Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2023

She is an expert on the study of innovation, and professor at Columbia Business School. I like her recommendation of five discrete steps to help you think bigger, and innovate more successfully in your business, as well as your private life. Keep revising until you find that your study and interviews no longer give you further ideas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2021

Unfortunately, these goals are often mutually exclusive, and focusing on the wrong ones won’t bring you that business success and satisfaction you crave. Is monetary return or helping others your priority? I do first recommend getting some business experience, building relationships, and managing risk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2023

Either they are never really ready to commit, study an opportunity until it has passed, or fail with tools and techniques from a bygone business era. Proactively ask for help and anticipate the need to pivot. With the Internet, you can ask for help from normally inaccessible experts, with minimum personal exposure and cost.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2022

In every case, a partner can be an asset, bringing new skills and perspectives to the business; or a burden, making every decision more difficult, and taxing your lifestyle satisfaction. Beware of signs of a negative attitude or depression, as these can affect your business results, as well as your personal satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2022

I was shocked to read an old Gallup study that indicates only 13 percent of employees worldwide are actively engaged at work, and more recent data shows only a small change in the right direction. 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

JANUARY 30, 2022

Customers need lots of help with installation, or can’t make the product work the way they expect. The result is that customer satisfaction in unachievable or at least very expensive. Products that have features which are unfocused, or aimed at too broad an audience, can be almost impossible to support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Let me assure you, from personal experience, and from helping many successful as well as struggling entrepreneurs, that starting a business is hard work, and doesn’t come with any of the benefits mentioned. You are tuned into others’ emotions and want to help people. You see success as making a difference in the world around you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2023

This intent is often negated, according to new studies, by remote workers , especially parents and team members with long commutes, who are more satisfied and productive than onsite employees. Responsive – empower employees to help peers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

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. Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. But don’t be bound by it.

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Southern California Edison Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Studies show that natural light has a positive effect on mental health, productivity, and job satisfaction. Don’t forget the plants—studies show the presence of greenery can also increase productivity by around 15%. Reduce the Amount of Unnecessary Meetings. Train Your Staff and Offer Skill Improvement Opportunities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

When the organization changes, be the first to help the new organization work, even when it costs extra hours and sweat. Study the resumes of managers on the next level and do your best to match or even surpass their career credentials. The satisfaction of creating jobs is a lot greater than keeping this one. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2022

In a famous Harvard study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, USC professor Noam Wasserman found that half the founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. Your great idea for the next Facebook may make you wealthy, but it probably won’t help the hungry. The founding team size dilemma.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2021

For example, I commonly see metrics to keep track of revenue per employee, overtime, and absenteeism, but I don’t often see measures of overall customer satisfaction with individual employees. Studies show that peer recognition programs are often more effective than bonuses or cash rewards. That approach still is meaningful today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2022

Here is my list of some key recommendations to help you get your fair share of business: Customize and personalize every communication you can. I still find too many service organizations that ignore or discount online reviews and satisfaction surveys. Provide relevant case studies illustrating your results.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Neither people nor computers can really help you as a personal assistant unless you are willing to share data about what you like, what you feel, and who and what’s important to you. They neither frequently use nor derive much satisfaction from social media, and would be classified at late adopters of new technology. Norton, Ph.D.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Instead of counting and working more hours, I believe there are better ways to improve your productivity, as well as employee satisfaction, in growing your business: Create relevant result targets for all key employees. A more comprehensive study by Gallup showed that 70 percent of employees today lack these attributes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2020

Either they are never really ready to commit, study an opportunity until it has passed, or fail with tools and techniques from a bygone business era. Proactively ask for help and anticipate the need to pivot. With the Internet, you can ask for help from normally inaccessible experts, with minimum personal exposure and cost.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

Thus I was pleased to see my own insights covered in a new book, “ Why Startups Fail ,” by Tom Eisenmann, a Harvard Business School professor, who has mentored many more entrepreneurs, and authored more than a hundred HBS case studies from real-world startups. Needed help can be your biggest burden.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2022

They apparently ignored all conventional wisdom and advisors, and struck a deal which crashed both companies, now a case study in many business schools. Engagement drives performance and satisfaction. Case and Gerald M. Remember, we are all human, and we will make mistakes. Every personal admonition of “What was I thinking?”

