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

Paul G. Silva

I had been treating financial oversight as just another item on my to-do list rather than a core responsibility that required systems, attention, and skill development. A Real Transformation Story One software developer-turned-CEO went through this exercise and had a revelation. ” This shift changed everything. The result?

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Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast

Entrepreneurs' Organization

While commendable, this effort to invest in strategy doesn’t work unless the company also focuses on culture. After culture eats breakfast, it continues to chomp its way through strategy for lunch and dinner, too! Organizational culture is intangible; as such, it can be difficult to influence. Hire for attitude.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. Here are some quick guidelines on what I think it takes to build a sense of leadership: 1.

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Steve Case Testifies on Expanding Access to Capital Across America

Revolution

Each of these represents a significant governmental effort to strengthen American competitiveness by affirming the idea that cities can be renewed and rise again if they develop a vibrant startup culture. Rise of the Rest is based on a simple premise: cities can be renewed and rise again if they develop a vibrant startup culture.

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A Founder's Guide: Essential Management Advice for Startups

Tomasz Tunguz

Lead authentically : The best managers don’t rely on mimicry but develop their own authentic style based on their values and strengths. Evolve your leadership : Great leaders consistently manage themselves out of the job. Management, like engineering, has repeatable design patterns that can be learned and applied 2.

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How a Fashion Brand in Honduras Is Preserving the Country’s Traditional Culture

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Rafael, a 2018 YLAI Fellow and an entrepreneur in Honduras, saw years later a need for his skills in the country’s cultural heritage sector. “My Today Rafael is working with Xiomara and other artisans to market their products, all the while preserving traditional Honduran culture. There is no one Honduran,” Rafael says. “We

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The Four Tenets of Conscious Capitalism

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Inequality is growing for more than 70 percent of the global population, exacerbating the risks of divisions and hampering economic and social development. Conscious leadership. The caring culture he developed also points to his genuine concern for stakeholders. Caring culture.

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