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How To Put Fun And Satisfaction Back Into Your Work

Startup Professionals Musings

Employee engagement is a measure of emotional commitment, leading to work focus, which translates to productivity, satisfaction and happiness. The goal must be to eliminate organization silos, flatten hierarchies, and empower employees within projects. No one is happy or satisfied. Build engagement through culture and mindset.

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5 Reality Checks On Running A Charitable Organization

Startup Professionals Musings

Other countries have similar exemptions for similar organizations. That means they need to grow organically, or find a philanthropist. Managing volunteers, and running any organization with these constraints is a challenge. unless it relies wholly on donations. Reputable non-profits need to keep their operating expenses low.

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5 Tips to Becoming a More Customer Centric Organization

Both Sides of the Table

Turn Your Organization Inside Out. As organizations we have become more open and I believe this is great for businesses and their customers. In the first 4 years of running BuildOnline we were an “Outside In&# organization. The Outside In organization had a one-way flow. But they went one step further.

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7 Principles For Success As An Owner Or Team Member

Startup Professionals Musings

Risks to the business drift off their radar screen, resulting in poor business decisions, as well as less job satisfaction and declining professional success. People in larger organizations move away from day-to-day contact with the end customer, and focus becomes company internal and isolated. Optimizing risk, not minimizing it.

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6 Strategies For Removing Drudgery and Dread At Work

Startup Professionals Musings

Employee engagement is a measure of emotional commitment, leading to work focus, which translates to productivity, satisfaction and happiness. The goal must be to eliminate organization silos, flatten hierarchies, and empower employees within projects. No one is happy or satisfied. Build engagement through culture and mindset.

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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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7 Keys To Results From People With The Right Approach

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s easy to find people in every organization rushing around from one meeting to the next, often working overtime to generate more work for themselves and other people, but rarely taking the action to close an issue or contract. Able to avoid or navigate the politics of the organization. That’s the only way to win in the long run.