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Here are five TACTICAL skills of a great leader.

Berkonomics

It is hard to coach or teach leadership in a few paragraphs. These are not the strategic visionary skills, like leading companies through risky product launches, or steering the course through economic storms where leaders become oversized personalities for their superhuman efforts. Skill number one: delegate. Third: support.

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Gamify those otherwise dull work assignments

Berkonomics

And many of these actions are repetitive to a fault, contributing to boredom and ultimately to restlessness and desire for something new, in or out of the company. Create and publish metrics as goals and comparisons to past accomplishments. Be a good coach and be creative. The solution that works. There is a solution.

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Will you BURN the next manager you hire?

Berkonomics

The culture of the company is built day by day by those actions, often centering on the founder’s vision and management style with little room for deviation. Email readers, continue here…] I’ve seen this happen so many times, it is almost a rule for me. Why is this so often a problem? which unfortunately is a general rule. .

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Is your CFO a bookkeeper or a strategist?

Berkonomics

Here’s one that most small company founders and CEO’s miss until it may be too late. What is the role of a chief financial officer in growing and protecting the company? And it extends beyond the usual interpretation of the CFO position in many companies. Where else would there be a knight-protector in a company?

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Turn “process” into “game.”

Berkonomics

And many of these actions are repetitive to a fault, contributing to boredom and ultimately to restlessness and desire for something new, in or out of the company. Create and publish metrics as goals and comparisons to past accomplishments. Be a good coach, and be creative. There is a solution. Everyone loves a good game.

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You may burn your first professional manager.

Berkonomics

The culture of the company is built day by day by those actions, often centering on the founder’s vision and management style with little room for deviation. At some point, as the company grows, either the founder’s span of control is stretched to the limit, or investors enter the picture, often with a clear idea of how they would like to.

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

Both Sides of the Table

Growth like this, this early in a company’s lifecycle rarely happens. Email updates frequently. And as Rob points out – if you email members with short updates more frequently they are more up to speed when you do need them to weigh in. Make your emails actionable. ” Or, “I sent u an email.

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