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Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast

Entrepreneurs' Organization

By Miranda Naiman, accidental entrepreneur, motivational speaker, member of the EO Tanzania chapter and founder of Empower Limited , a Tanzanian human capital consultancy firm. While commendable, this effort to invest in strategy doesn’t work unless the company also focuses on culture. Most importantly, why does it matter to you?

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How to protect hybrid work cultures from proximity bias

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Gleb Tsipursky, CEO of the boutique future-proofing consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts , which helps forward-looking leaders avoid dangerous threats and missed opportunities. We asked Dr. Tsipursky how leaders can address proximity bias in the new normal of hybrid work culture. Our future is hybrid.

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3 Action steps to bake DEI into your organization’s culture

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A lack of diversity is a cultural problem rather than a tactical one. Championing change on a cultural level requires addressing the root of the issue. If you’re ready to do the work, here are three steps to building a scalable and diverse culture by design. Set more meaningful goals. and more articles from the EO blog. .

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Why Your Team Will Need Skilled Idea Curators To Succeed in the AI Era

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In the current professional landscape, idea generation is revered as a hallmark of creativity and innovation. This collaboration between human and machine ensures that the final product is not only innovative but also practical and implementable. Promote the Refined Idea.

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Helping Startups Understand Salespeople & the Sales Culture

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Many great ones don’t thrive in the early phase of a company where the sales is more consultative or evangelical. If we just dropped prices to match our less funded competitors we wouldn’t be able to keep innovating and adding value for our clients. The pay-back period on our product was 16 months.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

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Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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What to Make of Amazon’s Work Practices?

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People seem polarized between, “that’s what it takes to succeed” to “I can’t believe what a heartless, intolerant and misogynistic company culture they’ve built.” You think it’s different at any of the top consulting firms? You travel at the pleasure of your boss.

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