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10 Strategies For Success Long-Term As Well As Today

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s your job as a leader to be the model high performer, quantify the team view with metrics, and expand awareness to the best outside competition and new tools. This means identifying initiatives early, communicating openly with your team, and asking for their help on the dilemmas of production cuts and layoffs.

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The Peter Principle Can Paralyze Your Startup Team

Startup Professionals Musings

The good news is that recent big company financial woes and layoffs have generated a flood of candidates with real experience seeking positions at startups. Set your own metrics and rewards to map to results. Provide mentoring and self-learning opportunities. Practice an “up or out” growth policy to prevent role stagnation.

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