Berkonomics

JULY 22, 2021

Hiring is one of your most important duties, a way to increase the quality and productivity of your company’s staff. Email readers, continue here…] We are all guilty of hanging on to marginal employees for too long. Coaching them to a better fit or even out the door may well be the most humane thing to do.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 2, 2017

Flexibility: the context in which a business plan envisions the enterprise in its marketplace is constantly changing as new products and services challenge competitors to innovate and adapt. And many potential coaches out there have made mistakes in these processes at the expense of their employers or even their personal savings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2022

Yet I find, as a mentor and outside consultant, that many of you focus only on working conditions and compensation as the key factors determining team engagement , health, and productivity. Every person requires some level of positive human interaction with co-workers and others to be satisfied and productive. Spiritual connections.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Email readers, continue here…] So, think of ways to make each process into a game, one in which there is a defined metric or measure of the winner at the end of a cycle short enough to permit teaching, celebration, challenge, and motivation for the next time played. Be a good coach and be creative.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2021

Green, a noted executive coach, speaker, and CEO of Brilliance, Inc. Did you ever notice how a yes can slip out of your mouth or get sent in an email before you even think about it? Otherwise don’t let guilt trick you into thinking you are actually doing something productive for you. If yes, apologize, then do better.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

It is not uncommon for founders to fight amongst themselves or teams to develop silos that simple can’t stomach talking with other groups so they avoid human contact and revert to flaming wars on email or Slack. Increasingly I find myself engaging executive coaches at companies an trying to help executive teams get 360 degree feedback.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

In this period (less than 2 years) he has brought on incredibly talented senior execs is sales, marketing, product management, client services, finance, vp engineering and more. Email updates frequently. Key point – if your emails are as long as my blog posts you’re forked. Make your emails actionable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2022

Becoming a totally connected business leader is a very different challenge from building a product, or defining a good strategy. Even in today’s remote environments, you can use video sessions, social media, and email to keep up with team efforts informally and share updates, both positive and negative.

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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.

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Eric Greenspan

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

My inbox was getting filled up with emails about it. I coached them through it over email and then fixed how the site operates to eliminate the issue for others. I’m not sure how my parents did it, but information is so readily at our fingertips today, it just makes doing more fun, more productive and more lucrative.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Email readers, continue here.] So think of ways to make each process into a game, one in which there is a defined metric or measure of the winner at the end of a cycle short enough to permit teaching, celebration, challenge, and motivation for the next time played. Be a good coach, and be creative.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2023

I have found that you get nowhere without taking some risk, but being brazen and ignoring high risk situations also is not very smart or productive. She is a long-time executive coach who has helped thousands of clients overcome fears about communication. Stay quiet when you’re too angry to see clearly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Yet there is more and more evidence that jumping tasks on every alert for a new email, text, or phone call actually decreases overall productivity. Practicing these will ensure greater productivity, less stress, more job satisfaction, and an improved overall sense of well-being. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

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Berkonomics

MAY 16, 2019

Email readers, continue here…] Price can become a competitive tool by creative companies where they can change the game, reducing the number of parts for example to lower manufacturing costs, or reducing the time to install a product, lowering after-sale costs. Using price creatively. And finally, elegance.

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Eric Greenspan

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

My inbox was getting filled up with emails about it. I coached them through it over email and then fixed how the site operates to eliminate the issue for others. I’m not sure how my parents did it, but information is so readily at our fingertips today, it just makes doing more fun, more productive and more lucrative.

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Eric Greenspan

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

My inbox was getting filled up with emails about it. I coached them through it over email and then fixed how the site operates to eliminate the issue for others. I’m not sure how my parents did it, but information is so readily at our fingertips today, it just makes doing more fun, more productive and more lucrative.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. It might be useful to list some of the ways in which you can raise money for growth with and without outside investors. It’s an option, even though an expensive one.

