Coca-Cola Foundation: JAMII Femmes Initiative Bolsters 20,000 Women Entrepreneurs Across Africa
Congratulations to IWEC Partner Coca-Cola for these efforts to support women entrepreneurs! By Titilope Joseph For Independent NG In a bid to bridge the gap in the various impediments that female entrepreneurs face when starting new businesses, the Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) has partnered the Women In Africa (WIA), through the JAMII [...]
Digital Transformation on a Small-Business Budget: It Can Be Done
For small to medium-sized manufacturers, the beauty of these technologies is that they can build on each other, one investment leading into the next. By Ethan Karp For Industry Week Illustration: © David Burke | Dreamstime.com Since 2011, more than 200,000 academic papers have mentioned Industry 4.0, a staggering data [...]
To Pitch or Not to Pitch
by 12PointFive This month on International Women’s Day, I had the privilege of mentoring business owners from the Ukraine, who were in DC as part of the State Department’s GIST program. They would be presenting their businesses to the State Department later that evening and I, along with my fellow Seed Spot [...]
An 80-Year Harvard Study Found the Secret to a Happy Life. These 9 Simple Habits Make It Possible.
"One thing continuously demonstrates its broad and enduring importance ... " BY BILL MURPHY JR., WWW.BILLMURPHYJR.COM@BILLMURPHYJR For Inc. Photo: Getty Images This is a story about simple habits to improve your happiness and fulfillment. It's inspired by key findings of a huge Harvard University study of happiness, one that's now gone on for more than 80 [...]
Resilience Is About How You Recharge, Not How You Endure
by Shawn Achor and Michelle Gielan For Harvard Business Review Summary. After working hard for long hours and toughing it out, we at least expect success. However, more often than not, at the end of the day we are exhausted and still have a long list of tasks to complete. Why [...]
3 Steps Leaders Can Take to Build a More Resilient, Emotionally Healthy Team
BY DEBRA ROBERTS, INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS EXPERT AND AUTHOR For Inc. Photo: Getty Images Our mental health is how we as people cope with being human. It includes everything that affects how we think, feel, and behave. It encompasses our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Our mental health directly impacts our communication, decision-making, and [...]
Why Some People Get Burned Out and Others Don’t
by Kandi Wiens and Annie McKee For Harvard Business Review. #stressmanagement #emotionalintelligence Summary: Everyone faces stress at work, but some people are able to handle the onslaught of long hours, high pressure, and work crises in a way that wards off burnout. You can get better at handling stress by [...]
The Surprising History of International Women’s Day
by Staff Writer for Thomas.net / US Image Credit: Zero05Ard / Shutterstock.com International Women's Day celebrates the social, cultural, economic, and political achievements of women around the globe. It's also a day to promote and recognize the need for gender equality. However, you may be surprised to know that this positive [...]
Side-Hustling ‘Slashers’ Are on the Rise. Employers Are Taking Advantage
Multifaceted, multitalented workers are more valuable than ever. BY XINTIAN TINA WANG, EDITORIAL ASSISTANT@TINA_WANGXT For Inc. Photo: Movers+Shakers CEO Evan Horowitz, the Snow Agency founders Daniel Snow and Jonathan Snow, 47 Samurai founder Brad White, and Peppercomm founder Steve Cody. Photos: Courtesy subjects "Slashing," or engaging in several vocations simultaneously, is not [...]
How Should Leaders Prepare for the Challenges Ahead? LinkedIn Execs Offer 3 Key Workforce Strategies
BY MARCEL SCHWANTES, INC. CONTRIBUTING EDITOR AND FOUNDER, LEADERSHIP FROM THE CORE@MARCELSCHWANTES For Inc. Photo: Getty Images At this time last year, we sat squarely in the middle of the Great Reshuffle; employees globally changed jobs at historically high rates as they rethought how, why, and where they worked. Fast-forward to today and the [...]