Titanic Syndrome -- a corporate disease in which organizations facing disruption create their own downfall through arrogance, excessive attachment to the past success, or an inability to recognize the new and emerging reality -- has killed many companies. How many companies are dying, exactly? Well, consider this: in 1955, the original Fortune 500 list featured the 500 (duh!) best companies in the world. Today, only 60 of them are still in business. That's a sinking
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This TIGER Talk is based Dr. Gleb Tsipursky's new book, "Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters." Do you want to avoid business disasters -- minor mishaps or major calamities -- that threaten can bankruptcy and bring down promising careers? Behavioral Economics and Cognitive Neuroscience studies reveal that dangerous judgment errors called "cognitive biases" trigger the poor decisions at the root of countless business disasters caused
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Emerging entrepreneurs mistakenly think they need to grow fast and at all costs. What they don’t realize is “pedal to the metal” growth can be detrimental to the business, and instead they should strive to achieve the right rate of growth. There is a rational, mathematical model around how much your business should grow based on what it needs. To calculate that model, you need to set realistic and intentional goals of how to live
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This event is POSTPONED. We intend to announce a future date soon. The current business environment demands that organizations protect themselves from external and internal information security threats. Data breaches such as the Equifax and Capital One security incidents show how third-party technological providers can expose companies to information security risks that could lead to financial and reputational losses. For startups that provide technological solutions, it is essential that they take into consideration information security
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This event has been rescheduled to July 31st, 2020. Whether we use Excel, Google Sheets, PowerPoint, Google Data Studio, Tableau, R, some other platform, or (most likely) some combination of platforms, at the end of the day, in business, a core mechanism we use for communicating with our stakeholders is data visualization. The difference between an excellent visualization and a mediocre one can easily be the difference between whether a stakeholder understands and acts upon
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Please register by 5:00 pm, Thu Apr. 9. We'll send you a link to tune-in to the livestream.  Introduction to Google Office Suite of online tools that great for collaboration. Learn how to use Docs to create, edit, share and work with others from your home office. Explore how to create spreadsheets and charts in just a few minutes. And tie it all together in a Presentation. Plus learn about Jamboard, a virtual whiteboard for
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Please register by 5:00 pm, Thu Apr. 16. We'll send you a link to tune-in to the livestream.  We can either passively sit and wait for the sky to fall or we can control our "controllables" and choose a different course. How we react is one of the things we can actually control! How are you choosing to show up and react? Join us for this FREE Webinar to learn how to Control Your Controllables
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Register by 6 pm, Tue Apr. 21. At about 7 pm, we'll email you a link to access the Livestream.  In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, your efforts to grow your brand and your business may be shifting. If they haven't, you may want to consider looking into how you can modify your approach to your brand, segmentation, and marketing. In this virtual TIGER Talk, Randy Gerber will discuss proven ways to put together
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Register by 6 pm, Wed Apr. 22. At 7 pm, we'll email you a link, giving you access to the Livestream the next day.  We are excited to provide a practical intro to Zoom Video Conferencing.  Join us for this virtual event, presented through Zoom, to help you use Zoom for business success! Experienced tech guru Marshall Magee will demonstrate all of Zoom's basic features - and share many best practices for running professional quality
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Register by 6 pm, Thu Apr. 23. At about 7 pm, we'll email you a link to access the Livestream.  Join Jon Keel for this TIGER Talk designed to help founders and other business leaders maximize the impact of their investments in marketing of all types. Many businesses are missing the mark with the messaging they use on their websites, in their emails, their brochures, their one-liners…almost all the communication they use in their businesses.
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Register by 8 pm, Tue Apr. 28. At about 9 pm, we'll send you a link to access the LIVESTREAM.  There’s never been a more important time for physical businesses to make the transition to online. Over many years, business owners have been sold lots of digital hype that's ultimately delivered a whole lot of nothing. Promised the wonders of online tech and marketing, they were often left disappointed or confused.  And, what was supposed
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Register by 8 pm, Wed Apr. 29. At 9 pm, we'll send you a link to access LIVESTREAM.  Join this TIGER Talk LIVESTREAM event, presented by G2G Consulting, to learn the most up-to-date info about the Paycheck Protection Program, SBA Loans, R&D grants and Ohio programs in response to COVID-19 that are critical to start-ups, small businesses, and larger organizations.  Our TIGER Talk presenters are former Capitol Hill and Statehouse staff members who are closely
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Please register by 8 pm, Thu Apr 30. At about 9 pm, we'll send you a link to access the LIVESTREAM. Please join us for this timely and relevant TIGER Talk designed to help innovative business leaders be prepared to succeed in the post-pandemic economy. As we sit at home and dream of the first family members we will hug, the first meal we will eat out, and the first store we will shop, we
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Please register by 8 pm, Wed May 6. At 9 pm, we'll send you a link to access the LIVESTREAM. If you think online learning doesn't apply to your company, this TIGER Talk will show you otherwise.  In fact, this INNOVATIVE tactic can help ANY business achieve its most fundamental goals - like driving profitable business growth and increasing customer satisfaction.  Our speakers, Erin Welker & Heather Lipe, will show you how a custom online
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Please register by 8 pm, Tue May 12. By 9 pm, we’ll send you a link to access LIVESTREAM. In this TIGER Talk, join Boston-based author and entrepreneur Eric B. Schultz as he takes you through three centuries of innovation in America as seen through the eyes of 25 entrepreneurs -- from Eli Whitney and his cotton gin to Lin-Manuel Miranda and his Broadway hit "Hamilton" -- who have gathered to "talk shop" in an
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Please register by 8 pm, Thu May 14. By 9 pm, we’ll send you a link to access LIVESTREAM. Many startups are caught in a state of wondering what VCs are thinking right now. Are VCs investing? Are they looking at new opportunities? How are they thinking about their current portfolio? And, where does all of that leave a company seeking to fundraise -- for seed or other early stage capital? Join this livestreamed TIGER
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