Thinking Aloud
Stragility: Do Less, Accomplish More
In our wired world, we’re always on, flipping from task to task, and struggling to keep up with a burgeoning to do list. Ellen R. Auster and Lisa Hillenbrand, authors of "Stragility: Excelling at Strategic Changes" share three ways individuals and organizations can successfully change and grow while avoiding change fatigue and burn out.
“Wellth” is the New Wealth
The wealth game is changing. While money does matter, it’s no longer the foremost defining attribute of personal or professional achievement. Nick Goode, VP of Cloud Product Management at Sage One shares three trends that showcase how millennial-minded workers and businesses are switching their focus from wealth to wellth
3 Smart Policies That Make It Easier For Asian Businesses To Expand
Is it unrealistic for us to expect small business to go global from day one? Not if we have the right policies in place, argues Dr. Karen M. Reddington, president of FedEx Express Asia Pacific.
How To Grow A Company Without Venture Capital
Taking VC money is a dangerous game and can be addictive. Sure, VC cash can boost your business to new heights, but it also reduces your equity in the company, forces you to focus on company valuation, and provides a false sense of financial security, warns Keith Smith, co-founder and CEO of Payability.
It’s The Little Things: Seven Reasons Why Small Innovations Are Hugely Powerful
Innovation is the key to keeping customers happy (and just plain keeping them). But that doesn't mean the heat is on to come up with some big, sexy, paradigm-shattering new idea. Patrick Stroh explains why small innovations are just as good as the marketplace-disrupting kind — and for most of us, maybe even better.
4 Morning Tips To Kick-Start Your Day
This article explores the best pieces of advice from successful startup founders - each sharing their most effective morning rituals for a productive day.
Be Like Deadpool: Invaluable Startup Lessons From Deadpool
Deadpool is a total laugh riot and its garrulous humour is meant to, and bound to entertain - but if you watch it with a keen entrepreneurial perspective, you'll find some key messages - albeit completely undirected - for entrepreneurs, Amit Damani, cofounder of Vista Rooms, points out.
Survival Tips From A Seasoned Digital Nomad Who Made It Out The Other Side
Martin Hunter and his wife Jinky, quit their jobs, sold their belongings and embarked on a 5 year adventure in 13 different countries in Asia. While on the road they founded an IT company, which they have since sold, and a New York based event finding platform Free Event Finder. He shares that experience.
Say No To Absent Fathers, Yes To Paternity Leave
In a startup environment where every resource plays an important role and work hours tend to get erratic, it becomes even more critical to help men who have newly become fathers to get into their parenting shoes and become better fathers, argues Ankita Sheth, co–founder of Vista Rooms.
What If You Could Cash Out Of Your Business And Maintain Ownership?
By cashing out of your business, you can take some chips off the table, diversify your family’s wealth, and find the time to pursue what is most important to you. It’s possible to step away from your firm and actually improve its long-term value, says Scott Ford, founder and CEO of Cornerstone Wealth Management Group and author of "The Sustainable Edge: 15 Minutes a Week to a Richer Entrepreneurial Life".
4 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Make The Most Of The Leap Year
What would you do with an extra 24 hours? Gyawu Mahama, Social Media and Marketing Manager at Hiscox Small Business Insurance recomeends four ways entrepreneurs can take advantage of the leap year.
To Franchise Or Not To Franchise?
There are numerous franchising opportunities in the U.S.. But before candidates can decide if franchising is the right move for them, they must weigh the benefits and costs of franchising against that of a traditional business model, says Brandon Moxam, Director of Brand Development at U.S. Lawns.
Three Questions To Ask To Decide Which Ideas To Keep And Which To Toss
Don't just innovate — innovate with intent. Patrick Stroh lays out three big questions leaders should ask when evaluating which ideas and solutions generate real value for their
company — and which ones are innovation just for innovation's sake.
Is Free Intranet Software Really Free?
There are many free options for software out there that may seem like a good idea at first, but the issues that come with them cause more headaches and costs down the road. In the end, they are far from free, argues Tim Eisenhauer, President of Axero Solutions.
How Innovation Governance Can Save Your Company (Five Ways To Make It Happen)
Random, great ideas and epiphanies do not need governance. But, systematic, holistic, continuous innovation at a larger scale from a multitude of sources in your business and value chain does. Author Patrick Stroh offers some tips on how you can marry these two (seemingly competing) forces inside your organization.
