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7 Cost-Efficient Benefits to Enhance Job Satisfaction at Your Startup

As a startup, your business likely lacks the financial means of well-established organizations. This stark reality can make you feel like you can’t compete when it comes to offering the perks that coveted talent is...

byJohn Rampton

February 23, 2024

‘She Thinks Big’: 7 Assumptions about the Future that Create ‘Stuck Stress’

This is an excerpt from "She Thinks Big: The Entrepreneurial Woman’s Guide to Moving Past the Messy Middle and into the Extraordinary," by Andrea Liebross. Liebross is a certified business and life coach who encourages...

byAndrea Liebross

February 22, 2024

Making Waves: A Woman’s Rise to the Top Using Smarts, Heart and Courage

The following is an excerpt from MAKING WAVES: A Woman’s Rise to the Top Using Smarts, Heart and Courage, by Lisa Lutoff-Perlo. The former CEO of Celebrity Cruises reveals how she navigated an extraordinary four-decade...

byLisa Lutoff-Perlo

February 19, 2024

Top Startup Leaders Offer Marketing and Branding Secrets

Diving into the world of startup marketing, we've gathered insights from CEOs and founders to unveil one effective strategy that has propelled their businesses forward. From the impact of inbound marketing to the power of...

byBrett Farmiloe

February 15, 2024

Sustainable & Purposeful Startups: 12 Leader Insights

In the quest for sustainability and purpose within the startup ecosystem, we've gathered insights from a variety of leaders, including Chief Technology Officers and CEOs. From implementing recycling and community engagement initiatives to investing in...

byBrett Farmiloe

February 7, 2024

The Importance of Building Confidence as a Leader

The last few years have taken a toll on the confidence that managers feel in leading their teams, according to numerous studies and anecdotal accounts across U.S. industries. Managers confess to feeling ill-equipped in dealing...

byDerek Miller

January 13, 2024

‘Glad We Met’: What Smart Leaders Do to Meet the Needs of Others

This is an excerpt from "Glad We Met: The Art and Science of 1:1 Meetings" (Oxford Univ. Press),by Steven G. Rogelberg. An organizational psychologist, Rogelberg holds the title of Chancellor's Professor at UNC Charlotte for...

bySteven Rogelberg

January 9, 2024

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Leading by Example: 20 Inspirational Leadership Stories in Startups

From implementing mental health initiatives to inspiring through dedicated leadership, 20 startup leaders, including founders and CEOs, share their personal stories of leading by example. These narratives, spanning 20 distinct insights, reveal the profound influence...

byBrett Farmiloe

January 5, 2024

How Businesses Can Be a Source of Good in the World in 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of the business world, 2024 marks a significant shift in how companies are perceived and operate within society. Gone are the days when the sole purpose of a business was to...

byJT Ripton

December 24, 2023

Effective Communication in Startup Environments: 20 Tips from Leaders

Effective Communication in Startup Environments: 20 Tips from Leaders To help startups foster clear and open communication, we posed a question to founders and CEOs, gathering twenty insightful responses. From setting SMART quarterly objectives to...

byBrett Farmiloe

November 6, 2023

Empowering and Motivating Startup Teams: Advice from Seasoned Leaders

To provide you with practical tips on empowering and motivating your startup team, we've gathered insights from 15 experienced Founders, CEOs, and Managing Directors. Their advice ranges from promoting transparency and collaboration to diligent hiring...

byBrett Farmiloe

October 13, 2023

‘Lessons My Brothers Taught Me’: Building a Great Team

This excerpt from “Lessons My Brothers Taught Me” by Charles McCarrick highlights the importance of building a great team in business and emphasizes the responsibility of managers to create a supportive workplace environment. Building a...

byCharles McCarrick

June 13, 2023

6 Mentoring Resources for Women Small Business Owners

For female founders who face unique challenges (especially when trying to break into male-dominated industries), having a mentor could be the missing piece of the entrepreneurial success puzzle. Navigating the roadblocks to business success becomes...

byEric Goldschein

March 31, 2023

9 Essential Skills You Need to Start and Run a Successful Business

It’s easy to feel underqualified when you’re about to start a new business. It’s a huge undertaking! But the fact is that more people than ever seem to be taking the leap. In 2022, according...

byEmerson De Oliveira

February 1, 2023

Your Playbook For Success Means Understanding Your Workplace Rules

This is a modified excerpt from "Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact" by Liz Wiseman. Copyright 2021 by the author and reprinted by permission of Harper Business. ...

byLiz Wiseman

August 30, 2022

3 Reasons Why You Must Be a Great Leader to Be a Great Entrepreneur

Do you really need to be a great leader in order to become a great entrepreneur? The question of leadership, and how much it actually means to entrepreneurs and their startups, is a hot topic...

byDeborah Sweeney

August 18, 2022

10 Leadership Traits Entrepreneurs Should Possess

An entrepreneur does not run a business with his or her acute business acumen alone: it comes with leadership skills. Here are 10 leadership traits for entrepreneurs: Related: Why ‘Hands-On’ Is The Most Valuable Leadership...

byJoel Roberts

August 10, 2022

Is Your New Business Ready to Grow? Take These 3 Steps First

If entrepreneurship were juggling, most companies would be one dropped ball away from the act falling apart. Why? Because entrepreneurs add elements into the mix without acknowledging the tipping point. Growing too fast is not...

byShay Berman

April 20, 2022

Tough Conversations: It Takes Practice

The following is an excerpt on leadership from "Leading From the Jumpseat: How To Create Extraordinary Opportunities By Handing Over Control" by Peter Docker. Copyright 2021 by Why Not Press. Despite years of facing...

byPeter Docker

April 5, 2022

How Your Startup Can Implement Effective Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices

Much of the dialogue about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) plans in the media has been focused on established businesses that frankly have the ability to reengineer current strategies, integrate DEI communication into current communication...

byPhyllis Reagin

February 22, 2022