Kim Saxton and Todd Saxton: Entrepreneurs don’t need to go it alone.
Forbes has ranked Indiana in the top two states for starting a business for the last few years. We have so many great resources to help people getting started.
In the Workplace
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Company holiday parties are back, but with some restraint
More than 57% of companies are planning in-person holiday celebrations this year, according to a survey conducted by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a hiring firm. That’s a big leap from the past two years.
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Samantha Julka: Why leaders need to think outside Pandora’s Box
Leaders fear asking their workforce questions, worried that the answers will lead to requests they can’t (or don’t want to) fulfill.
Garrett Mintz: How AI can help managers set better objectives, goals
In most work environments, firefighting is inevitable, but it shouldn’t be your team’s primary focus.
Barb Cutillo: Lessons from the NBA’s playbook on team management
To continue to move our organizations forward, we need managers and leaders who know how to build, direct and engage high-performing teams, and the NBA All-Stars provide some inspiration.
Angie Stocklin: We sold our company and didn’t ask enough questions
We naively assumed we would at least be looped into conversations that were happening about our team and our brands.
Kristen Cooper: How to be a great advisory board member to a startup
Gray hair and wrinkles are not only desirable, they are an advantage.
Jeffrey McDermott: 10 leadership tips to get the best out of your people
Some leadership strategies, however, work more universally than others in maintaining a positive culture and getting the best out of your people.
Entrepreneurship: Tools to help you juggle work and parenting
Despite achieving my dreams of marriage, kids, a successful career and a home I loved, the constant challenges left me questioning why it all felt so difficult.
Mandy Haskett: Hermit crabs shell out relationship advice for leaders
Not hermits at all, these creatures rely entirely on their social networks to survive, building systems that ensure everyone in the group benefits from new resources at the same time.
Kim and Todd Saxton: Make sure our scale-ups have support they need
While providing resources and reducing barriers to new startups is important, we should not ignore the needs of scale-up companies.
Mark Caswell: Grit is earned in the hard times, not given
Grit is that ability to persevere through difficult situations.
Angie Stocklin: Here’s what it looked like when we sold One Click
A common phrase floating around the startup world is that companies are bought, not sold.
Samantha Julka: Thanks, I hate it: The gift of an open mindset
In our work at DORIS, we pause in the middle of our process and present leaders with the challenges their employees experience in the workplace.
Got a business idea? Do not go it alone! Help is an easy reach away.
Reflecting on my journey from inspiration to product launch, I am deeply grateful for our innovation community and think others need to know more about it.
Barb Cutillo: Your path to promotion: Take the hero’s journey
Many of you know of the hero’s journey: the protagonist who goes on an adventure, learns a lesson, wins a victory and returns home transformed. It is a timeless storytelling pattern that crosses cultures and genres, with “The Odyssey,” “Star Wars” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy just a few examples. Believe it or […]
Garrett Mintz: The tool helping employers increase happiness
One finding is that work orientation is fluid, meaning it can change over time.
Tiffany Sauder: How I navigate motherhood in two-career house
For me, the journey of becoming a working mom—and a two-career household (my husband has an enormous job) —emerged slowly.
Kristen Cooper: Philanthropists are ideal investors for social impact
While a traditional startup is 100% focused on making money, a social-impact startup seeks to increase profits while making a positive impact in its community.
Barb Cutillo: Soft skills: Can you demonstrate them on a resume?
This year, I had a graduate student ask an intriguing question: “How do you demonstrate ‘soft skills’ on a resume?”
Mandy Haskett: Moving from ‘what’s wrong’ to ‘what matters’
But what if “what’s wrong” is NOT “what matters” most?