The Most Important Asset
Put your body, mind, and spiritual fitness first, and business performance will follow, says Ari Rastegar, CEO of Rastegar Capital.
From Florence To San Jose: A Tale of Two Renaissances
by Cameron McLain, chief executive and co-founder of Beehive
Separated by seven hundred years and more than 6000 miles, fourteenth century Florence and twenty first century San Jose,...
Teenpreneurs: Lessons In Entrepreneurship Start Young
Lemonade stands and car washes aren’t enough for the next generation of entrepreneurs. Starting as young as middle school, experiential learning rooted in real world business scenarios is helping to shape the entrepreneurs of the future, says Alex Kurrelmeier, Director of The Ron Rubin School for the Entrepreneur at Culver.
How To Grow Your Family Business And Make It Your Own
Running a business is tough, but taking over a family business has its own unique set of challenges. From emptying the waste bins in the breakroom as a teenager, to becoming the company president today, here are a few things Mark Hastings - CEO of Hastings Humans - learned along the way.
Why Pursuing An Alternative Career Is Better For Achieving Financial Freedom
If you truly want to make a lot of money and have actual financial freedom, you need to look at alternative careers. Jobs like freelancing or creating your own business give you the best opportunity for success in today’s demanding market, says Paul Scolardi, CEO of Super Trades LLC.
4 Super-Hot Fin Tech Trends To Watch Out For In 2016
Fintech companies have disrupted the archaic way of functioning of banking behemoths. Young companies are quick, nimble, tech-smart and offer highly customized solutions- advantages that a huge century-old bank with established incentive alignment and organizational structure cannot hope to accomplish, argues Kiara Medhurst.
Counting On ‘Social Capital’: The New Way To Evaluate Entrepreneurial Worth
Social capital is about human relationships, and most people around the world get up every morning and build new relationships and deepen existing ones in order to provide value to other people. Measuring social capital, says founder and CEO of kountable, Inc. Chris Hale, can help more people prosper and add immeasurable value to their communities, their countries, and beyond.
Thrive! 7 Ways To Get The Most Out Of Every Day
It’s challenging not to fall into old patterns of behavior when we get back on the treadmill of daily life. And usually, it’s because our goals and resolutions feel like chores rather than things that make us feel happier, more productive, and more fulfilled, says Donna Stoneham, Ph.D., author of "The Thriver's Edge: Seven Keys to Transform the Way You Live, Love, and Lead".
Shopping Tactics: Online vs In-Store
Whether they’re shopping online or in-store, immersing your customers in a fluid brand experience will undoubtedly increase sales at the checkout. Mark Simpson, Chairman of shop4pop.com looks at some tried and tested marketing tactics to help your business on the path to a profitable 2016.
When Small Businesses Meet Big Opportunities
While SMEs may be driving economic growth, they’re doing it mainly from within their own borders. Could it be that exporting overseas is simply not worthwhile? Or is there actually a significant reservoir of untapped growth potential for SMEs? Raj Subramaniam, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services, ponders.
5 Mindset Shifts You Need In 2016
No goals are attainable when our mindset isn’t right. Cat Rose Neligan of Cat Rose Design says if there’s anything she learnt from 2015, it’s that there are certain core mindset shifts she needed to start making her dreams a reality.
Five Qualities You Need To Be Successful In Business
What are the qualities you need in order to be successful in business? Let’s take a look at what makes some business people a success.
3 Tips To Help Small Businesses Get More Customers In A Post-Google Search World
Because of the explosion of social media and mobile as the primary, go-to consumer device for local information, Google is increasingly losing search share to local directories, social media sites and maps apps. Trevor Sumner, Chief Technology Officer of LocalVox suggests some ways small businesses can focus on taking advantage of the opportunity in a post Google dominated world.
Time Management Strategies For High Performance In An Organization
There are deliberate measures in place seeking to assist those with poor time management skills. Here are some of them.
Should The Customer Have A Say In Employee Pay?
Mercedes-Benz USA says absolutely yes. Consultant Joseph Michelli, author of a new book about the luxury brand's customer experience transformation, offers five tips
to move your compensation structure in that direction.