Negative thoughts are most commonly whispered. They happen at the water cooler, in the halls, at the pub, behind someone’s back. Once spoken, impossible to erase, they take on a life. Isn’t it strange that words we whisper in confidence … Read More »
Category: Culture Building
Are You Interested In Peer Mentoring?
institute B recently hosted an Entrepreneur Mentoring Workshop led by Darrell Kopke in Toronto. The workshop has gotten rave reviews with people asking for more on-going support in the form of peer mentorship. Check out what one participant had to … Read More »
Risk-taking Is What Will Keep You In The Game
In this interview with Bryan Elliot, Seth Godin talks about how the notion of a job is fundamentally broken in our society. Jobs breed complacency, fear and resistance rather than curiosity, initiative, and risk-taking. Godin’s book “Poke the Box” challenges … Read More »
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Tagged Bryan Elliott, Company Culture, humanity, Institute B, Poke the Box, Seth Godin
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institute B Ontology Curriculum On-Line Courses
The iBOC is a resource for entrepreneurs, small business owners and business students to discover the Mindset, the Business Planning, and the Management Techniques required to build audacious businesses. As human beings, we have tremendous potential for audacity. Yet many … Read More »
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Tagged accelerator companies, audacious results, Bix Bickson, BUSINESS PLANNING, business students, Company Culture, curriculum, Darrell Kopke, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, iBOC, institute B Ontology Curriculum, MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, Manfred Vollmer, MINDSET, New Skool, on-line courses, small business owners, Vancouver
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Debunking the Culture Myth: An iB Intern Sets the Record Straight
If my experience here at institute B has taught me anything that I can take with me on my future adventures, it’s that the most important thing about working for, or starting a business is: Company Culture. But learning about … Read More »
Getting a Taste of Two Opposing Cultures
As the year is promptly drawing to a close, we are featuring the top ThinkSlashBe articles, interviews and videos from 2013. Let us know which one struck a chord with you. Here is Justin Chou’s blog: How important is company … Read More »
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Tagged changemaker, Company Culture, entrepreneurship, Institute B, Justin Chou, leadership, Responsibility
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Assume Responsibility for Audacious Results
As this year is promptly drawing to a close, we are featuring the top ThinkSlashBe articles, interviews and videos from 2013. Let us know which one struck a chord with you. Here is Casey Leung’s blog: As an entrepreneur, it’s … Read More »
Vanessa Pratt Recaps Her Amazing Experience
Darrell Kopke, Sam Perera, Sean Jimenez and Vanessa Pratt rolled into hogtown over the weekend, and judging from the twittersphere, our left coast crew made quite the impression. And it wasn’t just the Rob Ford jokes Darrell made during his … Read More »
How Do You Choose To Lead?
Benjamin Zander’s father used to tell him that, “There is no such thing as bad weather. Only inappropriate clothing.” Conditions are not important. What matters is how we choose to react to it. In this video, the award-winning conductor of … Read More »
Why “Follow Your Passion” is the Worst Advice For Gen-Y
When making our mark in the world, we often begin with asking ourselves “what am I passionate about and how can I find a way to keep doing it?” But co-founder of Vancouver’s The Passion Project, Eunice Hii, found out … Read More »