In today’s Octane blog, we bring EO members and non-members alike behind the scenes of 2019 EO Global Leadership Conference Macau (GLC), profiling one of the event’s carefully selected speakers, Dr. Neville Sanjana. Neville Sanjana, PhD, is a core faculty member at the New York Genome Center and an assistant professor in the Departments of Biology and of Neuroscience and Physiology at New York University. He is holding a session at EO GLC’s Learning Day on 14 April 2019. In the revolutionary field of gene editing, Dr. Sanjana’s work is among the most pioneering. At his New York City–based lab, Sanjana Lab, his team is applying genome engineering, molecular cloning, electrophysiology and imaging to grapple with the most challenging problems facing humankind today—including diseases such as cancer and infectious viral diseases. In his GLC session, Dr. Sanjana will speak about the scientific frontiers in gene editing using a tool called CRISPR, which stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. This name comes from CRISPR’s role in bacteria as an immune system to protect against viruses. CRISPR is also the common term for CRISPR-Cas9, a genetic engineering tool developed in 2012 that allows researchers to alter DNA sequences and adjust gene functionality. “During my GLC presentation, I will explain how CRISPR is used to precisely modify genomes, including human genomes, and the broader implications of this new capability,” explains Dr. Sanjana. “CRISPR is the Model T of writing DNA: It has made a complicated process into something that is inexpensive, easy and accessible to biomedical researchers worldwide.”
While gene editing typically conjures visions of ethically questionable tailor-made tots—visions made tangible in 2018 news articles about He Jiankui—Dr. Sanjana’s work shows us that gene editing also holds the power to achieve greater good. Indeed, “this includes the ability to address pressing global problems, including food security through engineered plants, battling infectious diseases like malaria and creating new cellular therapies for cancer”—all of which are issues perfectly aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, an initiative EO has pledged to support. It’s his commitment to working toward a better future that makes bioengineer Neville Sanjana a perfect complement to GLC’s line-up of entrepreneurs and tech giants from around the globe. To read more on Dr. Sanjana’s work with cancer treatment, check out this Time magazine article. For more on Dr. Sanjana’s perspective on today’s gene sequencing tools, read this article from Frontline Genomics magazine. The post Neville Sanjana: An Entrepreneur in Bioengineering appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. via Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization http://bit.ly/2G95YLj
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Ruari Fairbairns is co-founder of One Year No Beer, a community of nearly 40,000 people in 90 countries who are resetting their relationship with alcohol. Ruari was a recent guest on EO 360°, a podcast by Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO). April is Alcohol Awareness Month in the US, with 5-7 April designated as Alcohol-Free Weekend. As we approach the weekend, we asked Ruari to share his journey in resetting his relationship with alcohol. Here’s what he shared. Tell us about starting One Year No Beer. How has it evolved? Where is it heading?I was working as an oil broker in London, and alcohol was a familiar tool for doing business. Whilst I never felt like I had a problem, I had all these niggling health issues that I was independently trying to solve. Against much social, corporate and peer pressure, I decided to take a 90-day break from booze, and on that journey I was absolutely blown away with how life improved. I felt happier and healthier, more calm and less anxious, and I lost a lot of weight. Fears about it impeding my career success were unfounded: In my first year alcohol-free, I grew my business by another 50 percent. Most importantly, all those little health issues disappeared. I was gobsmacked at how far-reaching the effects of drinking alcohol were on my happiness, health and wealth! I got together with another broker, Andy Ramage, who had recently completed six months alcohol-free, including his 40th birthday in Ireland without drinking a drop. I was inspired! Little did I know, this was the beginning of our tribe.
