Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2023

I have personally worked as an employee of large businesses, as well as a partner in new ventures, and found the latter to have more potential for satisfaction. Business owners whose priority is only a financial gain will struggle to find satisfaction and happiness. The return and satisfaction were greater than the cost.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Most entrepreneurs assume that success is dependent on their product expertise, coupled with some knowledge of how to run a business. Entrepreneurs often complain about the amount of time wasted in meetings, because one of the team members just wants to be heard, or feels that what he or she has said is not valued.

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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. Stretch here also increases job satisfaction. Loners need not apply. Ideas without results kill many businesses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Train them fully, give them authority, make them accountable, and tie their pay to customer satisfaction. Train and coach continuously. How they see you deal with and talk about peers, partners, team members, and customers tells them what the real rules of conduct are for customer service. Know your customers intimately.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2023

I’m fully convinced that success is all about you rather than the market. In this context, I was impressed with the insights provided in a new book, “ Stay Sane In An Insane World ,” by peak performance coach Greg Harden. Poor work-life balance will leave you and your team working more hours but being less productive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The first electric bulb was actually invented by Sir Joseph Wilson Swan, who demonstrated the concept, but gave up trying to develop a practical product after only three attempts. A first step is empowering yourself to achieve success and feel satisfaction from doing your job. Thomas Edison is a classic example.

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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. Wisdom is all about the why of any business situation. You must give them a strong sense of self-efficacy by championing autonomy, encouraging them to think big, and coaching them on areas to improve.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2019

Image via Wikipedia The challenge for all of us in business is to improve competitiveness by improving employee productivity and reducing costs. According to Gartner , one of the biggest drags on productivity is employee engagement, still hovering around 30 percent, and costing our businesses over $450 billion per year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2021

Green, a noted executive coach, speaker, and CEO of Brilliance, Inc. She provides pragmatic advice for dealing with the three pains of the brain (social, status, and priorities) that erode your control and your satisfaction with work that you really love to do. It’s tough to undo that yes without hard feelings or guilt.

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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. Every person requires some level of positive human interaction with co-workers and others to be satisfied and productive. Spiritual connections.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2021

Train them fully, give them authority, make them accountable, and tie their pay to customer satisfaction. Train and coach continuously. How they see you deal with and talk about peers, partners, team members, and customers tells them what the real rules of conduct are for customer service. Know your customers intimately.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Positive people management elements include good communication skills, building strong teams, finding time for coaching, strong people relationships, and facilitating growth and succession. Research has confirmed that culture is a primary driver for financial performance, customer experience, and team productivity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2019

Most entrepreneurs assume that success is dependent on their product expertise, coupled with some knowledge of how to run a business. Entrepreneurs often complain about the amount of time wasted in meetings, because one of the team members just wants to be heard, or feels that what he or she has said is not valued.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2022

They are not having the impact they expected, and they are not feeling the personal satisfaction they need for next level motivation. This is a tough challenge for every coach and mentor. Your team will quickly sense your insights and sincerity , leading to greater impact and satisfaction by everyone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2022

Forget about assigning blame until later, since that will only complicate matters and make it an emotional battle. I have found that micro-management can be especially productive if you are working with a first-time or unique situation, or working with a new team with little experience. Get advice before jumping to conclusions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Accountability is all about taking responsibility for getting things done as expected, without excuses. The result is a loss of trust by your team, increased volatility, and lower productivity by all members of the team. Doing so will increase both your personal life accountability, as well as your business satisfaction.

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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. We all need to be humble and recognize that what we need to know about technology and the market changes daily.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In my experience, it means it will likely be necessary to supplement your product business plan with some key personal initiatives that define you as a business leader role model for all to see: Take a visible leadership role in your industry. Be transparent, yet positive, about the challenges ahead.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2022

You will then experience satisfaction, instead of increased pressure. The most productive and respected business people know their limits and assertively protect them. Time spent building and maintaining key work relationships can dramatically improve your productivity, reduce stress, and raise your melting point.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2020

A good way to start is to create and communicate bite-sized milestones toward your end objective, including product development stages, customer threshold targets, and funding achievements. There is increasing evidence that employee happiness and job satisfaction, including yours, does not scale up with your success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

The most productive business relationships involve mentoring, or active sharing of knowledge and experience, with the intent to improve communication, cooperation, and impact. Provide and seek coach and advocate relationships. A good coach is not a critic. These people are easy to recognize if you keep your eyes and ears open.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2020

Many of the entrepreneurs like you that I have met in my role as a business advisor are really product creators versus business creators, convinced that a great product will generate a great business. In most businesses, this means selling something, and proving that your product or service has value.

