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7 Reasons A Good Team Merits Priority Over Procedure

Startup Professionals Musings

Obviously, both are required for a company to stay healthy and growing. People-centric leaders realize that the right motivated and accountable people are their real competitive advantage. That takes less time and gives everyone greater satisfaction. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/15/2021.

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7 Ways To Raise Your Visibility As A Business Leader

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By definition, all of you entrepreneurs are leaders, by taking the initiative to start a new company. Johnson accepted full company accountability on Twitter for a racial profiling incident at a Starbucks in Philadelphia. His Virgin Group today consists of over 400 companies. Create innovative change from existing resources.

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7 Personal Decisions That Delineate Your Best Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Unfortunately, these goals are often mutually exclusive, and focusing on the wrong ones won’t bring you that business success and satisfaction you crave. For example, Richard Branson relishes the satisfaction of initiating innovative startups, and rewarding strong team members with the opportunity to run a joint spinoff.

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8 Ways To Ensure Customer Interactions Are Memorable

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For example, I commonly see metrics to keep track of revenue per employee, overtime, and absenteeism, but I don’t often see measures of overall customer satisfaction with individual employees. That customer experience is the best competitive advantage you can have, and the best predictor of long-term success.

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7 Keys To Sustainably Enriching Your Customers’ Lives

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Business and customer satisfaction data measurements are required, in addition to subjective assessments of team progress, tradeoffs, and investment decisions. A popular set of metrics for customer views is the New Promoter System ( NPS ), available from Bain & Company. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/08/2021.

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6 Ways To Strengthen Your Base As A Business Leader

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Every person and every company needs a set of core values. The more you use your new-found leadership ability, the greater will be your satisfaction and confidence. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/21/2021. You can’t be a leader without values. Display personal leadership often to build momentum.

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9 Mindset Indicators of a High Potential Entrepreneur

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In my role as mentor to business professionals, I often get the question about your potential of going out on your own as an entrepreneur, versus your current role of working for a boss at an established company. If you enjoy wearing many different hats and are constantly learning new skills, you will get more satisfaction as an entrepreneur.