7 Tips For Female Entrepreneurs To Leverage International Trade
By Joan Michelson Contributor For Forbes Summary. “When women trade, women succeed economically. With 95 percent of world consumers and 80 percent of world purchasing power outside of the United States, international trade is an untapped resource for women-owned businesses,” the International Trade Administration says. Trade helps companies be [...]
Good Leadership Is About Asking Good Questions
By John Hagel III For Harvard Business Review Summary. Especially when they find themselves in the midst of crisis and uncertainty, leaders should ask powerful and inspiring questions. Asking questions well can put you on the path to solving intractable problems and will also help you connect with others and, [...]
Ego Is the Enemy of Good Leadership
by Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter For Harvard Business Review Summary: The inflated ego that comes with success – the bigger salary, the nicer office, the easy laughs – often makes us feel as if we’ve found the eternal answer to being a leader. But the reality is, we haven’t. An [...]
Rise Up Crowdfunding Offerings
Rise Up Crowdfunding has officially kicked off its first three live offerings, giving the general public a front-row seat to various industries to invest in! Wunderground Coffee is a woman- and LGBTQ-owned adaptogenic mushroom coffee company based in Seattle led by former Starbucks marketing executives. They have already raised $249,650.00 https://riseupcrowdfunding.com/co/wunderground/#/ Palomino [...]
The Power of Small Wins
by Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer For Harvard Business Review Summary: What is the best way to motivate employees to do creative work? Help them take a step forward every day. In an analysis of knowledge workers’ diaries, the authors found that nothing contributed more to a positive [...]
Want to Be More Productive? Try Doing Less
Summary. If we want to ramp up our productivity and happiness at home and at work, we should actually be doing less. But that’s incredibly difficult as you’re balancing work, parenting, friendships, and more. When you stop doing the things that make you feel busy but aren’t getting you results, [...]
What Do Ongoing Shipping Disruptions Tell Us About the Future of Supply Chains?
By Anna Smith For Industry Week In the manufacturing industry, where international trade is a core fundamental, supply chain woes have implications for both companies and consumers. Read full article....
Tackling Strategic Planning in an Unstable World
What will the global economy hold as politics, technology, climate change and social structures shift? By: John Jullens Marc S. Robinson For Industry Week If 2022 marked the end of the post-Cold-War world order, then 2023 was proof of just how challenging the transition to a new global paradigm will [...]
The Little Things That Make Employees Feel Appreciated
by Kerry Roberts Gibson, Kate O'Leary, Joseph R. Weintraub For Harvard Business Review Summary. Most companies run some kind of employee-recognition programs, but often they fall flat, wasting resources. Many become just another box for managers to check or are seen as elite opportunities for a favored few, leaving the [...]
Wendy Shen: A Tale of Tenacity and Triumph in the Business World
Wonderful profile, Wendy! Kudos on your spirit and drive and successes!! by The Best Shades In the entrepreneurial world, where challenges abound and resilience is tested, stands Wendy Shen – President & CEO of FLOMO© / Nygala Corporation. Her journey from Taiwan to the forefront of the American business landscape [...]