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6 Keys To Defining And Exploiting Your Secret Sauce

Startup Professionals Musings

Both ends of this spectrum fail to bring long-term satisfaction or success. Patagonia , a successful outdoor products company, combines building safe high-quality products with philanthropic efforts to help the environment. I recommend his tips for creating and maintaining that sweet spot: Define a personal declaration of purpose.

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5 Key Initiatives Define The Ultimate Startup Leader

Startup Professionals Musings

So I was happy to see Julia Tang Peters, in her classic book “ Pivot Points ,” tackle this issue. The world is full of high-achievers and high expectations, but without the proper framework for turning entrepreneurial determination into real leadership accomplishment, you risk going nowhere. Marty Zwilling.

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5 Keys To Spending Your Time On The Right Work Items

Startup Professionals Musings

In an eye-opening Franklin Covey study, respondents indicated that 40 percent of their time was being spent on things that were not important to them or their companies. For insight, I recommend the details provided in the classic book “ The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity, ” by Kory Kogon, Adam Merrill, and Leena Rinne.

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6 Tips For Combining Passion And Purpose To Stand Out

Startup Professionals Musings

Both ends of this spectrum fail to bring long-term satisfaction or success. Patagonia , a successful outdoor products company, combines building safe high-quality products with philanthropic efforts to help the environment. I recommend his tips for creating and maintaining that sweet spot: Define a personal declaration of purpose.

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How To Incent Your Team To Find More Innovative Ideas

Startup Professionals Musings

Chris Grivas and Gerard Puccio published a classic book, “ The Innovative Team ,” which seems to hit the issue directly, with stories to illustrate key points. Innovation is not all about coming up with new ideas. It really is first figuring out which challenges are the most important. Are you building a team yet which fits this mold?

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5 Pivotal Decisions That Define A Great Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

So I was happy to see Julia Tang Peters, in her classic book “ Pivot Points ,” tackle this issue a while back. The world is full of high-achievers and high expectations, but without the proper framework for turning entrepreneurial determination into real leadership accomplishment, you risk going nowhere. Marty Zwilling.

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4 Keys To Consciously Making Your Team More Creative

Startup Professionals Musings

Chris Grivas and Gerard Puccio published a classic book, “ The Innovative Team ,” which seems to hit the issue directly, with stories to illustrate key points. Innovation is not all about coming up with new ideas. It really is first figuring out which challenges are the most important. Are you building a team yet which fits this mold?

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