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Angie Stocklin: Company culture is not pingpong, free lunches
I am a firm believer that every company needs an identifiable north star in the form of a mission, vision or purpose statement.
Tim Cook: It’s time to hush the quiet quitting catchphrase
As destructive as I find the stereotypes it promotes, the idea of quiet quitting seems to align a bit too cozily with a post-COVID world.
Kristen Cooper: How to keep women founders, investors from leaving
Indiana needs to allocate investment dollars specifically allocated for women similarly to how states like New York created a Minority and Women-Owned Business Investment Fund.
How Indiana can make its next tech advance
What can Indiana do to compete and win on an international level?
Kim and Todd Saxton: When should startups build rather than buy?
The choice to vertically integrate comes down to four factors, including the source of competitive advantage and strategic goals, the risks of outsourcing, the importance of technical capabilities, and costs.
Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow: Nonverbals: What they see is what they hear
Whether you are giving a speech or presentation to a live or virtual audience, the adage is true that actions speak louder than words.
Mandy Haskett: Transformation, not training, drives retention
MIT Sloan found “toxic workplace culture” to be the chief driver of the Great Resignation (outpacing both pay and burnout across all industries), which means leaders have some work to do.
Garrett Mintz: How to lead during these times of uncertainty
Regardless of whether a recession happens, the mere rumors of a recession can have a massive impact on our employees and their feelings about work, and managers should be considering how to adapt their leadership style to handle any economic worries by their direct reports.
Angie Stocklin: Best ingredients for successful founding teams
It isn’t always immediately obvious which ideas and businesses will survive, but I’ve noticed that most successful founding teams have shared characteristics.
Samantha Julka: Welcome your employee’s full being into the office
The pandemic has taught us that work and life are pretty hard to treat as two dichotomous elements of a singular person.
Tiffany Sauder: What I’ve learned in leading through crisis
I was 29 when I went through my first work crisis.
Kim and Todd Saxton: Successful startups are typically team efforts
Regardless of the analogy, a startup team must incorporate diverse talents but with a common set of core values and a passion for the problem being solved and the solution.
Garrett Mintz: Here’s how to upskill new managers quickly
The dearth of up-and-coming managers has led to greater turnover for both managers and the direct reports in their charge.
Your Lyft is canceled: I passed on a billion-dollar startup
The truth is that I never seriously considered accepting the offer. It took me several years (and many Lyft rides) to understand why: I’m an entrepreneur.
Why technology is a critical leadership ‘lever’
Today, every business leader needs to have the same level of acumen and usability with “technology” levers as with “people” and “process” levers.
In hybrid schedules, Fridays in the office are increasingly lonely
The last day of the workweek, once synonymous with long lunches and early departures, has become the most common day to skip the office altogether.
Angie Stocklin: So you have an idea for a business. What’s next?
I would encourage every entrepreneur to get productive, objective and broad feedback on their idea before spending money.
In the workplace: The resurgence of unions and what to know as an employer
The increase in unionization efforts over the last year has been eye-opening. Or at least, it should be.
Tiffany Sauder: 3 tips to love summer as a working parent
I don’t want to miss the moments of summer. I want to be fun. Present. Available.