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7 Keys To Minimizing Exasperating Team Relationships

Startup Professionals Musings

Remember that annoying doesn’t mean non-productive – these may be top performers, with critical business skills. In either case, you need to understand the dynamics to maximize team performance, and for your own sanity and satisfaction. For any relationship to be maximally productive, both parties must actively manage the relationship.

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4 Entrepreneur Categories Hunt For Market Innovations

Startup Professionals Musings

The good news is that technicians are entrepreneurs who have previously learned a skill or job so well that they can do it without a manager. The bad news is they may not be good at managing people, or even managing basic business. They love the continuous hunt, for investment capital, resources, talent, and new markets.

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7 Ways To Keep Your Sanity Around Obnoxious Coworkers

Startup Professionals Musings

Remember that annoying doesn’t mean non-productive – these may be top performers, with critical business skills. In either case, you need to understand the dynamics to maximize team performance, and for your own sanity and satisfaction. For any relationship to be maximally productive, both parties must actively manage the relationship.

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How To Survive A Deadly Drag On Startup Productivity

Startup Professionals Musings

A “downer” is defined here as someone who seems to dwell on the negatives of every business challenge, and loves to highlight bad news or potential problems. Let me assure you, every startup faces more challenges than any other business – unproven product, new processes, new management, and unpredictable customers.

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7 Ways To Improve Your Team Member Experience At Work

Startup Professionals Musings

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. Make people feel more productive by providing continuous feedback on work accomplished, process improvements, and current training.

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Tesla Adds Dog Mode – Because Twitter Asked

Tech.Co

But, while the customer is king, what does it mean for the state of product development at Tesla? What New Modes are Being Added to Tesla Cars? That’s bad news for dogs, and it can prompt members of the public or authorities to smash the windows of unattended cars to rescue animals. How Did these New Modes Get Added?

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Don’t Let Daily Business Challenges Turn You Negative

Startup Professionals Musings

A “downer” is defined here as someone who seems to dwell on the negatives of every business challenge, and loves to highlight bad news or potential problems. Let me assure you, every startup faces more challenges than any other business – unproven product, new processes, new management, and unpredictable customers.

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