieve them is just one part of the equation that equals success. The other factor is that I strategically surround myself with likeminded employees who not only “get” my motto, they exemplify it. Here’s how we live this mantra in my company:

Categories: general

Tags: best practices creativity innvoation tips

De-Cloaking Innovation

15 May, 2012

By Chris Grivas, special to Overdrive

The “mystery” of innovation often seems like a cloud-covered grail always just out of reach of people looking to make their business stand out. We look at great innovations like the iPhone, Twitter or microwave oven, and wonder how we can do that.

We search for that breakthrough idea as if it were a lottery ticket; all we have to do is pick the numbers and we are set for life. The thing is that the odds of finding that idea though just sitting down and generating ideas with your team are about the same as winning the lottery. Generating ideas does not equal innovation … it’s only one step to getting there. The key to deliberate creativity is to understand and apply the whole process and not be bogged down or enamored by just one part of it.

Categories: general

Tags: best practices creativity innovation philosophy strategy

A Renegade Guide to Unconventional Success

7 March, 2011

In this special interview, Overdrive sits down with actor, serial entrepreneur and author Wayne Rogers to discuss the importance of creativity, the value of show business, and how lacking experience in business can be a good thing.

While you are widely known for your work as an actor, including your role as Trapper John on the now-classic TV series, M*A*S*H, you have had a rewarding career beyond show business. Would you share a few highlights?
“Over the past four decades, I have been a founding shareholder in six banks, produced movies and Broadway plays, managed the finances and investments of others, and served on the boards of several companies. I have developed residential, commercial, and office real estate in five states. I have co-owned a convenience store chain, a film distribution company, a vineyard, a restaurant, and a hotel or two.

Categories: general

Tags: actor book creativity make your own rules serial entrepreneur wayne rogers