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How To Reduce Workplace Drama And Improve Results

Startup Professionals Musings

Team members seem to be spending more and more time venting to anyone who will listen about the motives and actions of others, and less time introspectively focused on their own productivity and accountability. The personal preferences and ego of anyone in the company has little to do long-term business success and satisfaction.

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8 Ways To Inspire Lifetime Loyalty From Key Employees

Startup Professionals Musings

These challenges, with recommendations for addressing them, were detailed nicely for me in a new book, “ The Boomerang Principle ,” by Lee Caraher, who has built several companies, and has helped many others manage Millennials, reduce turnover, and improve satisfaction and the return hire rate. Thus mentoring inspires loyalty all around.

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8 Steps To A Positive Mindset And Business Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus most investors I know claim to invest in the person, rather than the product. In the same way, you may think that people assessment is all about skills and experience, but as a mentor to business owners, I have learned to look more for the right attitude, persistence, and determination, as success factors.

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6 Steps To Saying No At Work To Your Boss And Peers

Startup Professionals Musings

A key part of her message that resonated with me, as a mentor to entrepreneurs, is her guidance on how to deal with the constant demands and requests that every business founder faces. Otherwise don’t let guilt trick you into thinking you are actually doing something productive for you. If yes, apologize, then do better.

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8 Ways to Cure the Procrastination Habit in Business

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As a long-time business advisor and entrepreneur mentor, I see this problem all too often. Many people find great satisfaction in just checking off completed items. Trying to cure procrastination by putting in more hours and skipping time off is counter-productive. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/09/2017.

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Why You Need Help Rather Than Helpers In A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

As an advisor to startups, and a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m still surprised at the number who are determined to go it alone. Thus top entrepreneurs spend as much time getting the right team in place to run the business as building the product or service. It’s your success and satisfaction that’s really at stake.

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8 Coaching Myths To Avoid In Building Your Team

Startup Professionals Musings

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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