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7 Metaphors That Every Aspiring Leader Should Emulate

Startup Professionals Musings

Works with other team members on mutual aspirations (coach metaphor). It is not about leaders becoming coaches; it’s about leaders letting themselves be coached by others – advisors, team members, and even customers. Evolve from guru to guide, and coaching others to find answers for themselves. Marty Zwilling.

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10 Ways To Prepare Your Team For Business Leadership

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are interested in advancing your leadership, and achieving more success in this new Internet age, here are some principles to guide your focus: Foster the trend to flat teams versus vertical organizations. Discourage internal team competition and silos. Horizontal teams are more effective as well as satisfying.

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7 Common Themes That Indicate An Extraordinary Leader

Startup Professionals Musings

Works with other team members on mutual aspirations (coach metaphor). It is not about leaders becoming coaches; it’s about leaders letting themselves be coached by others – advisors, team members, and even customers. Evolve from guru to guide, and coaching others to find answers for themselves. Marty Zwilling.

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6 Hiring Lessons from Vince Lombardi

InfoChachkie

The following guest post is from Dan Monarko, Online Marketing Manager at The Resumator , a SaaS applicant tracking system and hiring platform trusted by many of the fastest-growing companies in the world, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable.

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You Can’t Rely on a VC for Your Hardest Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

I barely know the guy (or his markets) but he wanted me to weigh in one “which market I thought he should pursue.” My job isn’t to predict markets but rather to find entrepreneurs who want to create markets through insight and conviction.” In my view the best VCs are merely your guides.

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13 Ecosystem Builders That Are Boosting Startup Growth

Tech.Co

These organizations work tirelessly in guiding and supporting startup teams to success, regardless of their stage of business, as well as continue to encourage innovation across the planet. BlackTech Week was created in 2014, and in four short years, they’ve gained over 2700 participants, 150 speakers, and 3 pitch competitions.

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Don’t Be A Product Leader Still Failing In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Works with other team members on mutual aspirations (coach metaphor). It is not about leaders becoming coaches; it’s about leaders letting themselves be coached by others – advisors, team members, and even customers. Evolve from guru to guide, and coaching others to find answers for themselves. Marty Zwilling.

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