Take note: Amazon vets raise $2M for Dendron, a tool to manage large amounts of information
Dendron founders Kevin Lin, left, and Kiran Pathakota. (Dendron Photos) New funding: Seattle-based startup Dendron...
Investment Firm Pushes Collaborative Activism
As investor pressure to diversify corporate boards intensifies and the emphasis on board adoption of ESG trends grows, a small investment firm is advocating changes that could re-ignite the debate over whether adding members of private equity firms t...
What CEOs Can Do About Vaccine Hesitancy
It’s easy to imagine that all Americans are eagerly anticipating their chance to be vaccinated against Covid-19. The reality is not quite so simple: The American workforce is sharply divided on vaccination. Despite the epidemiological, economic,and s...
The Regret-Free Business Diet
While “pandemic” was bestowed the honor of being named Merriam-Webster’s “Word of the Year” for the tumultuous stretch of days and months that was 2020, it is another contender, “reset,” which I feel may very well linger within our collective psyche....
12 Techniques For Fostering Two-Way Trust With Employees
While establishing mutual trust between employees and leaders can be an elusive goal, it is essential for growing a successful and sustainable business.This post was originally published on this site...
It’s War: The New Dilemma For Corporations And Social Issues
“Our private sector must stop taking cues from the Outrage-Industrial Complex…From election law to environmentalism to radical social agendas to the Second Amendment, parts of the private sector keep dabbling in behaving like a woke parallel governme...
Developing Leaders In The Digital Age: Moving From Competencies To Mastering Moments And Moves
Effective leaders have developed an intuitive ability to make the right moves at the right times.This post was originally published on this site...
Showtime's 'Billions' Teases A New Model For Private Equity To Create Alpha
Private equity has a problem. But Billions fictionalized character Wendy Rhoades is the answer. The problem with private equity is this: a nearly complete neglect of one of the most under-leveraged sources of alpha in any business they invest in. The...
In A Virtual Sales Environment, Emotional Intelligence Brings New Business
Here are five emotional intelligence skills to focus on when prospecting and developing business relationships online.This post was originally published on this site...
Tyler Technologies acquires ReadySub, which makes scheduling software for school districts
ReadySub, a Seattle-based maker of a cloud-based scheduling platform for school districts, has been acquired...
How To Escape Creative Boredom: 10 Tips For Creative Professionals
Without access to your former imagination and drive, it can be a struggle to create anything new. When every idea seems rehashed, don’t doubt your talent; follow these tips for finding your way out of creative boredom instead.This post was originally...
Outreach founders raise $1.7M to build ‘Sims for the enterprise’ with new Seattle startup Spot
An example of a virtual GeekWire office built with Spot. (Spot Photos) New funding: Spot, a...
Mortgage Billionaire Builds Team To Take On The Champ
Mat Ishbia was a glue guy and a scrapper as a third-string point guard on a national championship men’s basketball team at Michigan State University in 2000. Now he’s leading some of his former teammates – and about 7,000 other employees – to a new k...
Five Powerful Takeaways For Your Personal And Professional Well-Being
This information can help you in both your business and your personal life.This post was originally published on this site...
12 Questions To Help Professionals Who Feel Stuck In Their Careers
One the best ways to foster self-reflection is to ask compelling questions. If you can figure out what it is about your job or career path that feels limiting or oppressive, you can develop a plan to improve the situation.This post was originally pub...
Successful Sustainability Requires Strategic Partnership At The Top
The global response to the Covid-19 pandemic showed just how quickly organizations can mobilize and collaborate in the face of systemic risks. The crisis itself may be seen as “a dress rehearsal” for potential climate disruptions to come. The systemi...
It’s A Mixed Bag: How 2020 Changed Things For Introverts In The Workplace
Conventional wisdom says the shift toward remote work has generally been good for introverts and made things more difficult for extroverts. But is this really the case?This post was originally published on this site...
QuaranTime: How To Manage Teams, Teens And Toddlers While Working At Home
Here are some strategies for remaining effective, sane and productive.This post was originally published on this site...