We discussed the idea that no one was looking at the advantages of taking a break from booze. In our society, if you stopped drinking, you had either hit rock bottom or declared a substance abuse problem. There was no support for a normal social drinker to just say, “No thanks, drinking just isn’t for me.” So we came up with the concept of One Year No Beer (OYNB) and launched our 28-, 90- and 365-day programs to transform peoples’ relationship with alcohol. It’s not about giving alcohol up forever, it’s about giving you back control. Most people have no idea what their true relationship with alcohol should be like, until they remove it. Then they see it for what it is. To be clear, OYNB isn’t Alcoholics Anonymous. That’s a different audience. We offer community support, mindset hacks and strategies to reframe your social interactions to a place where you are free to choose whether you want a drink or not. If you slip up and have a few beers when a friend unexpectedly drops into town, then you’ve identified a trigger and have the opportunity to figure out how to deal with that scenario next time. You don’t have to start the challenge over. Keep going, and apply what you’ve learned. You say people aren’t “free” to choose their relationship with alcohol. Please expand on that.It’s really simple. If you take our challenge and follow it, spending at least 90 days without alcohol, you won’t drink the same again. Not because we’ve reprogrammed you, or forced you to be a different way, but because we’ve unwound all the gibberish you’ve been fed since you were old enough to hear your parents pop a cork, or open a beer around any celebration, commiseration or congratulations. Marketing, social conditioning and peer pressure are the reasons why all of us are drinking a poison. Please don’t get me wrong: I still drink alcohol sometimes. Very, very rarely, I drink too much of it. But I have totally revolutionized my relationship with alcohol so that I can take it or leave it. I usually don’t drink if it’s expected of me, because I like to break that mold. Most people think they have a relationship with alcohol that they “enjoy.” However I’m 100 percent confident that if you remove alcohol from the equation and see it for what it is, you won’t drink as much. It’s interesting that when we ask OYNB members why they didn’t do our challenge and reap all of the benefits earlier, most will say that peer pressure kept them drinking. How can changing your relationship with alcohol impact leadership and overall business performance?My boss told me I was committing commercial suicide by going alcohol-free. During the first year, I grew my business by 50 percent and reduced costs by 30 percent. Who doesn’t want those stats? Alcohol increases anger, anxiety and depression. Removing it builds happiness, patience, resilience and boosts serotonin. You will become a better business leader and improve your professional performance if you change your relationship with alcohol or go alcohol-free. Do you consider yourself a social entrepreneur?Absolutely. This project’s mission is to change the world’s relationship with alcohol. We are transforming lives in a very big way. We enjoy a constant stream of grateful social media posts, testimonials, before-and-afters—even letters from people associated with our members thanking us. When I was 14 years old, I wrote a letter to Richard Branson telling him that I was going to change the world one day. When I met the Dalai Lama, everything fit into place for me, and I remembered that letter. It took me 21 years to find the vehicle, but now that I have it, I’m moving forward with this positive way of transforming people’s lives. Here’s a great statistic: Of OYNB members who complete the 90-day alcohol-free challenge, 87 percent choose to continue to carry forward without drinking alcohol. What do you share with people who are curious about trying the OYNB challenge?Whatever your response to reading this post or the podcast—whether it’s “I don’t really drink much” to “Gosh, I think I drink too much” to “Maybe alcohol is having a negative impact on my life”—I say, “DO IT!” There is no reason not to take a 90-day break from alcohol, with or without the help and guidance of OYNB. Do it. I challenge you as an entrepreneur to do it. It will likely change your life, and lives around you. Alcohol is the new cigarettes: In a decade, drinking will be much more frowned upon. Alcohol is the world’s most harmful drug, both to those who consume it, and the wider society around them. You can stick to your habits or, as a leader, you can choose to be out front and be the change you want to see in the world. Ruari Fairbairns set up his first business selling and servicing computers at 16. At 25, he found himself in London as a commodities broker and quickly established himself as a success. A couple years ago, Ruari quit drinking, and it fundamentally changed his life. Learn more about Ruari’s story and OYNB. The post A New Perspective on Alcohol Could Lead to Greater Success appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. via Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization http://bit.ly/2G4wDJ9 By Violet Lim, CEO and Co-Founder at Lunch Actually Group. A version of this article originally appeared on Violet’s LinkedIn blog. Violet is a member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Singapore. During the last 14 years of building and growing my business, one of my favorite things to do has been to mentor employees—growing our associates from “newbies” to team leaders and, subsequently, to department heads. It has been an absolute joy to witness their journey and to watch them blossom and step up to lead others. One of the skills that I often see new managers struggle with is delegating. Young associates are often noticed and then earmarked by management for promotion because of their strong personal performance. They are effective, efficient and they are full of initiatives. In other words, they are good at getting things done. However, these skillsets are not enough when it comes to leading a team. When you are leading a team, you not only need to perform; you need to help others in your team to perform like you, or better.
