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Athletes Entrepreneurs Competitive Drive

Athletes, Entrepreneurs, and the Competitive Drive Comparing an entrepreneur pitching her business idea to an Olympic athlete might feel like a stretch, but it shouldn’t. Competition can be a way of life regardless of the outlet.

By Elizabeth Atwater

February 20, 2014

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Career

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

A New Definition of Success

A New Definition of Success Losing a dear aunt to cancer helped Kelly Murphy Greeley realize that her career could be more meaningful and fulfilling if she were working for a cause.

February 7, 2014

Tagged Nonprofit, Career, Corporate Innovation

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Slow Money Investing Takes Root

Slow Money Investing Takes Root An emerging cadre of enterprising investors and entrepreneurs is committed to turning this situation around, and making money in the process. Food entrepreneurs are revitalizing dozens of old businesses, and starting hundreds of new ones, based on sustainable farming and food production methods.

November 26, 2013

Tagged Nonprofit, VC & Investing, Social Innovation

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Dan Isenberg

A Worthless, Impossible, & Stupid Recipe for Policy Success Can an inspirational story catalyze a business or kick-start a career?

By Elizabeth Atwater

November 11, 2013

Tagged Books, Commentary

Posted in Insights

Innovation Culture

Want an Innovation Culture? Get the People Issues Right A company's people issues have the greatest power to shape its innovation culture and create a sustained competitive advantage.

By Jay Rao, Joseph Weintraub

November 1, 2013

Tagged Company Culture, Corporate Innovation, Management, Commentary

Posted in Insights

organization enterprise

Forget Organization: Embrace Enterprise In the case of organization vs enterprise, the latter is a call to adventure.

By Anirudh Dhebar

October 29, 2013

Tagged Management, Corporate Innovation

Posted in Insights

Work Twitter

Should You Have A Work Twitter? Information gleaned from Twitter networks can trigger new ideas and inspire innovation.

By Sal Parise, Eoin Whelan

October 23, 2013

Tagged Mentoring & Networking, Corporate Innovation, Research

Posted in Insights

Hanging in the Balance

Hanging in the Balance with Sophia Chang Both personally and professionally, Sophia Chang is a master of the balancing act.

By Elizabeth Atwater

October 17, 2013

Tagged Women's Leadership, Mentoring & Networking, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Household Names

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Mapping the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Mapping the Entrepreneurial Spirit What makes certain places more entrepreneurial than others?

By Martin Obschonka

September 30, 2013

Tagged Research, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems

Posted in Insights

Keeping it in the Family

Keeping It In The Family My two sisters and I have always had the family business itch, but it took a few years—and a pregnancy—to come up with the right idea.

September 17, 2013

Tagged Family Entrepreneurship, Women's Leadership

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership