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CareerCommunicationProductivity

The 7 Emails You Need to Know How to Write

Emails are how we communicate with each other in this day and age. Writing them well can be the difference between successfully building a relationship and not. This post includes example emails for how to get meetings, ask for introductions to investors, say no gracefully, and more!

Teju RavilochanJune 5, 2014

CareerManagementScaling

You Don’t Need a Plan

In the VUCA-filled world most entrepreneurs live in every day, being agile trumps sticking to a plan. Sticking to a plan is not the same as having a strategy, and having a strategy can keep you alive and moving forward.

Rajesh AnandanJune 4, 2014

Design For ImpactInstituteInstitute 2014MentorshipMetrics & Evaluation

How to Design for Real Impact

Know your mission, measure the right thing, and measure it well. Kevin Starr introduces a framework for gauging whether your company is creating meaningful impact (because if it isn't creating impact...what's the point?).

Unreasonable InstituteJune 4, 2014

CareerLeadershipMentorship

Are You Looking for Questions or Answers?

Success can require good answers, but often is the result of asking better questions. If you are too focused on answers, even the "right" answers can lead you down the wrong path. Here's why.

Mark AlbionJune 3, 2014

CareerLeadershipProductivityTeam

Leverage the Network Intelligence of Your Team

As a startup, you’re always outnumbered and outgunned. Can you really afford to fight with one hand tied behind your back?

Chris YehMay 29, 2014

CareerFundraisingInvestmentProductivity

Let There Be Open Source Term Sheets for Entrepreneurs

Looking for ways to cut costs when financing deals, open up transparency and increase fairness in the market? Open sourced term sheets are one way to achieve all of these things.

Tyler HartungMay 22, 2014

CareerFailure

The Discipline of Staring Death (& Failure) in the Face

It’s a good discipline to look failure in the face, to study it, to spend time living in that place of losing. So you can make different choices. But also so that when it comes, you can get through it.

L. Hunter LovinsMay 15, 2014

CareerWellness

What’s The Best Exercise?

What’s the best exercise? The exercise that burns the most calories, the fat-burning, booty-kicking, 8-pack ab-giving workout that will change your life? Read on to find out. It may not be what you expect.

Ann GarvinMay 7, 2014

CareerGuest PostProductivity

5 Key Tips To Be A More Effective Social Entrepreneur

There's a lot to be learned from those who’ve been there, done it, and know what works. Read this post for 5 key learnings gathered from the most effective social entrepreneurs across the country.

Zoe SchlagMay 5, 2014

BalanceCareerProductivity

Creating Our Way To Wellbeing

Of all the advice available to us on wellbeing – what to eat, how to manage stress, how much exercise we need, what we should get from relationships, the idea that we can create our way to being well sounds too simple.

Cheryl HellerApril 30, 2014

CareerInvestmentManagementProductivityTeam

Putting The “Human” Back In Capital

When an impact investment extraordinaire studies 200 organizations, 25 countries, and 35 founders...you may not expect him to site HR problems as one of the largest barriers to achieving start-up success. Read more here.

Ross BairdApril 28, 2014

Career

Did He Love Me? What Drives Your Search for Success

Part 4 of Mark Albion’s blog series explores the impact our relationship with our father has on how we build our business and our life.

Mark AlbionApril 24, 2014

BrandingCareerNetworking

Your Personal Brand is the Building Block to Your Career

What do you have in common with Apple, Nike, Cheetos or Facebook? Read this post to learn why your personal brand is just as valuable as any other company brand.

Jane MillerApril 21, 2014

BrandingCareerFailureManagementScalingTeam

A Warped Perspective on Failure—Why We Need to Rebrand the Word Entirely

Fear of failure has prevented people from falling in love, becoming artists, telling friends the truth, and chasing dreams without apology. If we are going to continue to shy away from failure, it's time we redefined it.

Daniel EpsteinApril 18, 2014

BalanceCareerWellness

Accidental Sick Happens

There are contagions out there waiting for a go at your immune system, waiting to take hold and shake you. Invest in health so that you can save the world later.

Ann GarvinApril 16, 2014

CareerGuest Post

4 Ways To Nail An Interview

You want to land a job focused on solving the world's biggest problems? First, you need to "wow" your interviewer and stand out from the other resumes. Read these 4 tips to learn how.

Verity NobleApril 10, 2014

CareerManagementScalingTeam

Cash-Flow Matters

If there is a single thing, a single activity and a single metric you should care about when building a business (or a sustainable open project – which you should run like a business anyway), it is cash-flow.

Pascal FinetteApril 3, 2014

BrandingCareerManagementPitching

How To Clarify Your Mission In 2 Minutes Or Less

A ton of money has been wasted over complicating these three things, read on to discover how to get clear on your vision, your mission and your values.

BenandAndrewMarch 31, 2014