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Reflections On 2017: Anna Barber, Techstars LA

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Techstars has grown tremendously around the world in 2017, establishing a new venture in India and launching vertical accelerators focused on things like smart cities (in Dubai), energy (in Norway), defense (in Boston) and insurtech (North Carolina). What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? Find her @annawbarber.

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8 Coaching Myths To Avoid In Building Your Team

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Business productivity is all about having the right people, even though I’m bombarded daily with online tools and mobile apps that promise to solve every problem with automation and data. In reality, business success and satisfaction is about doing the right things at the right time, which requires leadership and coaching.

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

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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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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

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This corporate partnership has proven well for these startups in helping them launch their products and services into another galaxy. Meet the 11 startups for 2017: Ambidio. Through inspirational content, online classes, and products, Brit + Co enables their audience of over 125 million to use creativity to shape their best lives.

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LA CEOs: Building High Performing Cultures

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Thursday, September 14, 2017 -- LA CEOs: Building High Performing Cultures. In this highly interactive session, Carrie Kish Partner and CEO for CultureSync,www.culturesync.net, a management consulting firm specializing in cultural change, executive coaching, and strategy, shows qualified CEO and CFOs how to upgrade their organization.

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8 Ways to Unleash A Team’s Maximum Productive Power

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Leaders who are able to optimize these find multipliers of 20 percent up to nine times the average productivity. Organizational silos, limited spans of control, and too many layers of management can dramatically reduce the productivity of even your best people. As a role model, what you practice is more important than what you preach.

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Reflections on 2018: Anna Barber, Techstars LA

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Techstars has continued to expand its global footprint with 48 accelerator programs around the world and the first company from our portfolio (Sendgrid) to IPO in late 2017 and then be acquired by Twilio in 2018. What was the biggest news for your organization in 2018? Find her @annawbarber. READ MORE>>.

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