Salt Spring Coffee believes in making things better. The company is always looking for ways to contribute to positive action – whether on a coffee co-op in Peru, among the people in its own neighborhoods, or simply putting a smile … Read More »
Monthly Archive: June 2013
Is Responsibility Used as a Tool to Manipulate People?
In an exclusive white paper, Bix Bickson delves into the essence of responsibility as he tells us why it’s fine to complain, blame and be passive-aggressive and how the secret to success is to be in a dance with the … Read More »
Purpose Beyond Profit: Bobby Atwal on Surviving the Rough Stretches
We sat down for a frank and honest discussion with Bobby Atwal as he reveals how hard it is to be an entrepreneur when you hit a rough patch. But by standing up for what you believe in, having the … Read More »
Darrell Kopke’s Top 5 Must Read List for Entrepreneurs
We asked Darrell Kopke what books he recommended for entrepreneurs. Just in time for all that laid back summer reading you have planned for the cottage. Or during your ridiculously short lunch break. After all, you do have a business … Read More »
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Tagged Darrell Kopke, entreprenurship, Fortune 500 companies, Goals, Good to Great: Jim Collins, High-Performance Brands, Institute B, mediocrity, personal achievement, superiority, The Art of Possibility: Rosamund Stone Zander & Benjamin Zander, The Leadership Pipeline:Ram Charan, Think and Grow Rich: Napoleon Hill, Top 5 Must Read List, Zag: Marty Neumeier
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Assume Responsibility for Audacious Results
As an entrepreneur, it’s difficult to place the success or failure of your company squarely in the hands of others; it’s easier and less of a headache to prescribe a replicable formula for your employees to follow. But as Manfred’s … Read More »
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Tagged accelerator companies, audacious results, Belgium, business advice, changemaker, Company Culture, entrepreneur, IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad, Institute B, international expansion, Manfred Vollmer, new skool business, Responsibility, Supply Chain, vancouver business
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Living Up to the Standards You Expect From Your Team
I work with entrepreneurs every day. And I see a lot of lip service. Everybody says they want success and audacious results. But very few have the courage to actually hold up the mirror. Instead they look outside themselves for … Read More »
Personal Responsibility With Oneself for Others
As social animals, our survival and success is only possible when we take responsibility for caring about the wellbeing of others. And what are businesses if not people serving other people? In this video, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama … Read More »
Are You Actually In Control Of Your Destiny?
“It wasn’t my fault”. “Traffic was terrible.” “That was his job, not mine!” “They always serve their coffee too hot.” “Why is she always such a bitch to me?” “The executives must know we won’t be able to accomplish our … Read More »