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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

Both Sides of the Table

When we recommended that Rob get a CEO coach he not only embraced it but craved it and thanked us for suggesting it. By being so metrics driven we can have a lot more quantifiable and objective discussions at board meetings and at mid-point reviews. . Or they now see the other persons’s perspective. Rob is driven to learn.

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10 Tips To New Venture Leaders To Never Stop Learning

Startup Professionals Musings

That means a priority on coaching and mentoring, as well as training and tools, before focusing on results metrics. The best leader personality for larger organizations is one of providing help and resources, rather than extracting performance. Let people make their own decisions wherever possible.

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Why You’re Not Getting the Most out of Your Board

Both Sides of the Table

Get board members to help me with things they are uniquely positions to help with – mostly introductions, recruiting or coaching my team members. Schedule 1:1 calls 1 week before the meeting to walk each board member through the key issues / performance metrics in the business. This should take the least amount of time possible.

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