One of the pitfalls of many managers is that they realize that it takes too much time or too much effort to teach their team members to take on a new task. To just get things done, they would rather do it themselves. And since they are such high performers, the team still reaches the target or KPI. The problem becomes that team members don’t learn and grow, and the manager quickly burns out. I, too, have been in this situation when I was a new manager. Why delegate when it is faster to do it myself—and I can do it better? However, I came to a realization: There is only one me. And even if I work 18 hours a day at 100 percent, there is only so much that “one me” can produce. I cannot expect my associate to perform at my level when it is the first time they are doing a task. If I expect my associates to be performing at my level from the get-go, I will definitely be disappointed. I learned to see things from a different perspective. Let’s say my team members are currently at 30 percent.
So, even if I have to spend more time on training and monitoring, the net result is that, as a team, we will have higher output—more people working at 100 percent. From a short-term perspective, my personal output might have decreased, but in the long run, by delegating and coaching, my team output would grow exponentially. When managers have problems with delegation, it’s usually not a skillset problem. When managers have problems with delegation, it’s usually not a skillset problem. The challenge often lies with the manager’s mindset. Once the manager understands the opportunity lost by not delegating, the potential for burning out and how the short-term pain can be offset by the long-term benefits of having a robust team, it becomes a joy to delegate. The post Having Trouble Delegating? Change Your Mindset appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. via Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization http://bit.ly/2TXHRCP Written by Dharmesh Shah, HubSpot. The original version of this article appeared on the HubSpot blog. EO is proud to partner with HubSpot, which helps businesses fuel growth and build better relationships with their clients. HubSpot is one of the many partners that offers EO members exclusive discounts. EO members can get their Partner benefits and information at www.eopartners.org. If you’re like me, you probably use Google many times a day. But chances are, unless you’re a technology geek, you probably still use Google in its simplest form.
If your current use of Google is limited to typing in a few words and changing your query until you find what you’re looking for, I’m here to tell you that there’s a better way—and it’s not hard to learn. On the other hand, even if you are a technology geek and can use Google like the best of them already, I still suggest you bookmark this article of Google advanced search tips. Then, you’ll then have the tips on hand when you’re ready to pull your hair out in frustration watching a neophyte repeatedly type in basic queries in a desperate attempt to find something. The following Google advanced search tips are based on my own experience and things that I actually find useful. I’ve kept the descriptions of the search tips intentionally terse, as you’re likely to grasp most of these simply by looking at the example from Google anyway. Here’s an overview of some of the most useful Google search tricks. You’ll be an expert Google search-er in no time. 31 Advanced Google Search Tips1. Explicit PhraseLet’s say you’re searching on Google for content about inbound marketing. Instead of just typing inbound marketing into the Google search box, you will likely be better off searching explicitly for the phrase. To do this, simply enclose the search phrase within double quotes. Example Search: “inbound marketing” 2. Exclude WordsLet’s say you want to search for content about inbound marketing, but you want to exclude any results that contain the term advertising. To do this, simply use the – sign in front of the word you want to exclude. Example Search: inbound marketing -advertising 3. This OR ThatBy default, when you conduct a search, Google will include all the terms specified in the search. If you’re looking for any one of one or more terms to match, then you can use the OR operator. (Note: The OR has to be capitalized). Example Search: inbound marketing OR advertising 4. Words in the TextIf you want to find a webpage where all the terms you’re searching for appear in the text of that page (but not necessarily beside each other), type in allintext:followed immediately by words or phrases. Example Search: allintext:vermont ski house lake 5. Words in the Text + Title, URL etc.If you want to find a webpage where one term appears in the text of that page and another term appears elsewhere on the page, like the title or URL, then type in that first term followed by intext: followed immediately