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Harvard Business Review – The Best Leaders Encourage “Spacious Thinking”
They recommend talking with your team about their ideas instead of their tasks, making conversation the focus of some meetings instead of goals and rewarding team members who spend more time in a spacious mode.
GFDA Releases Regional Recreation & Entertainment Market Assessment Findings
Great Falls Montana trade area has strong potential for new recreation and entertainment investment in the 13-county Great Falls Montana trade area, according to Market Findings released today by the Great Falls Development Alliance (GFDA).
Travel Dorsey eUpdate – Ban for 19 Countries is Now in Effect; More Countries May Be Added to the List
Even with these exceptions, the travel ban is likely to have an impact on organizations that rely on talent mobility and cross-border collaboration.
GFDA Upcoming Business Trainings and Events
Whether you’re just getting started, looking for new customers, wanting to grow sales through e-commerce, or focusing on workforce. We’re here to help.
Welcome to the June Edition of Biowire
This month, our Executive Director Cassandra Sunell traveled with a Montana delegation to the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands, representing Montana’s bioscience sector in key global conversations about research, innovation, and international collaboration.
Thank you for making the trip to Great Falls, Montana for the first-ever IEDC Rural Retreat.
Those packed agendas didn’t leave much for “independent study” of our fair city. Maybe you’re staying after the conference (just like we suggested) or maybe you’ve got plans for a return trip; We’ve curated a list of things you might have done, should have done, or could do. It matters not to us which is which, we just want to see you again soon friends!
California lawmakers approve film and TV tax credit expansion to $750 million – Montana Media Act capped at $12 million per year until 2029
The Film and Television Tax Credit Program is set to expand from $330 million a year to $750 million through 2030.
Q&A: Creative Economic Development and Rural Ingenuity
How do you balance creating for the community versus attracting tourists or outside visitors?
The Commerce Department recalled funding for 6 manufacturing tech hubs. What happens next?
“At my direction, the Commerce Department is revamping the Tech Hubs program to prioritize national security, project quality, benefit to the taxpayer, and a fair process,” Lutnick said in a statement. “To be clear, this decision is not an indictment of the work that the previously selected Tech Hubs are doing,” he added. “They can compete for funding alongside all other prospective applicants.”
It’s All About Trust – Fast Company tips for becoming more trustworthy at work whether you’re remote or in person.
Trust is vital for building successful businesses. Companies with higher trust have 76% more engagement and 50% more productivity. Yet only one in three employees trusts their leaders, and when employees stop trusting leaders, innovation and engagement fly out the window.