Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Another example is Facebook , maintaining motivation with food, stock options, collaborative office space, an on-site laundry, and a competitive atmosphere that fosters personal growth and learning with great benefits. Good hiring, training, and mentoring are the best motivators. Practice every day what you preach. Start today.

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Examples Mentor Activity Product 145

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2023

Make people feel more productive by providing continuous feedback on work accomplished, process improvements, and current training. Be willing to tailor jobs to individual skill levels and provide personalized communication and training on role requirements. Responsive – empower employees to help peers.

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Customer Custom Training Tool 113

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. Unfortunately, work and satisfaction have become an oxymoron in many businesses. Ask for help in eliminating useless tasks. Proactively provide support and training.

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Tips Satisfaction Training Mentor 96

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2023

How will work productivity and quality be impacted, and what effect will it have on personal careers, job satisfaction, and work-life balance? In my experience, a great office culture will enhance every team member productivity, as well as personal satisfaction. Help your team generate team rituals and encourage networking.

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Coach Satisfaction Activity Sites 85

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The more successes you can help them create, the more chances they will have to interpret these wins as permanent, pervasive, and personal. Make sure you are hiring, training, and promoting the future leaders who possess what it takes to create the organization you want. Transform team member mindsets, behavior, and results.

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Organization Startup Satisfaction Customer 108

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2022

Discourage internal team competition and silos. This starts with instituting a hiring and training program that emphasizes collaboration, and rewards individual expression and empowerment. In this age of world-wide markets, you need all the help you can get to attract loyal customers.

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Organization Mentor Startup Training 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2022

As a team member, low self-esteem leads to low confidence, poor productivity, and no job satisfaction. He assures us that anyone can train themselves to get on track to stay on track. Identify and redirect unhealthy competition and comparisons. Competition sabotages teamwork and leaves feelings of isolation and alienation.

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Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur Competition 101

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The more successes you can help them create, the more chances they will have to interpret these wins as permanent, pervasive, and personal. Make sure you are hiring, training, and promoting the future leaders who possess what it takes to create the organization you want. Transform team member mindsets, behavior, and results.

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Organization Startup Entrepreneur Satisfaction 160

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

A winning linked focus example is to choose a higher purpose common to all cultures, such as protecting the environment, or helping the underprivileged. Old-fashioned surveys need help from new algorithms, data science, and digital bots. Make every customer experience memorable. Nurture a culture of safe and relentless learning.

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Customer Custom Satisfaction Metrics 114

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2012

You hear a lot of talk these days about the importance of customer satisfaction, but customer loyalty is the real win. They haven’t lost interest in cutting costs, so help them understand how you are a leader in this regard. Ask your suppliers for help in maintaining margins. Customer loyalty begins with employee loyalty.

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Customer Custom Startup Competition 104

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. Embrace the real you as your competitive advantage. Your team will quickly sense your insights and sincerity , leading to greater impact and satisfaction by everyone.

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Entrepreneur Satisfaction Coach Mentor 90

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2023

Seek customer feedback on ways to improve value and satisfaction. Some market leaders have found that adding a focus on a higher cause, like helping the needy or saving the environment, can magnify your value in the eyes of customers. Measure progress through metrics on sales, revenue, and penetration.

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Customer Custom Marketing Startup 91

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Risks to the business drift off their radar screen, resulting in poor business decisions, as well as less job satisfaction and declining professional success. Change allows everyone to be push the limits in response, to improve their opportunity for personal growth, improve the company competitive position and odds for long-term success.

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Satisfaction Organization Customer Custom 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2020

Another example is Facebook , maintaining motivation with food, stock options, collaborative office space, an on-site laundry, and a competitive atmosphere that fosters personal growth and learning with great benefits. Good hiring, training, and mentoring are the best motivators. Practice every day what you preach. Start today.

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Product Examples Mentor Activity 129

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

These events are also opportunities to get a better handle on customer requirements, as well as measure your customer satisfaction and market trends. At least, these professional networking events allow you to get out of the office and meet people who can help. Reach out to reward online influencers and advocates.

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Marketing Social Media Mentor Conference 119

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

As a team member, low self-esteem leads to low confidence, poor productivity, and no job satisfaction. He assures us that anyone can train themselves to get on track to stay on track. Identify and redirect unhealthy competition and comparisons. Competition sabotages teamwork and leaves feelings of isolation and alienation.

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Entrepreneur Startup Satisfaction Competition 98

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2019

Many employees stay self-centered or focused on internal politics as they fight for change, new systems, or bigger budgets, rather than communicate how their interests are really aligned with helping customers and growing the business. Help your owner get beyond the misleading metrics of employee overtime and salary increases.

