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10 Elements of a Coaching Culture and Why You Need It

Startup Professionals Musings

Every entrepreneur and business person I know wishes he had more time for coaching all the members of his team. I often hear the excuse that coaching takes more time than simply diving in and doing the job for the other person, but is that really true? Exceptional communication is a prerequisite to coaching.

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The Benefits of Top-Down Thinking & Why it is Critical to Entrepreneurs

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I had to understand their business requirements and document them all. The wisest mentor I ever had was Ameet Shah , my partner on several projects. He coached me that I had to start with the answers. He taught me much that I know about critical thinking. How can I START with the answers? How can that be effective?

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You Can’t Rely on a VC for Your Hardest Decisions

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We are money, advice, coaching, cheerleading, interventionist but not “the decider.” In preparation for her reentry into VC she spoke with many mentors of hers for advice on venture capital. Document management? VCs have the safety of not being that person. That is what separates us. And what makes you crazy.

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Who Should you Hire at a Startup?

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And you can always bring on a senior person as a mentor / coach to help guide you personally to become a better sales leader until you’re ready for somebody more senior on your team. I was able to hire the former European head of sales for the largest document management player in the world. I shot as high as I could.

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5 Early Entrepreneur Strengths That Can Limit Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

During the early stages, you are the company, processes are not documented, you don’t have much help, so you need a fanatical attention to detail. The key is to make decisions from data and feedback, once your business has real customers and real products. Trusting your gut at this stage isn’t good enough. Absolute control.

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5 Actions To Convince Your Boss You Are Accountable

Startup Professionals Musings

Perhaps you need to do more to be a role model for accountability , and provide more coaching on exactly what it means. I often think of the scope of this example in my role as mentor to a struggling entrepreneur who is quick to blame his problems on employee mistakes, or even changing customer expectations.

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7 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Supercharge Team Engagement

Startup Professionals Musings

I saw the key ones outlined well in the classic book, “ Creating High Performers ,” by William Dann, a leading coach to experienced CEOs. In my own role as advisor and mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, I was struck by how relevant and critical these same initiatives are to even the earliest stage businesses.