Coach Mentor Satisfaction Technical Review 
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 15, 2017
In my experience working with startups, the best approach these days is to find and use a good mentor (been there, done that). Of course, mentoring is not new – it’s been the favored way to learn arts and crafts since way back in the middle ages. But I assert that mentoring in business is making a comeback.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 31, 2023
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. I have seen too many careers and businesses fail due to projects that went off the rails. Stretch here also increases job satisfaction.
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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. I will summarize these here, with my insights, for your review and implementation: Physical health. Occupational satisfaction.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 19, 2022
As an advisor and mentor, I’m always looking for more ways to improve communication, get people more engaged , and get more done. Coach them that working hard, over long hours, is not enough. Building agility and timeliness are critical components of modern leadership, due to the pace and complexity of change today.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 21, 2021
In addition, he has often stated that his first priority is serving his employees and his extended business family, through coaching, mentoring, and effective communication. The technology is here to do most hard things effortlessly in business, but I find many business owners stuck in the past, refusing to change.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 13, 2018
Practice process coaching, but not edicting decisions. I recently was an advisor to a very strong technical executive who insisted on “being involved” in literally every decision in his startup. He ignored my advice and ultimately lost several key executives, and then his own health, due to stress and workload.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 19, 2019
Examples include the Theranos failure brought about by Elizabeth Holmes’ inability to work with her team, the early Apple setback due to differences between Steve Jobs and John Sculley, and the travails of Uber under Travis Kalanick. Always be civil and diplomatic, and don’t allow emotions to cloud the situation.
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