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10 Academic Courses To Kickstart Your Business Career

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m sure that every one of us who has been out in the business world for a few years can look back with perfect hindsight and name a few college courses that we should have taken. But on the business side, here is my list of useful courses that we wish existed, but as far as I know, still aren’t generally available: Basic Office Politics.

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8 Strategies To Maximize Team Trust In Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, you should always be available and willing to coach members when requested, or share your experience and skill. Suggestions include recognizing key individual needs for time off, personally rewarding exceptional efforts, or just saying hello. Don’t try to micro-manage every team assignment.

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5 Keys To Maximizing Your Impact In People Mentoring

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, this requires some discipline and focus on your part, as well as the willingness to trust team members and allow them to do their jobs. Of course, decisions and action items must be communicated immediately, but individual disagreements, comments and recommendations must never surface around the water cooler or in later reviews.

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10 Business Courses You May Have Missed In School

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m sure that every one of us who has been out in the business world for a few years can look back with perfect hindsight and name a few college courses that we should have taken. But on the business side, here is my list of useful courses that we wish existed, but as far as I know, still aren’t generally available: Basic Office Politics.

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Five Ways To Maximize The Value Of Your Startup Experiences

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There are number of things you can do to gain the maximum benefit from your entrepreneurial experiences, including: Self-awareness – Be honest with yourself in order to properly evaluate and maximize the value of your experiences. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School. Copyright © 2007-11 by J. Meredith Publishing.

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10 Classes We All Should Take To Prepare For Business

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m sure that every one of us who has been out in the business world for a few years can look back with perfect hindsight and name a few college courses that we should have taken. But on the business side, here is my list of useful courses that we wish existed, but as far as I know, still aren’t generally available: Basic Office Politics.

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7 Key Maxims of a Mindset Focused on Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, that mindset has to translate into a set of specific actions that other people recognize as going above and beyond the fixed mindset. Here are key maxims that I believe indicate a growth mindset rather than a fixed mindset: A need to learn from customers, rather than educate them. Most experts call this a growth mindset.

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