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Technical Advisors Startup Satisfaction Customer 75

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2015

As a team member, low self-esteem leads to low confidence, poor productivity, and no job satisfaction. He assures us that anyone can train themselves to get on track to stay on track. Identify and redirect unhealthy competition and comparisons. Competition sabotages teamwork and leaves feelings of isolation and alienation.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Startup Satisfaction Competition 102

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2015

Risks to the business drift off their radar screen, resulting in poor business decisions, as well as less job satisfaction and declining professional success. Change allows everyone to be push the limits in response, to improve their opportunity for personal growth, improve the company competitive position and odds for long-term success.

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Customer Custom 106

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2013

Mission statements tend to be narrow, business oriented statements such as “Be the leader in customer satisfaction.” This includes the specific work your startup must do, the capabilities you need to build for a competitive advantage, and the career path for team members to bring this to life. Train all the time.

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Startup Training Study Customer 101

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

As a team member, low self-esteem leads to low confidence, poor productivity, and no job satisfaction. He assures us that anyone can train themselves to get on track to stay on track. Identify and redirect unhealthy competition and comparisons. Competition sabotages teamwork and leaves feelings of isolation and alienation.

Startup 57

Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur Competition 57

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Risks to the business drift off their radar screen, resulting in poor business decisions, as well as less job satisfaction and declining professional success. Change allows everyone to be push the limits in response, to improve their opportunity for personal growth, improve the company competitive position and odds for long-term success.

Satisfaction 57

Satisfaction Customer Custom Organization 57

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2012

Mission statements tend to be narrow, business oriented statements such as “Be the leader in customer satisfaction.” This includes the specific work your startup must do, the capabilities you need to build for a competitive advantage, and the career path for team members to bring this to life. Train all the time.

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Training Startup Study Customer 109

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2014

As an employee, low self-esteem leads to low confidence, poor productivity, and no job satisfaction. He assures us that anyone can train themselves to get on track to stay on track. Identify and redirect unhealthy competition and comparisons. Competition sabotages teamwork and leaves feelings of isolation and alienation.

Startup 91

Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur Competition 91

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Risks to the business drift off their radar screen, resulting in poor business decisions, as well as less job satisfaction and declining professional success. Change allows everyone to be push the limits in response, to improve their opportunity for personal growth, improve the company competitive position and odds for long-term success.

Satisfaction 106

Satisfaction Organization Customer Custom 106

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2014

So before you decide to move your manufacturing, software development, or call center out of town, make sure you understand the following considerations: Dont give someone else control of your competitive advantage. Saving cost wont help you if you cant make the daily innovations required to stay competitive.

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Outsource Development Outsource Offshore Software Review 95

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2016

Another example is Facebook , maintaining motivation with food, stock options, collaborative office space, an on-site laundry, and a competitive atmosphere that fosters personal growth and learning with great benefits. Good hiring, training, and mentoring are the best motivators. Practice every day what you preach. Start today.

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Startup Examples Mentor Activity 58

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2016

So before you decide to move your manufacturing, software development, or call center out of town, make sure you understand the following considerations: Don’t give someone else control of your competitive advantage. Saving cost won’t help you if you can’t make the daily innovations required to stay competitive.

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Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Technical Review 53

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

The more successes you can help them create, the more chances they will have to interpret these wins as permanent, pervasive, and personal. Make sure you are hiring, training, and promoting the future leaders who possess what it takes to create the organization you want. Transform team member mindsets, behavior, and results.

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Company Companies Organization Startup 59

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 9, 2012

Pressure Helps You Break Through Your Breakdowns. "Mickey "Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner." " [Tweet this quote].

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Tips Startup Entrepreneur Entertainment 277

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS. Some of the products I’ve helped validate and launch include GoToMyPC, GoToMeeting and AppFolio. I have always worked on early stage products.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Santa Barbara SaaS 115

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2023

They are rightly thinking about a strategy to be better prepared for future challenges , recognizing that more are coming in this age of accelerating change and global competition. It leads to better team member retention and will ultimately give you a competitive advantage, more productivity, and fewer customer crises. Prepare now.

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Training Resource Competition Satisfaction 86

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2010

Due in large part to the current economy and an ultra-competitive job market, a Gen-Y entrepreneurial tsunami is already upon us. Rather than negotiating bureaucracy with a corporate to-do list, an enthusiastic intern at a startup will help you by learning to make quick decisions, and doing more with less. Satisfaction vs. Stress.

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Competition Startup Technical Review IBM 96