by the other term. Example Search: neil diamond intext:red sox 6. Words in the TitleWant to find a webpage with certain words contained in the title (but not necessarily beside each other)? Type in allintitle: followed immediately by words or phrases. Example Search: allintitle:wine club 7. Words in the Title + Text, URL, etc.Want to find a webpage where one term appears in the title of that page and another term appears elsewhere on the page, like in the text or the URL? Type in that first term followed by intitle: immediately followed by the other term. Example Search: flu shot intitle:advice 8. Words in the URLIf you want to find pages with your search query mentioned in the URL, type allinurl: immediately followed by your search query. Example Search: allinurl:hubspot blog 9. How to Search Within a WebsiteOften, you want to search a specific website for content that matches a certain phrase. Even if the site doesn’t support a built-in search feature, you can use Google to search the site for your term. Simply use the site:somesite.commodifier. (Read this blog post to learn how to do this in more detail.) Example Search: site:https://ift.tt/1Tc8Ll1 “inbound marketing” 10. Related SearchIf you want to find new websites with similar content to a website you already know of, use the related:somesite.com modifier. Example Search: related:visual.ly 11. A Page That Links to Another PageLet’s say you want to search for every website that cites a BuzzFeed article on their website. To do this, use the link: command, immediately followed by the name of a page. Google will give you all pages that link to BuzzFeed’s official website. The more specific the URL is, the fewer, more pointed results you’ll get. Example Search: link:buzzfeed 12. Similar Words and SynonymsLet’s say you want to include a word in your search, but also want to include results that contain similar words or synonyms. To do this, use the ~ in front of the word. Example Search: “inbound marketing” ~professional 13. Word DefinitionsIf you need to quickly look up the definition of a word or phrase, simply use the define: command. You can listen to the word’s pronunciation by pressing the megaphone icon. Search Example: define:plethora 14. Missing WordsEver forgotten a word or two from a specific phrase, song lyric, movie quote, or something else? You can use an asterisk* as a wildcard, which can help you find the missing word in a phrase. Example Search: much * about nothing 15. News in a Specific LocationIf you’re looking for news related to a specific location, you can use the location: command to search Google News for stories coming from that location. Search Example: star wars location:london 16. Specific Document TypesIf you’re looking to find results that are of a specific type, you can use the modifier filetype:. For example, you might want to find only PowerPoint presentations related to inbound marketing. Example Search: “inbound marketing” filetype:ppt 17. TranslationsWant to translate a simple word or phrase from one language to another? No need to go to a translation website. Just search translate [word] to [language]. Example Search: translate krankenwagen to english 18. Phone ListingLet’s say someone calls you on your mobile number, and you don’t know who it is. If all you have is a phone number, you can look it up on Google using the phonebook feature. Example Search: phonebook:617-555-1212 (Note: The number in this example doesn’t work. You’ll have to use a real number to get any results.) 19. Area Code LookupIf all you need to do is to look up the area code for a phone number, just enter the three-digit area code and Google will tell you where it’s from. Example Search: 617 20. Zip Code LookupIf you need to look up the zip code for an address, simply search for the rest of the address, including town or city name and state, province, or country. It’ll return results with an area code (if applicable), Example Search: 25 First St., Cambridge, MA 21. Numeric RangesThis is a rarely used but highly useful tip. Let’s say you want to find results that contain any of a range of numbers. You can do this by using the X..Y modifier (in case this is hard to read, what’s between the X and Y are two periods). This type of search is useful for years (as shown below), prices, or anywhere where you want to provide a series of numbers. Example Search: president 1940..1950 22. Stock (Ticker Symbol)Just enter a valid ticker symbol as your search term, and Google will give you the current financials and a quick thumbnail chart for the stock. Example Search: GOOG 23. CalculatorThe next time you need to do a quick calculation, instead of bringing up the Calculator applet, you can just type your expression into Google. Search Example: 48512 * 1.02 24. Tip CalculatorAlong with a normal calculator, Google has a built-in tip calculator. Just search tip calculator and you can adjust the bill, tip %, and number of people splitting it. Search Example: tip calculator 25. TimerDon’t have a timer handy? Google has you covered. Just type in an amount of time + the word “timer,” and the countdown will begin automatically Search Example: 20 min timer 26. StopwatchSearch “stopwatch” and it’ll bring up a stopwatch for you to start when you’re ready. Search Example: stopwatch 27. WeatherNext time you’re looking for quick weather stats or a forecast for a certain area, search for weather followed by a location. Google will give you both before the first search results. Search Example: weather cambridge ma 28. Sunrise & Sunset TimesIf you’re curious when the sun will rise and set that day at a specific location, do a simple Google search with the word sunrise or sunset along with the location name. Search Example: sunrise acadia 29. Flight StatusesIf you type in the airline and airplane number into Google, it will tell you the flight information, status, and other helpful information. Search Example: BA 181
30. Sports Scores & SchedulesWant to know the latest sports scores and future schedules of your favorite teams or match-ups? Search a single team name or two team names and Google will use Google Sports to spit out scores and schedules before the first search results. Search Example: manchester united 31. Comparing FoodBelieve it or not, if you’re ever curious how two types of (fairly generic) foods compare with one another, you can do a quick Google search to see how they differ in calories, fat, protein, cholesterol, sodium, potassium, and other nutrients. Search Example: pizza vs broccoli
The post Think You Know How to Search with Google? Think Again! appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. via Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization https://ift.tt/2CR9YxT At Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), we help entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey achieve new levels of leadership by providing the knowledge, skills and resources to grow and scale their operations. We asked four EO members for their tips and insights on scaling successfully. Here’s what they shared: What are your top 3 tips for scaling a business and achieving growth?Matt Doud, EO Baltimore, Founder, PlanitAgency.com, shares: When it’s time to go all-in and start scaling your business, entrepreneurs must be ready to do just that―go all-in. Otherwise, don’t do it at all. Running a successful business is a 24/7/365 endeavor. You need to be truly passionate about what you’re doing. Passion makes success possible. It can never be about the money or the endgame. It needs to be about the joy of the journey. If someone thinks to themselves, “I want to be an entrepreneur,” they aren’t. It’s like saying, “I want to be funny.” You either are or are not. It is a behavior, a lifestyle, part of who you are. Not a label. Not something you become. So when you find yourself to be hungrier and more agile than the next guy, you find yourself in a state of perpetual forward motion, willing to continually challenge the status quo, then you have built a solid foundation on which you can scale.
Sarah Endline, EO Brooklyn, Founder, RIOT Strategic Advisory, identifies these top three:
Brad Stevens, EO Atlanta, Founder, MyVABlueprint.com and BradStevensTraining.com, passes on these thoughts on scaling: In our experience, scaling starts with thinking of everything in terms of opportunity cost. We scrutinize what we are saying “yes” to and whether that activity generates the highest return on time. If not, we don’t do it or get it off our plate by automating and delegating. In the automation and delegation phase, we focus on positioning full-time staff as strategic managers of low-cost, outsourced resources versus being the “doer” of the task. We use “as-needed virtual assistants” from all over the world with specific talents at very low cost. The level of expertise and experience this on-demand workforce offers is very surprising and at your fingertips nearly 24/7. Finally, we use a strict goal development and execution framework in 90-day cycles with short and crisp weekly accountability meetings. In my opinion, agility is the most critical characteristic for any entrepreneur or business and these three elements are central to our ability to scale and remain nimble. Aaron Lee, EO South Florida, Founder, IlumaAgency.com, names these three tips:
Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) helps the world’s top entrepreneurs learn and grow through peer-to-peer learning, once-in-a-lifetime experiences and connections to experts. Discover EO today at www.eonetwork.org! The post Entrepreneurs Reveal Top Tips for Scaling and Growth appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. via Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization https://ift.tt/2JVbghs |
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