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Xconomy
DECEMBER 4, 2018
San Francisco-based performance management startup 15Five , whose mission is to torpedo annual performance reviews for workers and replace them with supportive weekly coaching by managers, announced today it raised $8 million in a Series A funding round. Employees use the system to make a 15-minute check-in report to their bosses every week.
InfoChachkie
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
For more than 30-years, Bill Gates has been at the pinnacle of the software industry. Mark noted that even if an entrepreneur does not become a master developer, by simply understanding the software development process, they will be a more effective startup leader. No one ever accused Bill of being a master programmer.
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socalTECH
APRIL 12, 2013
Can a software algorithm help student athletes and coaches connect better? The firm has been looking to bring a combination of algorithms and social networking among coaches to better match up athletes and teams, as an alternative to recruiting services.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 16, 2012
I believe you can be much more productive, as well as a more effective leader, if you approach most meetings as mentoring opportunities, and limit them to five minutes. With the five-minute mentoring approach, the mentee asks for your support in their decision, or asks for your insight on the considerations for them making a future decision.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 12, 2011
I believe you can be much more productive, as well as a more effective leader, if you approach most meetings as mentoring opportunities, and limit them to five minutes. With the five-minute mentoring approach, the mentee asks for your support in their decision, or asks for your insight on the considerations for them making a future decision.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 13, 2023
I recommend the “ five whys ” approach, where you ask someone why five times, making sure on each step, your next why question directly addresses the previous response, until you get to the root cause. Wisdom is all about the why of any business situation. Build perspective by confirming context. There is no one-size-fits-all approach.
Berkonomics
MAY 31, 2018
Sometimes you can be the coach, helping them even if it means losing them. It doesn’t take much to publicly wish a departing employee well, to throw a small celebration, to coach the outgoing person if asked, and to listen and receive fair criticism at the moment of the exit interview. Five years later, I received an email from Tom.
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