Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Even if you were an “A-Player” in your previous organization (top 10-percent performer, high integrity, exceeds on commitments), you had peers and executives around you to provide coaching and keep you centered. That’s the definition of a win-win opportunity. Enhance team engagement and business culture. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

For many, it’s hard to make the switch from that top-down order-giving culture, and it’s hard to find the time to recruit and coach the new team members you need to scale the business to success. Encourage your team to make decisions and take action. Keep teams small, diverse, and collaborative.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Provide and seek coach and advocate relationships. The best coaches are people who care about you as a person, without any ulterior motives, and intend to inspire you to be the best that you can be. A good coach is not a critic. Make it a point to get to know other teams and customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2019

I suspect it’s a function of pride and confidence in my own problem solving abilities, but my hesitation has definitely cost me time and money. I found some good guidance on this subject in a new book, “ The Leader You Want To Be ,” by Amy Jen Su, a managing partner in an executive coaching and leadership development firm.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2017

It’s important to involve your team in the definition of purpose, and agree it is consistent with a viable business model, including opportunity, customer need, and a positive return. Hire, coach, and train everyone on the team to focus on communication. Design a structure flexible enough for change.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2016

Personal satisfaction also ranked close behind, with 70% of respondents claiming it was a key advantage to running their own business. This indicates that lifestyle and satisfaction factors are often more important than financial ones. Entrepreneurs love the continuous challenges of a startup, and the satisfaction of solving them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2013

This indicates that lifestyle and satisfaction factors are usually more important than financial ones. Entrepreneurs love the continuous challenges of a startup, and the satisfaction of tackling them. By definition, if you see the rewards here as outweighing the risks, you are an entrepreneur. High level of excitement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2012

This indicates that lifestyle and satisfaction factors are usually more important than financial ones. Entrepreneurs love the continuous challenges of a startup, and the satisfaction of tackling them. By definition, if you see the rewards here as outweighing the risks, you are an entrepreneur. High level of excitement.

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APRIL 21, 2014

It wasn''t until I turned 50 that I fully adopted basketball legend John Wooden''s definition of victory: "Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.". This was a difficult and gradual transition. Consciousness Can Be A Bummer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2010

Related reasons, like personal satisfaction also ranked close behind, with 70% of respondents claiming it was a key advantage to running their own business. This indicates that lifestyle and satisfaction factors are often more important than financial ones. Only 32% of entrepreneurs cited money a key benefit of running their own firm.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2011

Personal satisfaction also ranked close behind, with 70% of respondents claiming it was a key advantage to running their own business. This indicates that lifestyle and satisfaction factors are often more important than financial ones. Entrepreneurs love the continuous challenges of a startup, and the satisfaction of solving them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2017

In my experience, this is definitely an area where “no good deed goes unpunished.” Personnel people talk primarily about spending time with and coaching poor performers. Yet top performers are the most responsive to coaching, and can leverage your help much more effectively. Invest more of your time with top performers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2014

This indicates that lifestyle and satisfaction factors are usually more important than financial ones. Entrepreneurs love the continuous challenges of a startup, and the satisfaction of tackling them. By definition, if you see the rewards here as outweighing the risks, you are an entrepreneur. High level of excitement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2017

In addition to saying yes too often, professionals under pressure often say no poorly, by attacking the requestor or by avoiding any definitive response. Green, a noted executive coach, speaker, and CEO of Brilliance, Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Even if you were an “A-Player” in your previous organization (top 10-percent performer, high integrity, exceeds on commitments), you had peers and executives around you to provide coaching and keep you centered. That’s the definition of a win-win opportunity. Enhance team engagement and business culture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Chances are you became an entrepreneur to attain some level of satisfaction in the first place, so remember, the fun is in the building, not just the destination. To help you, find a coach, create a system, join a group, or get a partner. That’s the real definition of success. You suck all the fun out of your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

As a result, Amazon has ranked as #1 for customer satisfaction for many years in a row and has grown accordingly. Studies show that a positive team culture in an organization can result in 26 percent fewer mistakes, 22 percent higher productivity, 41 percent lower absenteeism, and 30 percent stronger customer satisfaction.

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