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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. Just to be clear, automation isn't about shrinking the human workforce; it's about helping you to do more with the same number of people, and to do it with less effort.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2023

In reality, I’m one of the majority of investors who believe that startup success is more about the execution than the idea. To compensate, every visionary entrepreneur needs to find a partner who gets great satisfaction from results, and loves the discipline of making things happen on a day-to-day basis.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Team members seem to be spending more and more time venting to anyone who will listen about the motives and actions of others, and less time introspectively focused on their own productivity and accountability. Low-accountable people may appear to work hard, yet find complaints about everything.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2020

Positive people management elements include good communication skills, building strong teams, finding time for coaching, strong people relationships, and facilitating growth and succession. Research has confirmed that culture is a primary driver for financial performance, customer experience, and team productivity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2020

In reality, I’m one of the majority of investors who believe that startup success is more about the execution than the idea. To compensate, every visionary entrepreneur needs to find a partner who gets great satisfaction from results, and loves the discipline of making things happen on a day-to-day basis.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

I found some great insights along these lines in the classic book “ Find Your Balance Point ,” by renowned executive business coach Brian Tracy, and work-life balance therapist Christina Stein. Then ask me about execution. You look forward to learning and contributing more. When engrossed with this idea, the hours fly by.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

I found some great insights along these lines in the just released book “ Find Your Balance Point ,” by renowned executive business coach Brian Tracy, and work-life balance therapist Christina Stein. Then ask me about execution. You look forward to learning and contributing more. When engrossed with this idea, the hours fly by.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2019

I found some good guidance on this subject in a new book, “ The Leader You Want To Be ,” by Amy Jen Su, a managing partner in an executive coaching and leadership development firm. I get much more satisfaction, and can provide more realistic help, in steering you through specific pricing, organizational, or competitive challenges you face.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2015

Most entrepreneurs assume that success is dependent on their product expertise, coupled with some knowledge of how to run a business. Entrepreneurs often complain about the amount of time wasted in meetings, because one of the team members just wants to be heard, or feels that what he or she has said is not valued.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2018

If you find yourself in this category, you need to focus on techniques to improve your productivity On software teams, for example, a detailed study published years ago shows differences as great as ten to one in productivity between comparable team members. In most cases, you can increase your productivity by slowing down.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2013

Other studies show that only about 30% list money as a key benefit of running their own firm. This indicates that lifestyle and satisfaction factors are usually more important than financial ones. Entrepreneurs love the continuous challenges of a startup, and the satisfaction of tackling them. High level of excitement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Most entrepreneurs assume that success is dependent on their product expertise, coupled with some knowledge of how to run a business. Entrepreneurs often complain about the amount of time wasted in meetings, because one of the team members just wants to be heard, or feels that what he or she has said is not valued.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2014

Sponsored by VISA Business Running a small business as an entrepreneur is a never-ending challenge of new products, customers, competitors, and an unpredictable economy. Other studies show that only about 30% list money as a key benefit of running their own firm. High level of excitement. Minimal rules and regulations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2012

Other studies show that only about 30% list money as a key benefit of running their own firm. This indicates that lifestyle and satisfaction factors are usually more important than financial ones. Entrepreneurs love the continuous challenges of a startup, and the satisfaction of tackling them. High level of excitement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2014

Most entrepreneurs assume that success is dependent on their product expertise, coupled with some knowledge of how to run a business. Entrepreneurs often complain about the amount of time wasted in meetings, because one of the team members just wants to be heard, or feels that what he or she has said is not valued.

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