Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In my search for guidance on modern business leadership studies, both scientific and actual case studies, I was impressed with a new book, “ Head and Heart: The Art of Modern Leadership ,” by Dr. Kirstin Ferguson. I believe that a fully engaged team is the key to both productivity and agility in the face of change.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Early next year, twenty students will have the opportunity to study machine learning for 10 weeks with Google engineers, college professors, and coaches—free of charge.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2022

One of the dysfunctions I often see in my coaching and mentoring work with small businesses is team member burnout. Also, every study I have seen shows that the right rewards are the key to a motivated and engaged team. The impact is low employee engagement , low productivity, and ultimately business failure or lack of growth.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 3, 2014

Her positive attitude and willingness to take chances rapidly propelled her to the coveted and influential position of Coach. Several Zappos employees had mentioned "Coach" and the impact she has had on the corporation during our tour. and I was always really passionate about the coaching program. Selfless Coaching.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2021

Work, study, and practice continually to solidify the guidance. Remember the difference between a mentor, a friend, and a coach. A business coach is focused on helping you with generic skills, whereas a mentor’s aim is to teach you based on specific situations. If you don’t have an objective, you won’t know when you arrive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2021

Every study shows that people are really engaged in their work, if they feel that it has value and purpose. Enhance intrinsic motivation through coaching. Playing to your strengths improves your overall engagement and productivity, as well as satisfaction and happiness. Strive to practice strength-focused leadership.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Studies show that a positive team culture in an organization can result in 26 percent fewer mistakes, 22 percent higher productivity, 41 percent lower absenteeism, and 30 percent stronger customer satisfaction. You can’t find the time for coaching and mentoring. A healthy team culture is another key driver for growth and winning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2023

These leaders not only recognize team members who have high potential, but they willingly and selflessly customize their coaching to what these special protégés really need. They are always on the lookout for talent by peer networking, studying competitors, and working with top university contacts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2022

Yet I believe the role and requirements continue to evolve, as detailed in the book, “ Innovation by Design ,” by Thomas Lockwood and Edgar Papke, based on their studies. Coach others, rather than competing with others. I support their list of key requirements for you as an aspiring design thinking leader or entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2022

That means making sure you are utilizing coaching and mentoring, as well as training to keep up with changes in technology and the marketplace. I still find many organizations that think of internal change in terms of months and years, or even worse, suffer from “analysis paralysis,” or studying a problem forever.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2021

Numerous psychology studies, as well as my own experience, indicates that intrinsic motivators (such as a sense of purpose, meaning, loyalty) are more powerful and durable than financial rewards. The solution is to hire carefully, and then focus on personal motivators, as well as training and coaching.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2019

Coach for productivity, performance, and creativity. The traditional once-yearly look-backward performance paradigm has to be replaced by daily or weekly coaching focused on a career roadmap ahead. They all need the same feedback, respect for their input, and coaching to maximize their engagement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2018

In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities. Most universities have formal incubator and business development organizations that focus on coaching, grant writing and technology licensing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2019

For example, it may seem quicker and more effective to hand your service desk employees the store policy manual, and tell them to follow the rules, rather than spend time coaching them on how to really listen to customer feedback, and use their strengths to build customer loyalty. Your people will expect more coaches than bosses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2022

Other studies have shown a return of up to 400 percent for this approach. Let your team members feel that they are constantly learning new things, and allow them to share their talents through coaching and mentoring assignments. Environmental safety. Intellectual stimulation. Ask for creative thinking, and listen to feedback.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2023

Use self-study and coaching as required. We all have weaknesses and strengths, so complete a self-assessment early to identify yours. Always play to your strengths, but also actively schedule and measure progress in shoring up those areas holding you back from achieving your goals. Focus on measuring real progress weekly or daily.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

Rozovsky basically said that having studied 180 teams at Google over the past several years and trying to determine what made some teams perform better than others (despite every team being filled with over-achievers who work at Google) one factor stood out more than others: Creating “psychologically safe environments.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

According to one study a decade ago, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. Separate marketing from sales for further leverage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2020

These leaders not only recognize team members who have high potential, but they willingly and selflessly customize their coaching to what these special protégés really need. They are always on the lookout for talent by peer networking, studying competitors, and working with top university contacts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2022

Studies show that public peer recognition programs are often more effective than big bonuses or cash rewards. The most effective leaders create a culture that regularly recognizes the value of individual day-to-day efforts, and celebrates major milestones, such as the achievement of quarterly or annual results.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2022

They apparently ignored all conventional wisdom and advisors, and struck a deal which crashed both companies, now a case study in many business schools. By most accounts, this case exhibits almost all the lapses identified in a classic book by Dr. Nicole Lipkin, “ What Keeps Leaders Up At Night.”

