socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2013

That''s what Los Angeles-based FieldLevel (www.fieldlevel.com) has been working on, making it easier for coaches to network and exchange information on athletes. What''s the idea behind FieldLevel? What makes it really different, is our platform empowers coaches. It''s exclusive only to verified coaches.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

A common request I hear from aspiring entrepreneurs is for an assessment of their latest idea. I don’t even try to assess things at the idea level, since I can’t read minds. Here are seven key considerations for how you should make your own best entrepreneur business idea decision in this context: Pick something you really enjoy doing.

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Ideas Satisfaction Entrepreneur Activity 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2021

Authors Adrian Gostick and Chestor Elton, with their deep backgrounds as executive coaches and organizational consultants, recommend some simple methods, consistent with my own beliefs, to reduce the pain of uncertainty, and increase productivity, in your teams and employees: Make it okay for them to not have all the answers.

Marketing 148

Marketing Coach Startup Product 148

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

New product process. It starts with a vision, but benefits quickly from a structured process of idea generation, evaluation, prototyping, customer feedback, and success metrics. Training and coaching. Ongoing coaching from the top is essential to maintain the attitude and spirit. Idea management.

Coach 144

Coach Metrics Social Network Competition 144

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

You don’t like it, millennials won’t put up with it, and current productivity levels at work continue to decline. She has lived and worked in five countries, and consulted with major corporations, as well as startups, in transforming their workplaces to be more productive as well as more satisfying. Sophie Wade.

Coach 132

Coach Satisfaction Startup Organization 132

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2015

In building successful businesses, I find that creating a new and innovative product or service is usually the easy part. Great entrepreneurs are not just idea people and then managers, they are extraordinary leaders. Great entrepreneurs are not just idea people and then managers, they are extraordinary leaders. Marty Zwilling.

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Product Coach Framework Entrepreneur 103

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

There is always the next generation of workers coming of age who expect more, as well as the current generation already having the lowest engagement and productivity levels that business has ever seen. Spend more time mentoring and coaching your team. Giving orders and assignments is not coaching.

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Tips Satisfaction Coach Mentor 159

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2022

In building successful businesses, I find that creating a new and innovative product or service is usually the easy part. Great entrepreneurs are not just idea people and then managers, they are extraordinary leaders. Great entrepreneurs are not just idea people and then managers, they are extraordinary leaders.

Coach 114

Coach Framework Entrepreneur Tool 114

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

A common request I hear from aspiring entrepreneurs is for an assessment of their latest idea. I don’t even try to assess things at the idea level, since I can’t read minds. Here are seven key considerations for how you should make your own best entrepreneur business idea decision in this context: Pick something you really enjoy doing.

Satisfaction 145

Satisfaction Ideas Entrepreneur Activity 145

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2021

Some are great product leaders and innovative technologists, others are leaders in creating new business models , a few can assemble great teams , but only the rare exception can do all three. That means accepting coaching and seeking mentoring, as well as giving it. Espouse a higher purpose than profit or recognition.

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Coach Startup Resource Competition 162

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2022

Phrases like “holding people accountable” imply negative consequences or punishment, rather than rewards or providing the freedom and coaching to team members to choose their own actions, and pursue what matters most to them. Provide coaching and training on ownership discipline. Moran and Michael Lennington.

Coach 145

Coach Slides Social Network Metrics 145

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2023

These should come as no surprise to you, since they haven’t changed in many decades, and I expect will serve you well in the current turbulent times we all face: Spend time nurturing productive work relationships. Graduate from an idea person to one who delivers results. Ideas without results kill many businesses.

Startup 121

Startup Satisfaction Technical Review Ideas 121

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2022

A design mindset is not product-focused - it’s solution focused and action oriented towards creating better customer experiences and value. Openly express ideas and what you think, see, and feel. Design thinking leaders make it safe to critique ideas, but keep the focus on the process and work, rather than personal views.

Design 106

Design Coach Ideas Organization 106

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

I have often thought that creative endeavors where one has a quick turn-around between idea and realization of one’s work as one of the more fulfilling experiences in life. In those years I learned to properly build product, price products, sell products and serve customers. There was no money train. It was 1991.

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Venture Capital Startup Marketing Pricing 466

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

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. Presence is foundational for focus and mindfulness.

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Email Activity Product Social Media 96

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 finally, there are always ways to improve the process of design, test, roll-out and marketing a new idea. Don’t be one of those.

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Coach Entrepreneur Press Ideas 120

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Check out local sources for coaching and assistance. Don’t be shy about networking for advisors with business experience for coaching and mentoring. Traditionally, business software products have been specialized and focused toward a given task, but I see a trend these days to highly functional “all-in-one” business tools.

Startup 114

Startup Tips Coach Satisfaction 114

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2022

One of the dysfunctions I often see in my coaching and mentoring work with small businesses is team member burnout. The impact is low employee engagement , low productivity, and ultimately business failure or lack of growth. Don’t be afraid to ask your team for motivation ideas and strategies.

