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Joi Ito’s Call to Become a “Now-ist”

Joi Ito's TED Talk from 2014 remains pertinent and valuable in 2016 - are you working too hard to predict the future of your industry, rather than working in the present and foregoing permission? According to Ito, this model ("deploy, or die") holds much more possibility for your company. Highlighted points from this presentation: "What happened after

November 7, 2016

Creating a Millennial-Friendly Workplace

By Susan Michel, an EO New Jersey member, and the founder and CEO of Glen Eagle The influx of Millennials into the workplace is providing today’s entrepreneur with a number of new challenges and opportunities. As you add more and more Millennials to your team, you need to be prepared to answer the question: Are

November 7, 2016

How Healthy Are Your Books? Here are Six Questions to Unlock Answers.

I visited a friend the other day who runs a well-organized business and keeps a meticulous office. Every desk is tidy, every scrap of paper is in a binder or folder, and everything is labeled and filed alphabetically and by year. And yet, despite all this organization, he never quite feels in control of his

November 2, 2016

How to Become a More Efficient CEO (and a Happier Human Being)

Having a Type A personality has distinct benefits, including a competitive nature, a confident disposition and the drive to succeed - all of which are necessary for an ambitious entrepreneur and business owner. At that point, downtime wasn’t an option, but my inability to “switch off” began to beget consequences, starting with tiredness and escalating

October 31, 2016

Flashback Friday: The Art of Engaging

In all corners of the world, entrepreneurs are playing an integral role in the development of communities, economies and industries. And it all starts with engagement. For Rosemary Tan, a member of EO Malaysia and EO’s former Global Chairman, the art of engaging has helped her find success and significance in business and beyond. In

October 28, 2016

A Philanthropist’s Diary: Giving Back to Get Ahead

By Nirvana Chaudhary, an EO Nepal member and head of Chaudhary Foundation It was noon on an ordinary Saturday when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the land of snow peaks and Sherpas, yaks and yetis, monasteries and mantras. Nepal— the beautiful Himalayan nation I call home. In a single day—25 April, 2015—the earthquake had left almost

October 26, 2016