Insights from Leading Entrepreneurs
By John Huber, EO Nashville member and COO of Moo Creative Media
When it comes to business, the first quarter means hitting the reset button: New budgets, new ideas and, oftentimes, new talent. As the COO of a creative video content company, I’m always scouring for creative talent to fill the ranks. Specifically, employees who find innovative solutions to problems, readily see connections, execute as well as they ideate and foster an environment of imagination and possibility.
Categories: Best Practices Human Resources Lessons Learned Management
Understanding the How’s and Why’s about Hiring a PR Agency for Your Business
By Robert Udowitz, special to Overdrive and a principal of RFP Associates
Too often companies grumble about their experiences with public relations firms. Sometimes it’s over money, other times over strategy, and many times the hiring entity simply isn’t patient enough to see the fruits of an agency’s labors. At the end of the day, a rocky marriage between businesses and their PR firms can be traced to a lack of basic understanding of the public relations function – versus that of marketing or advertising. The result? Finger pointing, blame assigning and a lot of wasted time. (more…)
Categories: Business/Finance Tips Marketing Public Relations
Tags: best practices communications hiring lessons learned marketing pr rfp associates robert udowitz tips
By Ari Levy, MD, an EO Chicago member and co-CEO of Engaged Health Solutions
When it comes to my business, I am excited about everything. My passion is what got me here in the first place, after all. At first, my interest in everything—from strategy sessions to the shade of orange in our logo—was essential to getting us off the ground.
Now, however, I’m leading the business into its fourth year, and things are different than leading a startup through its early stages. I’m starting to realize that I need to change some of my behaviors in order to continue to succeed. In some ways, that’s both fitting and ironic because I’m in the business of teaching others about behavior change. (more…)
Categories: Best Practices Company Culture Management
Tags: best practices culture energy hiring lessons learned management passion tips
By Robert Glazer, an EO Boston member, and founder and managing director of Acceleration Partners
“Some people cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” — Oscar Wilde
Firing someone who doesn’t see it coming is a soul-crushing chore. No other decision you’ll make as a business owner takes such a toll on everyone involved. I’m not talking about lay-offs or disruptions caused by outside forces. Smart employees will see that coming. I’m talking about individuals who, somehow, just aren’t working out. Too often “You’re fired!” is the first conversation you have with the person you are letting go, but it shouldn’t be. (more…)
Categories: Best Practices Company Culture Human Resources
Tags: acceleration partners best practices eo boston firing hiring lessons learned robert glazer steps tips
By Dr. Eyal Ronen, an EO Israel member, and founder of Spotlight Leadership
Just last week I went on a really long drive. It was a road I’ve traveled hundreds of times before—I know every curve and bump by heart. It felt really good to drive on such a familiar path, but what if I told you that I drove the entire trip blindfolded? You would think that I had lost my marbles, right?
So many business owners and managers do exactly that. They stick to a very familiar and comfortable road, driving on auto-pilot, making it seem like they really are wearing a blindfold. (more…)
Categories: Human Resources Management members
Tags: entrepreneurs' organization eo EO Israel Eyal Ronen hiring Spotlight Leadership
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