Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 28, 2023
I always struggle with coaching along these lines, so I was pleased to see some excellent guidance on tactics in making decisions in a new book, “ The Leap To Leader ,” by Adam Bryant. I recommend that you use every vehicle at your disposal, including email and public statistics, to clarify the worst case.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 28, 2019
These things are clearly good for morale, but its not so clear that they translate into a competitive advantage. HR leaders are your culture coaches, and responsible for aligning managers and employees with the desired culture. Feelings are known to statistically produce the biggest impact on future performance, as well as morale.
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Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 18, 2019
I also see many successful entrepreneurs, including Richard Branson , who openly state, “I rely far more on gut instinct than researching huge amounts of statistics.” Even though I’m a technologist, I believe the most competitive and most innovative businesses will always be run by people, not robots.
InfoChachkie
JULY 2, 2012
In contrast, Lex Sisney, author of Organizational Physics: The Science of Growing a Business , CEO Coach and Co-founder of Commission Junction has had success compartmentalizing such difficult high-performers. According to Lex, “Sometimes you just can’t say no to great talent. Cal Ripken, Jr. was also a baseball star.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 20, 2017
These will provide the competitive edge you need with customers and less-focused team members. For your own business, the right time to address expected norms is during coaching and before hiring. The best work ethic for business is all about serving others, or win-win relationships rather than win-lose deals.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
Yet, according to statistics from the Small Business Association (SBA), over half of new businesses offer something else - personal professional services, including consulting, business coaching, and advisory services. The challenges for making money and survival in these professional services worlds are different, maybe even tougher.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 1, 2016
I’ve spent hours this week reading about the firing of the head coach and personnel manager of the football team I support – The Philadelphia Eagles. His name was Chip Kelly and he came off of a very successful stint as the coach of the collegiate Oregon Ducks. This is something I try to coach against.
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