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5 Steps To A Winning Strategic Plan Execution Process

Startup Professionals Musings

I support his summary of five key steps to get beyond the planning: First check your view of the reality of your situation. This must include metrics and tracking, with the necessary systems and resources to act, recalibrate, and iterate as required. The process must focus not only on the “what,” but the “how.”

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5 Keys To Leadership While Working With Remote Teams

Startup Professionals Musings

Make sure you know what is really happening, through metrics and feedback from others. Provide coaching and facilitate mentorship from others in the company for growth. In summary, every leader has to deal with the many emotional pitfalls of the remote worker, including boredom, depression, guilt, paranoia, and loneliness.

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Developing Leadership Skills: What You Need to Know

Startup Professionals Musings

I found a good summary of the dynamics behind personal business leadership, and how to get there, in a recent book “ Leadership Rigor! ” by Erica Peitler, a well-known leadership performance coach. Use metrics to support judgment in decisions. Metrics are necessary to acquire knowledge and turn it into action.

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Entrepreneurs Need To Bridge The Knowing-Doing Gap

Startup Professionals Musings

I found a good summary of the dynamics behind personal business leadership, and how to get there, in a new book “ Leadership Rigor! ” by Erica Peitler, a well-known leadership performance coach. Use metrics to support judgment in decisions. Metrics are necessary to acquire knowledge and turn it into action.

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10 Signals That You Can Be A Trusted Business Leader

Startup Professionals Musings

I saw a good summary of the required principles for long-term trust in a new book, “ The 10 Laws of Trust ,” by Joel Peterson, Chairman of JetBlue, professor at Stanford University, and thought leader in this area: Practice personal integrity in all that you do. Define metrics to measure what you want to achieve.

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Why you should never have a data room — the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll ever…

Both Sides of the Table

I hired a sales coach named Kai Krickle who helped me figure out how to close more deals. Kai taught me that the key metric to whether a sales process is going well is “engagement.” Summary I hope I’ve been able to persuade you that data rooms are waste. I’d be grateful if you could prioritize it.

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6 Key Steps To Transform Business Dreams Into Success

Startup Professionals Musings

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.

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