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Adios to The Lone Ranger
The days of the “lone ranger” entrepreneur may be gone. This is especially true for inside entrepreneurship. Any truly gifted leader is self-aware enough to see his or her own faults and areas where...
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influence 101
John Hancock once said: The greatest ability in business is to get along with others and to influence their actions. Two things enable inside entrepreneurs to influence: Focus on motivation and...
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Networking
Building a diverse, productive network is a key enabler of success for any inside entrepreneur. We want to share a few observations we’ve made about effective networking that might feel a bit...
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Stop Shipping “Empty Boxes”
We ordered a new Jawbone JAMBOX late last year and excitedly awaited its early January arrival. Looks like a cool conference phone option, right? After tearing the box open, we realized we received...
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Two Steps to Connect Across Silos
“Silos” are functional work groups that exist within organizations. They are formed, usually un-intentionally, when groups of people with similar job descriptions/responsibilities create informal...
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The Innovation Collective
Yesterday, we went to a TEDx event organized and hosted by Xavier University, right here in Cincinnati. There were some tremendously inspiring presentations and speakers which inspired quite a bit of...
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How to Build a Team Without Spending a Dime
One of the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs is that they build effective teams. The most successful entrepreneurs and innovators we know have figured out that teams can take on many...
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6 Steps to Amp up Your Associative Thinking Skills
Jeff Dyer, coauthor of the Innovator’s DNA shared with us last week that you have to act differently to think differently. It’s a simple concept, yet most of us never really act…never develop the...
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The 60/40 Rule
The 60/40 rule is easy to talk about, but difficult to do for many entrepreneurial thinkers. Most of us have a lot to say about our idea. Why it’s breakthrough. Why it’s needed. How it works. How...
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The Failure Club
It’s the beginning of 2013. What kind of adventure do you have lined up this year? Ask yourself, are there ideas you have been putting off, too afraid due to fear of failure, that you know deep down...
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TGG Highlights: Top Ten from 2015
As 2015 comes to a close, we’re thankful for all the tremendous growth we’ve had this year. Here are ten highlights we’re excited to share from 2015. We’re looking forward to continuing to build our...
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