Four Ways Working with Your Spouse Can Be Your Best (Or Worst) Career Choice

By Christian Denmon, an Octane blog contributor and founding business partner at Denmon & Denmon Trial Lawyers Some people might cringe at the thought of living with their coworkers, but for couples in a family business, that’s just a regular day. Working with your spouse can have its difficulties, but it can also be incredibly rewarding.

July 15, 2015

The Power of Executive Education

By Randy Nelson, an EO Raleigh Durham member and president of Gold Dolphins, LLC At the recent EO/London Business School Growth Forum, which I attended with more than 70 global EO members from 21 countries, Richard Jolly, an adjunct professor of organizational behavior and a member of the faculty, stated that “the lack of self-awareness

July 14, 2015

Integrity Trumps Everything

By Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, EO Octane blog contributors and Barefoot Wine Founders YOUR WORD IS YOUR BOND We can’t have a cop on every corner or a regulator in every office. At some point we must rely on the people we hire, do business with, and buy products or services from. When we cannot

July 13, 2015

Effective Meetings Require These 7 Things

By Steve Whiteside, an EO Vancouver member and president of Learntech Solutions Ltd. We think often what our meetings should include but sometimes we need to remember what our mistakes could be and work not to make these mistakes. You may run a great meeting, but if you’re doing any of these seven things at

July 10, 2015

Giving Back to Veteran Business Owners

By Mark Martin, an EO Houston member and president of 2M Reality It’s amazing what can happen when passionate EO members commit to making a difference. That’s exactly what occurred during a Strategy Summit in 2013, when my chapter mates were having a “community outreach” break-out discussion. We talked about how we could give back to

July 9, 2015

Who is Most Important – Shareholders, Customers or Staff?

By Adam Geha, an EO Sydney member Shareholders, customers or staff – which of these key stakeholders is most important to the long term success of an organisation? Click here to view the full article!

July 8, 2015