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BE 2.0: Focus on Responsibility, Not Tasks – The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything

Paul G. Silva

As I shared in a previous post , when I was president of Click Workspace, a startup coworking space, our board chairman delivered feedback that hit me hard: I wasn’t paying enough attention to our financials. Within a few months, he secured investment that extended his runway by 18 months. ” This shift changed everything.

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

This is going to be BIG.

In February of 2017, Susan Fowler’s description of the pervasive cultural issues at Uber, after the company’s abject failure to address her sexual harassment complaints properly, finally broke through in a way that garnered the tech community’s appropriate attention. Not in the “founder friendly” culture of tech anyway.

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Why coming out as a gay entrepreneur is a privilege and an investment

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Mike Stephenson, an EO Vancouver member who is co-founder and CEO of addy , which uses the principles of crowdfunding to make real estate investing accessible to everyone, including Black, indigenous, people of color, LGBTQ2S+ and other underrepresented groups. I think of the different aspects of my identity as touchpoints.

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How Employers Can Support Workplace Mental Health

Entrepreneurs' Organization

However, due to the nature of conditions such as anxiety, addiction, depression and the like, problems can go undetected for lengthy periods of time, even as they damage relationships with family and coworkers. In the workplace, those people are coworkers and the employer. The first step toward healing is facing the problem.

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7 Benefits of Taking a Company Retreat

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A well-constructed retreat can refresh, renew and even repair a team of coworkers. Connect with Coworkers Outside of Work. Although it’s ill advised for employers to get too heavily invested in their coworkers’ personal lives, personal connections build a better culture. Invest in Your Business.

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Proven Strategies to Efficiently Manage a Remote Team

Smart Hustle Magazine

Besides physical distance, virtual work also creates emotional segregations, wherein employees feel less attached to their company and coworkers. This is why as a basic necessity, a remote work setup should be accompanied by investments in collaboration tools and employee training. . Building An Authentic Work Culture.

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Startup Communities – Where to Find Them and How to Get Involved

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Chantalle Dumonceaux , co-founder of and adviser to Womena, an angel investment platform focused on women in the Middle East. A community culture that reinforces the idea that you can fail fast, often, and still advance your ideas. Coworking spaces. Grant Warner , director of innovation for Howard University’s Graduate School.