Thought Leadership Archives

‘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

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

‘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

Group of diverse people wearing t-shirts that spell "TEAM"

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

‘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

How to Handle Career Uncertainty: Take Control of What You Can Change Now

Excerpted from The #Pace Process for Early Career Success. Copyright © 2022 by Mark Zides. Reprinted with permission from Armin Lear Press. All rights reserved. What can I do now? Not tomorrow, not next year, but now? We...

byMark Zides

April 19, 2022

5 Vital Traits You Must Have to Thrive as an Entrepreneur

You are finally ready to go out and launch the business of your dreams. Congratulations! That is so exciting that you are on the course to be your own boss. Now, just like how certain...

byEthan Drower

April 15, 2022

Entrepreneurs: How to Focus Ruthlessly and Win in 2022

New and aspiring entrepreneurs often fall victim to impatience and imperfection. When something’s not working perfectly to their standards (or worse, fails), they take it personally and don’t know how to move on to better...

byDmitry Dragilev

January 27, 2022

9 Reasons Why Your Customer Isn’t Buying (And How To Fix Them)

You've built the product, perfected the service, tweaked the website, and refined the funnel. But no one is buying; these successful entrepreneurs and members of The Oracles explain why and how to fix it. From L to...

byThe Oracles

January 5, 2022

Summon Your Inner Alpha: 7 Ways Business Leaders Can Outwit the Competition

Alpha traits are key to leadership success. Business leaders can learn from these top predators how to outsmart the competition and never cede ground. In recent years, coyotes have made themselves at home across the...

byMarjorie Radlo-Zandi

November 2, 2021

Ask the Experts: Armando Ojeda, Angela Barbash, and Marcia Dawood on StartupNation Radio

On this week's episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff speaks with StartupNation's subject matter experts from SCORE Mentors: Armando Ojeda, Angela Barbash, and Marcia Dawood. Tune in to the full StartupNation Radio show with Ojeda, Barbash...

byStartupNation

August 30, 2021

12 Midwest Startups Offering Mental Health Benefits

Are you looking for a healthy work environment with a job that offers mental health benefits? As the mental health crisis continues to worsen and companies continue to work remotely, startups are rethinking their benefits. Free...

byRyan Landau

July 14, 2021

From Our Founder: Creating Opportunity During Times of Crisis

As entrepreneurs and business owners, we do our best to plan for the future. But no matter how much we try to prepare ourselves for the unexpected, none of us could have predicted, nor prepared...

byJeff Sloan

November 20, 2020

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Real Estate Expert Renee Acho on Paying Rent During COVID-19 (Episode 24)

What do you do if you're a small business and you can't pay rent this month due to COVID-19? What do you do if you're a landlord and you need those rents coming in? On...

byStartupNation

April 2, 2020

7 Business Influencers to Follow on Social Media in 2020

Launching a successful startup takes a lot of work, and learning how to navigate the waters of entrepreneurship can be difficult — especially if it's your first business. As such, it can be wise for aspiring...

byDerek Miller

January 7, 2020

Hustle Overdrive: Start Sustaining Your Business Instead

In today’s entrepreneurial culture, hustling is a source of pride for many. But the question must be asked: Should we be proud of hustle? Is there any other way to maintain success? And if hustle...

byJustin E. Crawford

July 24, 2019

Using ADHD Productivity Hacks to Work Faster Than Normal [Book Excerpt]

The following excerpt is adapted from "Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain" by Peter Shankman, published by TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of...

byPeter Shankman

October 3, 2017

The Leadership Gap: The Simplest Way for to Gain Loyalty That Lasts [Book Excerpt]

The following contains an excerpt from “The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness" by Lolly Daskal with the permission of Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group. Copyright © 2017 by Lolly Daskal....

byLolly Daskal

June 13, 2017

4 Traps To Avoid When Selling Your Company

Business owners have been known to refer to due diligence as "the entrepreneur's proctology exam." It's a crude analogy, but a good representation of what it feels like when a stranger pokes, prods and looks...

byJohn Warrillow

August 8, 2016

6 Ways Stoicism Can Help Business Entrepreneurs

By Petrina Coventry, University of Adelaide With the increasing swirl of interest around mindfulness, resilience and innovation, we can’t forget that there are many who have trodden this path before us with important lessons we...

byThe Conversation

July 16, 2016