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Is “management by walking around” an outmoded fad?

Berkonomics

He tried to feel the pulse of the company by the intensity of motion, the metrics of backlog, and the stated problems brought to him as he asked. In this age of remote workforces, self–managed contractors and employees, outsourced call centers and development, is this a dying art? But there is something more.

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10 Ways Owners Often Jeopardize Their Business Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Some chaos is normal in every new business, but many wait far too long before they install metrics based on “best practices,” and fail to attack obvious bottlenecks with a vengeance. Yet I still see expense budgets based on traditional channels, with no strict metrics on cost of customer acquisition by channel, or lifetime customer value.

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10 Strategies To Find That Rare Complementary Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, they can outsource part of the work or hire employees, but that approach means more time and money to manage the work, which they don’t have. Attend local university entrepreneur activities. Support local activities and you support yourself. Jointly define major milestones and key metrics for the startup.

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8 Signs Of A New Business Initiative And Not A Hobby

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m not suggesting that you model your startup after the complex corporate organizations you hated in your last job, but there are at least eight key functions and activities that every investor expects to find in a startup proposal with any real potential to change the world. Hobbies are developed ad-hoc, driven by personal needs.

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Is management by walking around an outmoded fad?

Berkonomics

He tries to feel the pulse of the company by the intensity of motion, the metrics of backlog, and the stated problems brought to him as he asks. In this age of remote work forces, self–managed contractors and employees, outsourced call centers and development, is this a dying art? But there is something more.

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10 Keys To Building Unstoppable Startup Partnerships

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, they can outsource part of the work or hire employees, but that approach means more time and money to manage the work, which they don’t have. Attend local university entrepreneur activities. Support local activities and you support yourself. Jointly define major milestones and key metrics for the startup.

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8 Indications Of A Real Entrepreneur Versus A Hacker

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m not suggesting that you model your startup after the complex corporate organizations you hated in your last job, but there are at least eight key functions and activities that every investor expects to find in a startup proposal with any real potential to change the world. Hobbies are developed ad-hoc, driven by personal needs.