Making the Most of Your Workplace

by Elle Kaplan | Jun 22, 2018 | Leadership

Bringing positive intent into your workplace can make all the difference. Your office can be a supportive environment where you and others cultivate smart habits. Paraphrasing the Ancient Greek philosopher, Aristotle, author Will Durant wrote, “We are what we...

How to Maximize Teamwork Effectively in Your Office

by Elle Kaplan | Jun 30, 2015 | Leadership

When you expand your business and your team as an entrepreneur it’s important to focus on making your team work as efficiently as possible. You can’t assume that just because your team is working together that they are actually working together effectively. That is...

Success Secret: How to Be Your Own Best Cheerleader

by Elle Kaplan | Apr 10, 2015 | inspiration, Success, Women on Wall Street

When I came to NYC after college, I had $200, two terrible suits, and no job—but I did have a dream of helping to empower people through finance, and a lot of enthusiasm and determination that things would soon work out. After scrambling to find an apartment and some...

A Smarter System: Management Processes for Entrepreneurs

by Elle Kaplan | Feb 23, 2015 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership

When the crash rate for air travel shrank to 0.04% per 100 million miles, it was not because pilots became smarter—it was because smarter systems were put in place. Expectations placed on pilots became more realistic and training became more effective. The reasons...

Fly Safely: Key Leadership Lessons for Entrepreneurs

by Elle Kaplan | Feb 20, 2015 | Leadership

While traveling by plane recently, I was reading an article about the statistical likelihood of plane crashes. I actually found this article very comforting for several reasons. First, a crash event is much less likely when traveling by large commercial jet than by...