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6 Work Activities Are Required For Business Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Trying to do everything is a sure way to maximize stress, lower job satisfaction, and minimize productivity. If you are not sure of your best fit, like many people I know, I just found help in a new book, “ The 6 Types of Working Genius ,” by Patrick Lencioni. Assess your satisfaction and ability for this type of work.

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5 Ways To Expand Your Thinking For Your Next Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

To counter this hesitancy, I was inspired by a new book, “ Make No Small Plans ,” by entrepreneurs Elliott Bisnow, Jeff Rosenthal, Brett Leve, and Jeremy Schwartz. Maybe it’s time for you to take a hard look at your own progress and satisfaction in the business you are in. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 5/2/2022.

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5 Keys To Breaking Through Success Barriers At Work

Startup Professionals Musings

I recently found a wealth of practical guidance on how to build a perseverance mindset and use it to overcome adversity, break through barriers, and keep moving forward to success, in a new book, “ Win When They Say You Won’t ,” by Daphne Jones. A first step is empowering yourself to achieve success and feel satisfaction from doing your job.

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6 Keys To Selecting The Right Business Future For You

Startup Professionals Musings

Most of you business professionals that I know have at least thought about or talked about starting their own business, to get more control, make more money, or to get more satisfaction out of their life. You must feel satisfaction. In my experience, a good business plan should not be a book, or a one-pager.

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5 Keys To Enhancing Your Business Negotiation Ability

Startup Professionals Musings

They know how to communicate what they have to the best advantage, and generate more results and satisfaction for all parties. As a technologist, I’ve always focused on the solution, but only learned the hard way about persuasion drivers, which I found summarized well in a new book, “ Amplify Your Influence ,” by Rene Rodriguez.

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6 Due Diligence Goals When Vetting Business Partners

Startup Professionals Musings

In every case, a partner can be an asset, bringing new skills and perspectives to the business; or a burden, making every decision more difficult, and taxing your lifestyle satisfaction. I was pleased to see this approach highlighted as well in a new book for startups, “ Zero to IPO ,” by Frederick Kerrest.

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5 Keys to Developing Trust and Leadership In A Crisis

Startup Professionals Musings

I saw these summarized clearly in a new book, “ BUILD ,” by a well-known entrepreneur and technologist from Silicon Valley, Tony Fadell. If you as a business leader can weather one or two crises, using these recommendations, you will find your brand image and personal image rising, as well as your satisfaction with the role increasing.

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