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The Case for Good Sleep Can’t Be Denied

26 October, 2018

The benefits of sleep can’t be overstated. “Good sleep guarantees wellbeing and mental health,” according to a study published on US National Library of Medicine. Indeed, sleep disorders are a significant factor in heart disease, with regular sleep rhythms and schedules being more important than sleep duration for your health. Sleep problems are also linked to metabolic syndrome and, thus, obesity.

A study published in the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine concludes that, “insomnia and disturbed sleep…are associated with decreased job performance and productivity.”

Categories: Best Practices general

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How to Achieve Your #NewYearGoals

8 January, 2018

It’s been one week since the start of 2018. Many of us choose this time to set sweeping goals in our business and personal lives.

Live healthier. Sell more. Be more organized. Communicate more effectively. Sound familiar? The problem with broad objectives like these is that they’re hard to achieve. You might be setting yourself up for failure. Instead, break up your broad goals into smaller, more attainable steps.

To help you succeed in your new year’s resolutions, Octane has compiled the best practical tips for making positive changes!

Check the Octane blog throughout January, and let small steps deliver big results.

Do your goals for the new year include achieving greater balance in your life? Making more of an impact on the many facets of your life—in your self, work, family and community? EO can help. We know that entrepreneurs’ definition of success extends far beyond their business, and we support the totality of the entrepreneurial journey. Learn more about EO’s unique 360° approach.

Categories: Best Practices FINANCES

Tags: #NewYearGoals2018 goals resolutions tips

8 Critical Aspects of Background Screening that Recruiters Need to Know

2 September, 2016

By Michael Klazema, special to Octane Blog

Most recruiters and hiring managers know that background checks are a vital part of any employee screening and onboarding process. However, while pre-employment background checks are commonplace in most jobs today, there are still numerous aspects of these checks that remain woefully misunderstood by most employers. Here are eight such aspects that every recruiter and hiring manager should know.

1. There is no “ultimate database” of criminal history
On television, the background check process seems so easy. Protagonists run the bad guy’s name through some magical database and voila: they have that person’s entire criminal history file on their computer screen within six seconds. In real life, the process isn’t so simple. There is no “ultimate database” of criminal information. Instead, criminal records are scattered nationwide and are stored at county courts and state repositories. As a result, there is no background check you can conduct on an applicant that is going to cover everything at once.

Categories: Best Practices Hiring LEADERSHIP

Tags: background checks best practices employees hiring lessons learned recruitment security staff tips workplace

My Journey from an “Intrapreneur” to Entrepreneur

24 August, 2016

By Doug Kisgen, owner of Kisgen Group, Inc. (Culture Index) and Fregata Fitness, Inc. (Iron Tribe Fitness)

I always had the desire to own my own business. My Dad was a CPA and business owner, and his Dad was the local Phillips 66 guy in a small town (he even had a gas pump in his front yard!). Right out of college, I formed my first corporation. It was a music-publishing company, and basically it was a means to funnel income from a professional band I was in. I ended up starting a percussion instruction company and ran some other ideas through the business, but none of them completely took off.

Over the course of several years, I found different ways I could be in charge of something without fully starting a business. I call this time of my life my the “intrapreneur” years. I was a personal trainer, two-location health club manager, family-teacher at Boys Town and head of the training department at a billion-dollar franchise organization.

Categories: Best Practices Entrepreneurial Journey Inspirational

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Lessons Learned from Scaling Up

19 August, 2016

By Aidan Fitzpatrick, an EO UK – London member and the founder of Reincubate

As the Chapter President of EO UK – London, I am often reflecting on the learning that has meant the most to me on my entrepreneurial journey. Starting several companies over the years has set me on a challenging, but deeply rewarding, journey, and I’ve learned a handful of hard-won lessons along the way. Advice for entrepreneurs is often reduced to absolute statements and black-and-white “do’s” and “don’ts,” but I’ve found the truth is more nuanced. Some fundamentals—such as values—are critical, yet often overlooked. Here are some of the lessons that have meant the most to me:

Categories: Best Practices LEADERSHIP Lessons Learned

Tags: aidan fitzpatrick best practices business growth eo uk-london lessons learned reincubate scaling up tips

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