Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

These challenges, with recommendations for addressing them, were detailed nicely for me in the classic book, “ The Boomerang Principle ,” by Lee Caraher, who has built several companies, and has helped many others manage Millennials, reduce turnover, and improve satisfaction and the return hire rate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2022

In my own experience as a startup advisor and mentor, I find that entrepreneurs who can’t attract and maintain a highly motivated team rarely even get off the ground. Yet many managers unintentionally de-motivate their team by being too busy with business challenges to communicate, understand, or help people.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Many people believe that new ideas are the critical element of innovation, but in my experience as a mentor and investor, long-term business success is more about implementation than ideas. Purpose defines the feeling that everyone wants to have from helping others and doing good for the world.

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Artificial Inteligence Ideas Satisfaction Customer 114

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2019

Unfortunately, work and satisfaction have become an oxymoron in many businesses. I found many more helpful suggestions in a new book, “ The Culture Question ,” by Randy Grieser, Eric Stutzman, Wendy Loewen, and Michael Labun, who have spent years providing leadership and professional development training to companies around the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2023

By demonstrating positivity and mentoring, you can make collaboration and connecting with others a productive and enjoyable experience, rather than a burden. It’s also important to make sure they have the resources and training to do their job. Seek non-financial outside help on new challenges. Face the worst and don’t panic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2023

Listen to your team, mentors, and customers to recognize real successes and failures, and surround yourself with people who can fill in the gaps. Practice, train, and rehearse giving 100 percent. Make your mantra one of job satisfaction and delivering customer value, rather than avoiding failure today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2021

As a long-time business advisor and mentor to entrepreneurs, I consistently find that the most thriving businesses are people-centric, and those team members create the best processes, rather than the other way around. Helping your team motivates them to drive your business. That takes less time and gives everyone greater satisfaction.

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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. Seek mentoring from established industry leaders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2022

In my role as a business mentor and advisor, I now always look for a culture and recommend team roles that nurture collaboration rather than contention, communities rather than silos , and transparent communication at all levels. In this age of world-wide markets, you need all the help you can get to attract loyal customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2021

Based on my own years of experience helping new businesses grow, I’d like to offer my own summary of some key lower-level action items, which I believe every business professional and entrepreneur can learn and practice to their advantage: Show ambition and a sense of urgency in every role. Create innovative change from existing resources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Freelancers and consultants have to demonstrate results, without training and mentoring, so they can help you more quickly and probably at a lower total cost. Full-time employees require considerable overhead for facilities, training, severance, and benefits for performance. Higher worker engagement and satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2022

In my years of mentoring entrepreneurs, a problem I have seen too often is low self-esteem, and over-compensating through arrogance and ego. 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2017

As an advisor to startups, and a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m still surprised at the number who are determined to go it alone. Even worse, when they figure out that they really need help, the first place they look is for an intern or untrained helpers. It’s your success and satisfaction that’s really at stake.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

According to the classic book, “ One Second Ahead ,” by noted authority on training the mind, Rasmus Hougaard, there are some basic rules that can really help you manage your focus and awareness in all work activities. I concur, based on my own extended career in business and mentoring entrepreneurs.

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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. This is a tough challenge for every coach and mentor. Your team will quickly sense your insights and sincerity , leading to greater impact and satisfaction by everyone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2020

In my own experience as a startup advisor and mentor, I find that entrepreneurs who can’t attract and maintain a highly motivated team rarely even get off the ground. Yet many managers unintentionally de-motivate their team by being too busy with business challenges to communicate, understand, or help people.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2022

Dini, tied together several threads I have often seen in my own experience of mentoring and helping aspiring entrepreneurs. Farmers are the management that comes after the hunt, to build repeatable processes, do seasonal planning, and make sure all employees are well-fed and trained.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2020

According to the classic book, “ One Second Ahead ,” by noted authority on training the mind, Rasmus Hougaard, there are some basic rules that can really help you manage your focus and awareness in all work activities. I concur, based on my own extended career in business and mentoring entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2020

In the spirit of helping you avoid some of our own learning experiences with startups, I will paraphrase here the nine key stages that he and I both see most businesses going through in their evolution from a startup to a successful and stable entity: You can’t sustain a business without positive cash flow. Stay in your personal sweet spot.