Coach 120

Coach Organization Demand Resource 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2017

Leaders who are able to optimize these find multipliers of 20 percent up to nine times the average productivity. Like most investors in startups, I rank the credentials of the team well above the value of an idea in deciding where to put my money. As a role model, what you practice is more important than what you preach.

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Product Startup Guide Framework 58

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2023

It seems like every entrepreneur I meet these days is quick to proclaim themselves a visionary, expecting that will give more credibility to their startup idea, and improve their odds with investors. In reality, I’m one of the majority of investors who believe that startup success is more about the execution than the idea.

Startup 82

Startup Ideas Organization Entrepreneur 82

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. He is convinced this assures maximum productivity, and that no one's ideas get drowned out or ignored.

Startup 147

Startup Customer Custom Ideas 147

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2023

My suggestion is to morph the current business idea back into one than you can love and enjoy rather than your quitting and accepting an employee role that's not your preference. “My My idea is just too far ahead of its time.” So hang in there and get busy. “I I can’t find any trustworthy investors these days.”

Startup 135

Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Course 135

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Too many relationships never advance beyond this stage, resulting in poor communication, no cooperation, low trust, and low shared productivity. This is a productive working relationship where one party, more knowledgeable and/or experienced, takes an active role in fostering the advance of the other. Workship - Mentor.

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Mentor Competition Summary Coach 91

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2021

Brian Tracy, in his classic book “ Earn What You’re Really Worth ,” solidifies my ideas on how mentoring, as well as other personal development activities, can quickly increase anyone’s value and income in business. Remember the difference between a mentor, a friend, and a coach. Keep the relationship positive and productive.

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Mentor Coach Entrepreneur Press 151

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2021

I found the classic book, “ Master Your Time, Master Your Life ,” by noted speaker and productivity expert Brian Tracy, who highlights decision making and problem solving as one of the most critical determinants of your success in everything you do. Having a great idea is necessary, but not sufficient, to create a great business.

Startup 140

Startup Entrepreneur Ideas Coach 140

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2020

It seems like every entrepreneur I meet these days is quick to proclaim themselves a visionary, expecting that will give more credibility to their startup idea, and improve their odds with investors. In reality, I’m one of the majority of investors who believe that startup success is more about the execution than the idea.

Startup 131

Startup Ideas Organization Entrepreneur 131

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2019

In building successful businesses, I find that creating a new and innovative product or service is usually the easy part. Great entrepreneurs are not just idea people and then managers, they are extraordinary leaders. Great entrepreneurs are not just idea people and then managers, they are extraordinary leaders.

Coach 96

Coach Framework Entrepreneur Tool 96

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

She and I both offer the following insights on how to green your own pasture by helping employees find and use their strengths, and inspiring them to be more satisfied and productive, on your side of the fence, and even happily return if they do wander in their career advancement: Provide a structured approach to mentorship.

Mentor 147

Mentor Coach Satisfaction Training 147

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2020

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. Presence is foundational for focus and mindfulness.

Email 170

Email Activity Social Media Coach 170

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2023

Any startup coach or business advisor will tell you that, on your way to being a great chef, you don't start your journey by inventing the ultimate entre. If you can’t identify customer interest, it doesn’t matter how good your product is. investors invest in people, not ideas) Effective and timely go-to-market.

Startup 112

Startup Coach Metrics Marketing 112

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

They skimp on the design of their website, procrastinate on the rollout to make sure the product is perfect, and get so excited about technology features that they forget about creating value for customers. How many customers will have any idea what this means to them? Don’t waste your time following up.

Marketing 141

Marketing Startup Social Media Technical Review 141

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. Optimistic business leaders see value in every new business challenge, rather than stress and risk.

Coach 137

Coach Training Satisfaction Mentor 137

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2023

The best I can offer, based on my own experience as a business professional and a business owner, is a summary of the steps that have worked for me and others I know, for turning ideas and aspirations into results, with some measure of progress along the way. Use self-study and coaching as required.

Startup 100

Startup Mentor Education Summary 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2019

You don’t like it, millennials won’t put up with it, and current productivity levels at work continue to decline. She has lived and worked in five countries, and consulted with major corporations, as well as startups, in transforming their workplaces to be more productive as well as more satisfying. Sophie Wade.

Company 78

Company Companies Coach Satisfaction 78

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2018

New product process. It starts with a vision, but benefits quickly from a structured process of idea generation, evaluation, prototyping, customer feedback, and success metrics. Training and coaching. Ongoing coaching from the top is essential to maintain the attitude and spirit. Idea management.

Entrepreneur 64

Entrepreneur Coach Metrics Competition 64

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

I believe that a fully engaged team is the key to both productivity and agility in the face of change. Start by getting people comfortable with what they don’t know, showing them you are open to new ideas, and don’t demand perfection in all deliverables. Show humility by being honest about mistakes.

Case Study 112

Case Study Study Startup Examples 112

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Too many relationships never advance beyond this stage, resulting in poor communication, no cooperation, low trust, and low shared productivity. This is a productive working relationship where one party, more knowledgeable and/or experienced, takes an active role in fostering the advance of the other. Workship - Mentor.

Mentor 135

Mentor Competition Summary Coach 135