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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Marvel’s fascinating turnaround story is no less than a heroic action story where the protagonist flips the scales at the last moment and arises like the phoenix, just like the many superheroes it helped become household names. Having a simple background in sales and marketing , he came up with attractive employee benefits.

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10 Ways to Stay Productive While Working Remote

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Leadership coach and entrepreneur Brian Smith has kept a home office for the last 10 years and admits how easy it is to lose track of time when you work from home. Brett Farmiloe is the founder of Markitors, a digital marketing agency in Phoenix, Arizona. When does it need to be done?

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4 Startup Lessons I Learned From ‘SimCity’

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You never know when you’ll find yourself defending against a lawsuit, struggling to replace a key employee, or facing a new competitor. The book “ Tribal Leadership ” by Dave Logan and John King covers this important point of competitive rivalries; it’s the difference between a stage 4 and stage 5 company and culture.

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A Winning Business Keeps the Team Highly Engaged

Startup Professionals Musings

In a recent study by TowersWatson , an international HR consulting firm, fewer than 21% of employees surveyed described themselves as “highly engaged,” down from 31% in 2009. Having only one-fifth of your employees highly engaged is not the hallmark of a “Winning Business.” It has often been said that employees rarely quit companies.

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Entrepreneur Fills a Market Void by Building Female-Focused Co-Working Spaces

Hearpreneur

Shortly after launching my consulting practice, I took on a leadership position with several professional women’s organizations, Women’s Global Network and Ladies Who Launch, San Diego. The company now has additional communities Phoenix, AZ, Washington, DC, and Sweden, with several other cities in the works. What is Hera Hub?

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Making the Transition from Entrepreneur to ‘Boss’

Startup Professionals Musings

Improving employee performance is a process not an event. One of the things we learn in large organizations is that different leadership styles are appropriate in different stages of the business. Don’t sacrifice key relationships because a colleague or subordinate has a talent for getting face time. Don’t try to “clone” yourself.

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30 Entrepreneurs Share The Movies That Motivates Them

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This movie's message resonates with employers more than employees. Don't be so consumed with leadership aspirations that you forget that you're managing human beings. I found myself re-evaluating my leadership role after watching this. And he finally rises from the ashes like a phoenix. Thanks to Mark Sadaka, Sadaka Law