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Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 28, 2017
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.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 30, 2021
For example, a couple of years ago, Starbucks' CEO Kevin R. Create innovative change from existing resources. The most effective leaders marshal existing resources and incent people to create innovative yet competitive solutions. That means accepting coaching and seeking mentoring, as well as giving it.
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Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 22, 2017
In reality, business success and satisfaction is about doing the right things at the right time, which requires leadership and coaching. But coaching doesn’t always work the way you expect. Trevor is a veteran coach who has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs, organizations, and business families across the country.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 16, 2022
One of the dysfunctions I often see in my coaching and mentoring work with small businesses is team member burnout. Burnout occurs for many when your job demands are too many, the hours are too long, and the resources to handle them are too few.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 30, 2023
In this context, I was impressed with the insights provided in a new book, “ Stay Sane In An Insane World ,” by peak performance coach Greg Harden. Listen to your team, mentors, and customers to recognize real successes and failures, and surround yourself with people who can fill in the gaps. We all have strengths and weaknesses.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 2, 2021
Perhaps you need to do more to be a role model for accountability , and provide more coaching on exactly what it means. For example, a couple of years ago, Starbucks' chief executive officer, Kevin R. If a project is off-schedule, the right people need to know, with recovery plans and additional resources required.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 16, 2022
Yet I find, as a mentor and outside consultant, that many of you focus only on working conditions and compensation as the key factors determining team engagement , health, and productivity. Let your team members feel that they are constantly learning new things, and allow them to share their talents through coaching and mentoring assignments.
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