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

What we saw with CareerArc, was there was already a tremendous amount of investment in the middle of the market, with all of these different services and products that went into taking care of an employee when they were hired until they were let go. If you're not quick you're not there. more) READ MORE>>.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 9, 2013

So often I find myself coaching others on how they behave on social networks. If you get to know me and I hand over my email address, don’t add me to a mailing list and spam me the next three days. So I figured I’d share my thoughts publicly: 1. This makes me think you are merely here for self promotion. Never ever poke me.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 10, 2016

Virtual employees can be more productive. Email readers, continue here…] On the contrary, we monitor performance better now that we’re virtual. One more thing: supervisors need first–hand experience of working virtually in order to support, motivate and coach their teams. ” All our remote. We have to.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Today we’re in a world where 10 accelerators are bombarding you with emails to meet their 10-15 companies. Products that ship late and place entire companies under serious stress. This is when founders need you the most – either are coach, mentor, interviewer, work off-loader or honest-mirror-reflection of reality.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I’m super excited to announce that GRP Partners led the investment in Ethan Anderson’s new company MyTime (link has LA-based merchants but will give you a good feel for the product). ” So Ethan went to work as a product manager at Google Video. I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Yager is a real guru on this subject, having been a productivity coach, trainer, and author for many years, and still found time to squeeze out over 30 books, including five related to this subject. A realistic product deadline will motivate you, so stop setting unrealistic deadlines, which discourage you or even ‘shut you down.’

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Berkonomics

JUNE 15, 2012

Email readers, cintinue here.] Price can become a competitive tool by creative companies when they can change the game, reducing the number of parts for example to lower manufacturing costs, or reducing the time to install a product, lowering after-sale costs.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 19, 2018

First, the costs for under-performance are both tangible and intangible, with lost revenues, lost opportunities, lost savings and loss of productivity from low employee morale difficult to estimate. That is a shock in so many ways. A personal story illustrates the point too well. But, he stated, as I recall, “This one is for the books.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2014

Yager is a real guru on this subject, having been a productivity coach, trainer, and author for many years, and still found time to squeeze out over 30 books, including five related to this subject. A realistic product deadline will motivate you, so stop setting unrealistic deadlines, which discourage you or even ‘shut you down.’

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2016

The most effective and productive team members are positive, driven and want to be measured by results rather than hear work hours, perks or stock options. Communicate job opening via your web site, craigslist and personal emails. Provide required team integration, training and ongoing coaching.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Jackson , “This financing round, coupled with hiring Adam Sroka as our head of technology, puts CapLinked in a position to further enhance our enterprise product offerings.”. At BigVisible, he coached teams at Capital Group as part of a large 1,400 person company-wide agile transformation. Yesterdays’ equity round of $1.6

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

As with any sales campaign you need to: Qualify your buyers early so you focus your scarce resources on people likely to buy your product. ” These are people with whom there is a likely match for your product or service. I get many Tweets directed at me that say, “come check out my product.” Meet in person.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Your goal is to increase the top end of the funnel (more people using the free product) and increase the rate of conversion to paid. How did you determine the right price points for your product? He started by using email (send your eCard to a friend) and there he sees 3-4 clicks back per share action. Advice, coaching, intros?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2021

A date is just a date and starting on March 5th and committing to 10 great months is just as productive as starting on January 1st. It’s like a football coach on 4th and 2 with 3 minutes left in the game and you’re on your own forty down 4 points. If you know me then text me or email me. We are not an investor. That’s ok, too.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

Entrepreneurship is more about building a business than inventing a product. Achim Nowak, noted business coach and author, in his classic book “ Infectious: How to Connect Deeply and Unleash the Energetic Leader Within ,” talks about how technology today allows entrepreneurs to communicate at a furious pace.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2019

For example, like me, you may be an aggressive, logical, and “get things done” type of person, who created a new product, but is easily frustrated by others around you who are committed, but tend to make decisions slowly, or rely more on emotions than the facts in any situation. Don’t assume others are intentionally being difficult.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2014

Entrepreneurship is more about building a business than inventing a product. Achim Nowak, noted business coach and author, in his recent book “ Infectious: How to Connect Deeply and Unleash the Energetic Leader Within ,” talks about how technology today allows entrepreneurs to communicate at a furious pace.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 2, 2012

In the following 3-minute video I discuss the four categories that emerge when employees’ productivity and their required degree of managerial oversight are considered. Hands-on management of these teammates is a worthwhile investment while you determine if they have the ability to sufficiently enhance their productivity and autonomy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Most of the guidance you see for entrepreneurs is aimed at those who are selling a product (Apple, Tesla, Xiaomi), or selling a service (Uber, Airbnb, Snapchat). The “product” value is difficult to quantify, the costs are nebulous, and entrepreneurs have to clone themselves to scale the business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2017

Business is more about people than product. As an angel investor in startups, I often find myself looking harder at the quality of the team and the leadership, than at the details of the product and business model. For your own business, the right time to address expected norms is during coaching and before hiring.

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