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2016

We'll talk more about that, but what we do is bring the data cloud to life through licensed professional coaches, who understand the incentives of behavior change, and meet participants where they are, through three or four occasional recommendations each month. They'll take the risk of chocolate cake over the risk of diabetes in five years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2016

In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities. Most universities have formal incubator and business development organizations that focus on coaching, grant writing and technology licensing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2023

A recent Department of Education study shows that soft (interpersonal) skills have become more important for success than hard (technical) skills. Entrepreneurs need leadership, teamwork, listening, and coaching skills, which you can learn from advisors and networking with peers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Yet I believe the role and requirements continue to evolve, as detailed in the classic book, “ Innovation by Design ,” by Thomas Lockwood and Edgar Papke, based on their studies. Coach others, rather than competing with others. I support their list of key requirements for you as an aspiring design thinking leader or entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2017

Coach for productivity, performance, and creativity. The traditional once-yearly look-backward performance paradigm has to be replaced by daily or weekly coaching focused on a career roadmap ahead. They all need the same feedback, respect for their input, and coaching to maximize their engagement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities. Most universities have formal incubator and business development organizations that focus on coaching, grant writing and technology licensing.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 1, 2008

The meeting had a decent case study and some pretty good discussion around the room of different tools that you might consider using. Then the organizer went into a 20 minute sales pitch around his new training/coaching offering. I went to a meetup yesterday that was on the topic of Internet Marketing / SEO / SEM.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2019

These authors present 20+ years of research, including case studies and metrics, showing how culture really makes or breaks your business. HR leaders are your culture coaches, and responsible for aligning managers and employees with the desired culture. Ongoing culture steps require tuning of measurements.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 12, 2021

A number of years ago, I did a case study for Harvard Business School. A good friend, and college athletics coach, very wisely said to me “you can’t fill a big hole with a bunch of little things.” I’m super excited about it! I met an inspiring professor who ran the case development named Professional Noam Wasserman.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2012

Michael Useem of Wharton, in his book, “ The Leader’s Checklist ,” outlines 15 mission-critical leadership principles, and also includes six avenues of learning for new entrepreneurs to activate their leadership skills: Study leadership moments. Solicit coaching and mentoring. Experience the leadership moments of others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2020

A recent Department of Education study shows that soft (interpersonal) skills have become more important for success than hard (technical) skills. Entrepreneurs need leadership, teamwork, listening, and coaching skills, which you can learn from advisors and networking with peers.

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

There are tons of studies that we've done that show when a brand is not good, that employment brand, it impacts your entire brand and the people you can get to come work for your company, and the people you can get to stay. Explain what you mean about branding in the employment area?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2013

They forget that they probably became entrepreneurs, according to the recent DNA of an Entrepreneur study, for just this flexibility. Other studies show that only about 30% list money as a key benefit of running their own firm. Hiring and firing decisions are hard, and that’s just the beginning. Then you have to deal with the mistakes.

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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. Take the time to acknowledge feelings, celebrate accomplishments, and gain insight.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2012

They forget that they probably became entrepreneurs, according to a recent DNA of an Entrepreneur study, for just this flexibility. Other studies show that only about 30% list money as a key benefit of running their own firm. Hiring and firing decisions are hard, and that’s just the beginning. Then you have to deal with the mistakes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2019

They apparently ignored all conventional wisdom and advisors, and struck a deal which crashed both companies, now a case study in many business schools. By most accounts, this case exhibits almost all the lapses identified in a classic book by Dr. Nicole Lipkin, “ What Keeps Leaders Up At Night.”

Startup 93

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