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2020

No matter what people may proclaim, everyone in business is looking to achieve the highest possible level of satisfaction and financial success in their career. According to many studies, entrepreneurs tend to be happier , and over 80 percent of self-made millionaires are entrepreneurs. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Learn more about business by doing versus studying. Of course, you can always take more business classes at school, or on the side, but that’s not as cost and time effective these days as doing it, with a little help from the internet and a friendly advisor like me. Start networking for potential partners or people who can help.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

While this approach appears to cost more on the surface, it often actually costs you less, when you consider the hidden costs of rework, poor customer satisfaction, employee management, and training required. Most freelancers are already experts and confident from previous assignments, and that image will help your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2019

I just finished a new book, “ It’s The Manager ,” by Jim Clifton and Jim Harter, leaders at Gallup, who have assembled feedback from the largest study of its kind, including over 37 million people from businesses around the world. Team members want development plus satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2020

Let me assure you, from personal experience, and from helping many successful as well as struggling entrepreneurs, that starting a business is hard work, and doesn’t come with any of the benefits mentioned. You are tuned into others’ emotions and want to help people. You see success as making a difference in the world around you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2020

As a side benefit, Amazon has ranked as #1 for customer satisfaction for many years in a row. These narratives are then studied at the beginning of each meeting, followed by more collaborative team discussion and decision making. Avoid PowerPoint and graphic slide presentations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2020

I was shocked to read an old Gallup study that indicates only 13 percent of employees worldwide are actively engaged at work, and more recent data shows only a small change in the right direction. 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

JANUARY 26, 2020

Neither people nor computers can really help you as a personal assistant unless you are willing to share data about what you like, what you feel, and who and what’s important to you. They neither frequently use nor derive much satisfaction from social media, and would be classified at late adopters of new technology. Norton, Ph.D.,

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Southern California Edison Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Below, you will find insights into what office amenity investments will help drive profitability at your property, bring in more businesses, and boost tenant happiness. . Providing tenants with areas where they can get fresh air can be great for their mental health and can help reduce stress. Health and Wellness Suites.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2016

Happier workers have been shown in studies to increase their pace (productivity) without sacrificing quality. They swallow their pride, ask for help when things get tough, and actively listen and respond to recommendations. They also get satisfaction from mentoring others. Happy people maintain a positive “can-do” attitude.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2019

Customers need lots of help with installation, or can’t make the product work the way they expect. The result is that customer satisfaction in unachievable or at least very expensive. Products that have features which are unfocused, or aimed at too broad an audience, can be almost impossible to support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2019

When the organization changes, be the first to help the new organization work, even when it costs extra hours and sweat. Study the resumes of managers on the next level and do your best to match or even surpass their career credentials. The satisfaction of creating jobs is a lot greater than keeping this one. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2016

You’ve probably already made your resolutions for 2016, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your chosen business lifestyle. If you haven’t tried it, one way to be happier at work is to be an entrepreneur, according to a classic study by the Wharton School of Business a while back.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2014

According to several recent reports , 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. Find the men and women you wish to be more like, talk to them, study them, and learn from them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2014

They forget that they became entrepreneurs, according to the “ DNA of an Entrepreneur ” study a while back, for just this flexibility. Other studies show that only about 30% list money as a key benefit of running their own firm. This indicates that lifestyle and satisfaction factors are usually more important than financial ones.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2015

I just finished a new book, “ America's Moment: Creating Opportunity in the Connected Age ,” put together by a group of fifty current leaders from across American life, that points out well some of the tools and navigators that can help all of us learn how to learn in this rapidly changing world of new opportunities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2019

In a famous Harvard study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, USC professor Noam Wasserman found that half the founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. Your great idea for the next Facebook may make you wealthy, but it probably won’t help the hungry. The founding team size dilemma.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

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. Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. But don’t be bound by it.

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