Course Demand Mentor Satisfaction 
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 29, 2021
Every one of you business leaders I know struggles with the competing demands of finding and keeping employees motivated and satisfied, versus building and enforcing a set of repeatable processes that work. That takes less time and gives everyone greater satisfaction. Dysfunctional teams will cause even the best processes to fail.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 9, 2020
You need a faster and more flexible on-demand hiring strategy, based on the current gig-economy of remote freelancers, contract personnel, and specialists. Of course, as you work with contract players, explore the potential for a long-term relationship, and wait until your organization matures to pursue career positions.
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Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Yet I find in my mentoring practice that more and more team members prefer the human-centered approach and respond with more engagement and commitment. Start by getting people comfortable with what they don’t know, showing them you are open to new ideas, and don’t demand perfection in all deliverables.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 11, 2021
You can learn to be an entrepreneur by working in a startup, talking to peers, and mentoring. Of course, you must hire the right people and really listen to them, but don’t expect them to do your job. I like people who do their homework first, and take calculated risks, rather than closing their eyes and jumping.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Many entrepreneurs I have mentored make big mistakes in this area, by hiring low-cost friends and family, with minimal skills or training, and expecting them to have the same work ethic , passion, and business knowledge as the founder. In addition, you can reduce to soft costs of mentoring, relationship building, and socializing.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 27, 2019
As a mentor to entrepreneurs, I often get asked for the magic that has made Amazon the world's most valuable brand , from a total unknown only twenty years ago. At Amazon, Jeff Bezos leads a relentless drive to invent dramatic new ways to delight customers, not waiting for customer demands or competitors to show the way.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 10, 2015
By demand, entrepreneurs are crisis managers, and can be busy reacting 24 hours a day to urgent short-term issues. Apply the same high bar to product quality, employee satisfaction, social responsibilities and customer service. Don’t let day-to-day demands take the reins and drag you off course.
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