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How good a leader are you?

Berkonomics

We can invent lots of metrics to measure progress for a leader, including revenue, profit, employee satisfaction, cost containment, percentage of available market, and more. Yes, if you are a bad leader of people, you will lose human resources and frustrate your attempt to reach to goal. There are many roads to Rio, so they say.

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9 Keys To Employing Social Media To Grow Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

But very few are talking about how to measure your results and return on investment (ROI), and the right metrics for optimizing your marketing environment. He suggests you begin with the “big three” business objectives of higher revenue, reduced costs, and improved customer satisfaction. Get attention and reach your audience.

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Is ‘servant leadership’ too soft for you?

Berkonomics

More important, a servant leader involves employees in the process of decision–making, focusing upon the performance and satisfaction of employees. Elon Musk, who obsesses with metrics and constantly asks for employees to feed him their concerns but makes bold moves on his own. Doesn’t sound tough or forceful enough for you? .

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7 Ways To Elevate Your Team Engagement and Happiness

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on my own long experience in business, team satisfaction, engagement, and productivity continues to be a challenge. Playing to your strengths improves your overall engagement and productivity, as well as satisfaction and happiness. Getting peers to help others also is a great source of satisfaction and engagement.

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6 Ways To Build A Business Based On A Higher Purpose

Startup Professionals Musings

For your own happiness and satisfaction, I recommend you start instead working from that higher purpose and passion. All too often, business owners find the financial returns alone do not provide the long-term satisfaction and success they assumed would come with all the hard work and challenges that come with every business, large or small.

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Define Startup Social Media Goals and Metrics Early

Startup Professionals Musings

But very few are talking about how to measure your results, and the right metrics for optimizing your marketing environment. Jim Sterne, who has written six books on Internet advertising, marketing, and customer service, tackled this complex world of social media metrics in his book titled " Social Media Metrics."

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8 Strides For Balanced Business Thinking And Delivery

Startup Professionals Musings

Most of the entrepreneurs I meet as an investor and advisor have no shortage of right-brain thinking, showing vision and creativity, but often don’t realize that their potential is being limited by a balancing focus on results, metrics, and customer specifics. Personal growth and satisfaction is rarely all about business.