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In the News (September, 2024)
October 1, 2024
It’s exciting to come up with a product or service that you think the world could use. Validating your idea is the process of determining if there’s a need for your product or service in your target market. In other words, it’s a way to gauge whether people will actually become paying customers.
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September 24, 2024
According to a survey from Deloitte, 77 percent of respondents said they’ve experienced burnout at their current job, to troubling repercussions: 91 percent report that having an unmanageable amount of stress negatively impacts their work quality, and 83 percent say it negatively impacts their personal relationships. While there are lots of factors that may have a hand in why you feel this way, there’s reason for hope: AI can actually keep burnout at bay.
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September 23, 2024
Looking back, I recognize how close friendships can be a lifeline for entrepreneurs, who embark on what tends to be a solo journey. Founders often fight the overwhelming demands of running a business by pairing down their lives and reducing energy spent on non-work activities. But successful entrepreneurship also requires balance. Here are three reasons why friendship is critical for all entrepreneurs and business leaders to embrace.
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September 19, 2024
Younger employees aren’t hardwired to do the bare minimum—a tumultuous professional landscape has disillusioned many of them. It falls on leaders to proactively work to understand Gen Z and in doing so, transform their impact on the workplace from minimal to meaningful. Here are some of the ways that Gen Z’s unique blend of traits can benefit their organizations.
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September 17, 2024
Fortunately for today’s aspiring entrepreneurs, the barriers to starting and planning a business have never been lower. Thanks to AI tools like ChatGPT, founders have efficient, relatively low-cost resources at their fingertips. Had ChatGPT been around nearly two decades ago, when I bootstrapped my online form business, I may have quit my day job sooner. Here are 9 ChatGPT prompts that today’s entrepreneurs can use to write a business plan.
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September 10, 2024
Great CEOs aren't born, they're made. But what separates a successful founder-turned-CEO from a failed one? As someone who remains the head of my company, Jotform, after founding it nearly 20 years ago, I've got some insight into what it takes to make the change.
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September 9, 2024
As AI changes the way we live and work, it’s worth revisiting Edison’s approach to tinkering. For organizations, this doesn’t just mean from the top down—as the head of a company, I believe teams themselves need to spend time establishing how these new tools can be most beneficial to their operations. I’m certainly not alone: According to one survey, 44 percent of company leaders believe their employees need to develop new skills to keep up with the AI-driven business environment.
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September 4, 2024
On a personal level, automation can help eliminate boring, tedious tasks and leave more time and mental energy for meaningful projects. ChatGPT is a great resource for incorporating the latest automation tools into your daily processes. Here are nine ChatGPT prompts to get you started.
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September 3, 2024
Leaders with inflated egos can cause irreparable harm to workers and companies. Less willing to entertain contradictory ideas, they stifle innovation and make poorer-quality decisions. Because their egos crave positive attention, they’re susceptible to manipulation. What’s worse, the traits of egocentric leaders often trickle down through an organization, potentially undermining its very fabric. That’s why it’s key for leaders to practice leaving their egos at the door. Here are five strategies for releasing your sense of self-importance and leading with less ego.
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September 3, 2024
Founders often don’t like to think of themselves as “owners.” Cars have owners, to return to the example above. Small corner stores have owners. Pets have owners. The term “owner” can feel minimized, too inconsequential for what a founder wants to achieve. And yet, the concept of ownership is key to our sense of satisfaction and wellbeing. Here’s why.
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