Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2021

Based on my own long experience in business, team satisfaction, engagement, and productivity continues to be a challenge. Help people uncover and apply their strengths. Most people don’t recognize their own strengths, and need your help, as well as strength assessment tools, to capitalize on them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2023

I have personally worked as an employee of large businesses, as well as a partner in new ventures, and found the latter to have more potential for satisfaction. Business owners whose priority is only a financial gain will struggle to find satisfaction and happiness. The return and satisfaction were greater than the cost.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

A good alternative is to enlist the help of a business mentor you can trust. Perfectionism quashes the desire to ask for help, see others’ viewpoints and empathize, and promote teamwork. For more help on this one, I recommend Esther Crain’s old article “ Five Ways to Blast Perfectionism and Get Your Work Done.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Using open-ended questions that start with “how” or “what” help the mentee to arrive at their own solution. The most common challenges involve time and accessibility demands on either side, or the level of help expected. This will help the learning process and build the mentee’s confidence. That’s the ultimate satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2019

Don’t you wish you were better at saying “no” to all those extraneous requests for a bit of help at work? For example, as a software executive, I once had a talented engineer working for me who was always helping others, to the extent that he consistently missed his own project deadlines, and was ruining his health through lack of sleep.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2023

Commonly, I find that business owners and entrepreneurs look first at solutions which solve painful problems, or have high profit margins, regardless of their own commitment to a higher purpose, such as saving the environment or helping the underserved. Measure customer value perception at every stage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2023

For example, I once had a business associate who loved to help his peers, which is a positive attribute, until he was unable to complete his own commitments on time, and his career was in jeopardy. Follow your own interests and business insights to increase satisfaction and long-term success. You must re-prioritize daily.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2023

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 Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

It seems they are both looking for more personal satisfaction and sense of purpose for their efforts. Even the simplest of new technologies, such as Zoom for remote meetings, can be a detriment to work satisfaction if workers are not trained on how to use it effectively, causing video and sound problems, as well as background distractions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

As a long-time mentor to new entrepreneurs and business owners, I have noticed that many no longer associate more fulfillment and satisfaction with more money, power, and success. Assemble a complementary support team to help you. Nor can they succeed surrounded by “yes” people, or “helpers” rather than help.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Trying to do everything is a sure way to maximize stress, lower job satisfaction, and minimize productivity. If you are not sure of your best fit, like many people I know, I just found help in a new book, “ The 6 Types of Working Genius ,” by Patrick Lencioni. Assess your satisfaction and ability for this type of work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2021

Building and running a business is not rocket science, but it does require making practical tradeoffs, building solid relationships, and taking smart risks, all of which a one-on-one mentor can help you with. Mentoring will help you, as well as your mentees, find and build the right relationships for success.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Los Angeles-based HONK Technologies , which is developing an app that helps provide roadside assistance to users, has signed up an insurance firm as a customer. HONK says that Wawanesa is ranked the number one insurance company in California for customer satisfaction, according to J.D. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Everyone seems to espouse extrinsic motivations, such as getting rich, having power, and fulfilling parent dreams, when in fact a focus on satisfying internal interests and desires will likely lead to more success, as well as satisfaction. Satisfaction of doing something great. Helping others achieve their goals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2020

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 Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2010

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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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2017

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. 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Out of curiosity, I often ask aspiring entrepreneurs like you, who come to me for help, what drives them to take on the workload and risk of a new startup. Great entrepreneurs are willing and anxious to tackle these control challenges, and get real satisfaction from their acceptance of the “buck-stops-here” position of a business owner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2021

At some stage of your education, you realize that you can learn faster, and get more satisfaction, in the real world than in a academic environment. Advanced degrees won’t help you run your startup. Making the impossible happen brings their greatest satisfaction. Being the boss is a big burden and not much fun.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2020

According to Gallup surveys , job satisfaction for employees is at an all-time low. As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m often asked what it takes to switch and get real satisfaction from this lifestyle. I found some great help in outlining the elements of this process in the classic book, “ Disruptors ,” by Kunal Mehta.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I always thought that I must be lucky to have found so much excitement and satisfaction from my work, so I never had any really good answers to those of you who second category who wanted to move to the first. Don’t make commitments that have no potential for positive return on your effort, or no potential for learning or satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Risks to the business drift off their radar screen, resulting in poor business decisions, as well as less job satisfaction and declining professional success. Entrepreneurial leaders know that complexity actually increases risk, as well as mistakes, and ultimately reduces customer satisfaction.

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2017

Cornerstone Realize helps provide experts and step-by-step guidance to implementing Cornerstone's software. Cornerstone Engage allows companies to measure employee engagement factors, such as sentiment toward office culture and satisfaction with direct managers, according to the company.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

Key Functions with High Impact Generative AI is revolutionizing sales by enabling dynamic pricing and personalized customer interactions, boosting conversion rates and customer satisfaction. tew_cta text="Want to learn how TechEmpower can help you drive impact with AI?"]

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Each of these will help you in achieving success and satisfaction while tackling your toughest business issues: Stop attacking symptoms – dig first for the root cause. A broken process or a subtle quality issue can generate a flood of customer satisfaction problems, cost overruns, and loss of market share.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

So here are my own top recommendations on how to think about your business aspirations, and put innovation in perspective among all the other priorities you will need to achieve success and satisfaction with your role on the road ahead. Purpose defines the feeling that everyone wants to have from helping others and doing good for the world.

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socalTECH

MAY 1, 2014

The startup--led by Bernard Louvat--said the new product helps reduce call volume and increase customer satisfaction, by leading customers off traditional call center calls via online, self-service options.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The crowd gets the satisfaction of helping, with minimal risk, and no expectation of any high return. No startup ownership or financial return should be expected, but contributors can enjoy the satisfaction of furthering non-profits or causes with a passion to change the world. Product pre-order model. Interest on debt model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

I agree with her eight key attributes of a head and heart leader, which I paraphrase here, in hopes of challenging your own thinking, In addition, I am providing some of my own practical insights to inspire and help you become the type of business leader I sense the world needs today: Lead with curiosity as a team role model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

For you smart professionals with endless curiosity and a desire to learn, the current gig economy has the potential for much more personal satisfaction, growth, and success. Thrive by using your humanity to help others. Your worth and success depends on your value in helping others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2023

Constant attention to work devices, location, and travel is not humanly sustainable without loss of quality, satisfaction, and productivity. Stretch here also increases job satisfaction. Successful people are able to find enough personal time off to balance personal needs against the constant barrage of work demands.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2021

Helping your team motivates them to drive your business. That takes less time and gives everyone greater satisfaction. The most successful managers I know spend up to fifteen percent of their time each week with each team member, coaching them, motivating them, and helping to resolve problems.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2020

You’ve probably already made your resolutions for 2020, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your chosen business lifestyle. The happiest people are the ones who can split their focus between work and family, and get value and satisfaction from both. Keep track of your wins.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2021

The best part of being an entrepreneur is having the independence to make your own decisions, the flexibility for a better work/life balance, and personal satisfaction from driving change. You can’t build a great company without help. But nobody said it would be easy. People – Surround yourself with great people. Marty Zwilling.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Businesses use the company’s software tools to help monitor customer satisfaction. The Medallia (NYSE: MDLA ) IPO earlier this year was one of a number of successful public market debuts by companies offering cloud-based software, often dubbed software-as-a-service. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2018

Santa Monica-based Happy Returns , which is helping e-commerce retailers provide a better level of customer satisfaction, is expanding its network of locations in an extension of a deal with the Paper Source. According to the two companies, they are expanding a partnership where Paper Source is hosting Return Bars in its stores.

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