Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With business teams now getting back together in the workplace after primarily working remotely during the pandemic , it’s an ideal time to implement change and make sure your team is feeling a renewed sense of satisfaction, high engagement, and maximum productivity. Develop metrics to monitor work intensity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2021

In reality, the picture is a bit larger than this, as outlined in the classic book “ Leading with GRIT ,” by Laurie Sudbrink, a well-known business leadership coach and speaker. Usually the real culprit is procrastination, lack of focus, or low productivity and lack of metrics. Wait and hope for a miracle.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

I was happy to see quantified evidence of this in a new book, “ Winning on Purpose ,” by Fred Reichhheld, creator of the Net Promoter system of management, in concert with Darci Darnell and Maureen Burns. Use metrics to assess needs and growth economics. Inspire your teams with love and affirmation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In his classic book, “ The Leadership Capital Index ,” Dave Ulrich, a best-selling author, business consultant, and business school professor, provides some real insights and metrics on what makes up the elements of goodwill in the minds of top valuation experts. Leadership brand development. Performance accountability processes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Chip Bell and Ron Zemke, who are experts in this area, provide some of the best specific insights I’ve seen, in the classic book “ Managing Knock Your Socks Off Service.” It must be understandable, written down, and verifiable, with regular measurements and metrics to make it real, benchmarked against the competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2020

Many of the entrepreneurs like you that I have met in my role as a business advisor are really product creators versus business creators, convinced that a great product will generate a great business. In most businesses, this means selling something, and proving that your product or service has value.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 3, 2014

Her positive attitude and willingness to take chances rapidly propelled her to the coveted and influential position of Coach. Several Zappos employees had mentioned "Coach" and the impact she has had on the corporation during our tour. and I was always really passionate about the coaching program. Selfless Coaching.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2019

You don’t like it, millennials won’t put up with it, and current productivity levels at work continue to decline. I found these pillars, and the first principles behind them, pulled together well in a classic book, “ Embracing Progress: Next Steps For The Future Of Work ,” by A. Coach for productivity, performance, and creativity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2021

Chip Bell and Ron Zemke, who are experts in this area, provide some of the best specific insights I’ve seen, in the classic book “ Managing Knock Your Socks Off Service.” It must be understandable, written down, and verifiable, with regular measurements and metrics to make it real, benchmarked against the competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2018

Overall I like the principles in the classic book “ Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival ,” by Robert F. New product process. It starts with a vision, but benefits quickly from a structured process of idea generation, evaluation, prototyping, customer feedback, and success metrics. Ownership.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. In his classic book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. Growth is more than simply repackaging existing products, and adding bells and whistles or slick incentives. Switch your attention from product development to sales.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2020

In his classic book, “ The Leadership Capital Index ,” Dave Ulrich, a best-selling author, business consultant, and business school professor, provides some real insights and metrics on what makes up the elements of goodwill in the minds of top valuation experts. Leadership brand development. Performance accountability processes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2015

Overall I like the principles in the classic book “ Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival ,” by Robert F. New product process. It starts with a vision, but benefits quickly from a structured process of idea generation, evaluation, prototyping, customer feedback, and success metrics. Ownership.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2016

Overall I like the principles in the classic book “ Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival ,” by Robert F. New product process. It starts with a vision, but benefits quickly from a structured process of idea generation, evaluation, prototyping, customer feedback, and success metrics. Ownership.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2023

These were outlined well, with some good recommendations for overcoming them, in the classic book, “ Rocket Fuel ,” by Gino Wickman and Mark C. The organization can’t keep up the pace of change, and soon loses motivation, productivity, and all sense of where they are headed. Yet they also come with a set of shortcomings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2017

You don’t like it, millennials won’t put up with it, and current productivity levels at work continue to decline. I found these pillars, and the first principles behind them, pulled together well in a new book, “ Embracing Progress: Next Steps For The Future Of Work ,” by A. Coach for productivity, performance, and creativity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2014

The last thing they can afford is to waste any of these, but in my mentoring and coaching activities, I see it happening all too often. Much has been written about this subject in the world of manufacturing, stemming primarily from the 1990’s work by Taiichi Ohno, called the Toyota Production System (“Lean”). Lack of communication.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2020

These were outlined well, with some good recommendations for overcoming them, in the classic book, “ Rocket Fuel ,” by Gino Wickman and Mark C. The organization can’t keep up the pace of change, and soon loses motivation, productivity, and all sense of where they are headed. Yet they also come with a set of shortcomings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2015

