Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2023

It takes effort and homework to find productive relationship channels, such as industry conferences, connections to experts, and key customer relationships. Inside the organization, it also pays to offer some of your time for coaching and mentoring to less experienced team members, as an entrée to a supportive relationship.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

With some coaching and mentoring from other leaders, I was able to do it myself, so I know you can do it too, by committing to the following strategies: Train yourself to always look for positives, not negatives. Take satisfaction from wins to balance against setbacks. Define a clear break between work and private activities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2019

Unfortunately, work and satisfaction have become an oxymoron in many businesses. Regularly asking for insight, and then following up, to fix these wasted efforts, will improve job satisfaction, as well as productivity. For example, you can share stories of customer satisfaction, and acknowledge people’s contributions to their peers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Allocate time for active participation in relevant outside industry conferences, and public panels or TED talks that look ahead. That means public recognition of individual achievements, providing feedback, and coaching and mentoring along the way. Online it may be time to take a formal position via blogs and interviews.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

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. Check out local sources for coaching and assistance.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

There has recently been a common theme among the entrepreneurs I have interviewed and the conferences I have attended: despite the relatively weak state of the world economy, now is a great time to create a high-tech startup. John Wooden, US basketball coach. People are free or cheap because of the recession. Measure Thrice, Cut Once.

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