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7 Leadership Strategies That Assure Real Team Results

Startup Professionals Musings

I saw the key ones outlined well in the classic book, ā€œ Creating High Performers ,ā€ 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.

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8 Coaching Myths To Avoid In Building Your Team

Startup Professionals Musings

Business productivity is all about having the right people, even though Iā€™m bombarded daily with online tools and mobile apps that promise to solve every problem with automation and data. In reality, business success and satisfaction is about doing the right things at the right time, which requires leadership and coaching.

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Why You Should Enlist a Business Mentor, Or Be One

Startup Professionals Musings

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 ā€“ itā€™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.

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8 Keys To Improving Your Image And Career Advancement

Startup Professionals Musings

Inside the organization, it also pays to offer some of your time for coaching and mentoring to less experienced team members, as an entrƩe to a supportive relationship. The technology and tools in this discipline have improved dramatically over the years, so be sure you stay current and knowledgeable over time.

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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, ā€œ Creating High Performers ,ā€ 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.

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6 Ways To Build And Capitalize On Personal Leadership

Startup Professionals Musings

In my experience as an advisor and mentor to entrepreneurs in business, one of the biggest failures I see is a lack of self-leadership. Everyone has some degree of strengths blindness, and will likely benefit from one of many tools, such as the Clifton StrengthsFinder. You canā€™t lead a business to success, if you canā€™t lead yourself.

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6 Positive Steps For Taking Control Of Your Work Life

Startup Professionals Musings

The solution to this problem is part of a bigger challenge ā€“ taking back control of your work life, and regaining a sense of freedom and influence, as described in the classic book, ā€œ Work-Life Brilliance: Tools to Break Stress and Create the Life and Health You Crave ,ā€ by Denise R. Make an offer that serves both your needs. Drop the guilt.

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