The last thing they can afford is to waste any of these, but in my mentoring and coaching activities, I see it happening all too often. Much has been written about this subject in the world of manufacturing, stemming primarily from the 1990’s work by Taiichi Ohno, called the Toyota Production System (“Lean”). Lack of communication.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2019

In my own years of experience as a business advisor, improving the company culture is still a major challenge to company leaders, many of whom were raised in a different era, or struggle trying to balance the rising costs of perks and benefits against measurable growth in productivity and profits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. In his recent book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. Growth is more than simply repackaging existing products, and adding bells and whistles or slick incentives. Switch your attention from product development to sales.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2015

In reality, the picture is a bit larger than this, as outlined in a new book “ Leading with GRIT ,” by Laurie Sudbrink, a well-known business leadership coach and speaker. Usually the real culprit is procrastination, lack of focus, or low productivity and lack of metrics. Wait and hope for a miracle.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2018

The last thing they can afford is to waste any of these, but in my mentoring and coaching activities, I see it happening all too often. Much has been written about this subject in the world of manufacturing, stemming primarily from the 1990’s work by Taiichi Ohno, called the Toyota Production System (“Lean”). Lack of communication.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2017

In business, the ability to solve problems is called “street smarts,” and it’s more valuable than “book smarts.” If you want to improve your strength in this area, or need to coach your team along these lines, I recommend the following steps: Approach every problem as a positive business opportunity. Look first for positives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. In his classic book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. Growth is more than simply repackaging existing products, and adding bells and whistles or slick incentives. Switch your attention from product development to sales.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. I just finished a new book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” by Daniel J. Growth is more than simply repackaging existing products, and adding bells and whistles or slick incentives. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

In a new book, “ The Leadership Capital Index ,” Dave Ulrich, a best-selling author, business consultant, and business school professor, provides some real insights and metrics on what makes up the elements of goodwill in the minds of top valuation experts. I have paraphrased his key points here as follows: Leader personal impact.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2017

Thus most investors I know claim to invest in the person, rather than the product. I like the points made in the classic book, “ You Can Win ,” by Shiv Khera. His 30 years of business and coaching experience bring credibility to his perspective. Experience without learning is wasted effort.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2016

In reality, the picture is a bit larger than this, as outlined in a recent book “ Leading with GRIT ,” by Laurie Sudbrink, a well-known business leadership coach and speaker. Usually the real culprit is procrastination, lack of focus, or low productivity and lack of metrics. Wait and hope for a miracle.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Most of the guidance you see for entrepreneurs is aimed at those who are selling a product (Apple, Tesla, Xiaomi), or selling a service (Uber, Airbnb, Snapchat). The “product” value is difficult to quantify, the costs are nebulous, and entrepreneurs have to clone themselves to scale the business. Don’t forget seminars and events.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

But the most important metric has been the deep and lasting relationships that have been built with startups and also between senior executives. There were regular events where experts talked about: fund raising, term sheets, constructing a team, product development, establishing biz dev partners, M&A, dealing with the press, etc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2017

I found some key ones in a new book, “ The Future-Proof Workplace ,” by Linda Sharkey, PhD, and Morag Barrett. These authors, who both have extensive credentials as executive coaches with top tier business leaders around the world, detail six factors of change that every business needs to address today to keep ahead of the wave.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2015

These were outlined well, with some good recommendations for overcoming them, in a new book, “ Rocket Fuel ,” by Gino Wickman and Mark C. The organization can’t keep up the pace of change, and soon loses motivation, productivity, and all sense of where they are headed. Yet they also come with a set of shortcomings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2010

Finally I found a book, “ Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival, ” by Robert F. New product development process. Longer-term, enhanced product value begets superior company valuation through your organization’s intellectual property (IP) portfolio. Training and coaching. Value creation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2013

Chip Bell and Ron Zemke, who are experts in this area, provide some of the best specific insights I’ve seen, in their book “ Managing Knock Your Socks Off Service.” It must be understandable, written down, and verifiable, with regular measurements and metrics to make it real, benchmarked against the competition.

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Customer Custom Startup Services 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2016

These were outlined well, with some good recommendations for overcoming them, in a recent book, “ Rocket Fuel ,” by Gino Wickman and Mark C. The organization can’t keep up the pace of change, and soon loses motivation, productivity, and all sense of where they are headed. Yet they also come with a set of shortcomings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2022

After many extended coaching sessions with entrepreneurs and small business owners, I’ve found myself wondering if my value-add was anything more than you could get by self-coaching. Track your progress with frequent milestones, metrics, and physically checking things off the list. It helps to partner with and coach others.

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