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5 Reasons Every Smart Business Owner Seeks A Mentor

Startup Professionals Musings

As a long-time mentor and business advisor, I find it ironic that many look only to friends for advice. They forget that friends tell you what you want to hear, while good mentors tell you what you need to hear. When the message is the same from both, you probably don’t need the mentor anymore, but you always need the friend.

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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

Tech.Co

And over the past three years, Imperson has developed conversational chatbots powered by their artificial intelligence for several Disney projects, including most recently for Walt Disney World’s Pandora – The World of Avatar , according to a press release. .” Meet the 11 startups for 2017: Ambidio. Epic Games.

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Could You Be A Business Coach, Or Do You Need One?

Startup Professionals Musings

We all know some peers in business who could use some coaching to unleash their potential and optimize performance, but would you know how to do the job if they asked you for help? In an effort to help myself, I read a new book on this topic, “ The Master Coach ,” by Gregg Thompson. Self-centered members need coaching.

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6 Ways To Learn From Failure, And Beat Success Odds

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, I just finished a new book, “ Winning from Failing ,” by business development and sales productivity expert Josh Seibert, which extends this principle as well to large corporate organizations seeking to improve their productivity and success. Establish mentoring and coaching relationships.

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After “Retiring” at the Age of 40, My Wife, My ADHD & an Itch to Have an Impact on the World Sent Me Back to Work

Frank Addante

That’s what my wife said to me back in June after I had been “retired” since 2017. I met an inspiring professor who ran the case development named Professional Noam Wasserman. A good friend, and college athletics coach, very wisely said to me “you can’t fill a big hole with a bunch of little things.” I’m super excited about it!

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Smart Entrepreneurs Favor People-Centric Leadership

Startup Professionals Musings

Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. A primary focus on process leads to highly structured training classes, leaving little room for personal career development. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 04/19/2017. Would everyone on your team agree and return the focus?

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How To Reduce Workplace Drama And Improve Results

Startup Professionals Musings

We all have a human tendency, developed in our childhood, to make up stories which paint us as a victim rather than the problem. Develop accountability through coaching and mentoring. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/13/2017. Actions speak louder than words.