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How to leverage organizational storytelling in shaping culture

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Sharing your company’s story can have a powerful and long-lasting impact on company culture —especially during times of change. We found a great example in Culture Renovation: 18 Leadership Actions to Build an Unshakeable Company by Kevin Oakes. Stories are a common component of any healthy company culture, especially when renovating.

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

Paul G. Silva

Collins provides specific examples of how Southwest Airlines and other top-performing companies use responsibility-based cultures to achieve extraordinary results. He realized his responsibility wasn’t “keep developing the product” but “build a successful business ready for investment.”

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A Founder's Guide: Essential Management Advice for Startups

Tomasz Tunguz

One-on-Ones and Feedback Structure your 1:1s : Use a four-part format covering performance, relationships, leadership, and innovation. Document thoroughly : Use video, Loom, or detailed documentation to transfer knowledge effectively. Balance autonomy and alignment : Give teams freedom within clear strategic boundaries.

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What to Make of Amazon’s Work Practices?

Both Sides of the Table

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.” It’s admirable and we shouldn’t hold up the hard-work culture as the pinnacle of achievement in life. ” No.

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Is Going for Rapid Growth Always Good? Aren’t Startups So Much More?

Both Sides of the Table

And this is fueled by the VC culture in Silicon Valley. Business that are innovative. ” I don’t love that culture. Neither achieved the kind of growth rates associated with Silicon Valley but both grew significantly faster than traditional industries and both were innovative. Or pivoted too quickly.

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The Constitution for Your New Fund: Strategy, Culture, Decision-Making, Budget, and Data

David Teten VC

If you are launching your own investment management firm, we recommend designing a constitution: a set of documents covering the firms goals, legal obligations, and principles for handling disagreement. These agreements may be inappropriate, unfeasible, or unwise to put in your signed legal documents.

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Why Emmy Award-winning documentarians focused their lens on 5 GSEA student entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

We wanted to tell a story of people from all different parts of the world, with different upbringing, backgrounds, and cultures. Foster: “I was most impressed by the culture and the environment EO created through GSEA for this event. We’re grateful to GSEA for providing this wonderful platform and letting us document it.”.