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Metrics Entrepreneur Coach Satisfaction 140

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2018

In addition, it helps to have a few specific strategies, outlined by Ingunn Aursnes a while back, to help you push through: Reconfirm how you have dealt successfully before with terror barriers. Take satisfaction in widening your comfort zone, the opportunity to learn, and the progress toward your goals.

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Satisfaction Startup Entrepreneur Mentor 94

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2019

In my view, Bill failed on an earlier project, despite being a technical visionary, before he teamed with Steve Ballmer, who was trained at Procter and Gamble on business and marketing. Recruit the best talent and promote/train team managers. Lead and mentor team members to run all business areas. Feel free to join us.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

In addition, it helps to have a few specific strategies, outlined by Ingunn Aursnes a while back, to help you push through: Reconfirm how you have dealt successfully before with terror barriers. Take satisfaction in widening your comfort zone, the opportunity to learn, and the progress toward your goals.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Startup Mentor 101

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

In my years of mentoring entrepreneurs, a problem I have seen too often is low self-esteem, and over-compensating through arrogance and ego. 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.

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Entrepreneur Startup Satisfaction Competition 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2019

These challenges, with recommendations for addressing them, were detailed nicely for me in the classic book, “ The Boomerang Principle ,” by Lee Caraher, who has built several companies, and has helped many others manage Millennials, reduce turnover, and improve satisfaction and the return hire rate.

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Develop Development Mentor Coach 86

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

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Creating an innovative new business is guaranteed to test your skills, patience and determination, and you need to derive satisfaction from the journey, as well as the destination. Don’t hesitate to call in an experienced advisor or mentor to help. Contrary to a popular myth, problem-solving is a talent that can be developed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2017

Hire, coach, and train everyone on the team to focus on communication. On an ongoing basis, it also means mentoring for development of existing team members to prepare them for both the purpose and execution of new functions. Create a mission that helps people enjoy work more. Lead with an executable vision for the future.

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Satisfaction Customer Custom Startup 56

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek.

Technology 86

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 86

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Dini, tied together several threads I have often seen in my own experience of mentoring and helping aspiring entrepreneurs. Farmers are the management that comes after the hunt, to build repeatable processes, do seasonal planning, and make sure all employees are well-fed and trained.

Entrepreneur 95

Entrepreneur News Slides Startup 95

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2013

In addition, it helps to have a few specific strategies, outlined by Ingunn Aursnes a while back, to help you push through: Reconfirm how you have dealt successfully before with terror barriers. Take satisfaction in widening your comfort zone, the opportunity to learn, and the progress toward your goals.

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Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur Mentor 96

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

In reality, business success and satisfaction is about doing the right things at the right time, which requires leadership and coaching. Trevor is a veteran coach who has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs, organizations, and business families across the country. Hire for fit; train for skill.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2017

These challenges, with recommendations for addressing them, were detailed nicely for me in a new book, “ The Boomerang Principle ,” by Lee Caraher, who has built several companies, and has helped many others manage Millennials, reduce turnover, and improve satisfaction and the return hire rate.

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Mentor Coach Satisfaction Product 61

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2015

In my years of mentoring entrepreneurs, a problem I have seen too often is low self-esteem, and over-compensating through arrogance and ego. 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.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Startup Satisfaction Competition 102

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2012

In addition, it helps to have a few specific strategies, outlined by Ingunn Aursnes a while back, to help you push through: Reconfirm how you have dealt successfully before with terror barriers. Take satisfaction in widening your comfort zone, the opportunity to learn, and the progress toward your goals.

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Entrepreneur Satisfaction Startup Mentor 97

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2018

Here is my short list: Provide personal growth assistance beyond training programs. Help your employees build their individual strengths with customized coaching and special assignments. This is another aspect of capitalizing on strengths and satisfaction. Actively seek new opportunities for good employees.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

In my years of mentoring entrepreneurs, a problem I have seen too often is low self-esteem, and over-compensating through arrogance and ego. 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.

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Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur Competition 57