Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

In this age of millennials and social media, individual workers are more driven by the greater good, work-life balance, and peer culture, than by organizational pressures. In summary, I am supportive of the trend toward delayering, reducing the number of managerial layers, and managerial training for those interested in that role.

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Outsource Training Organization Social Media 133

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2021

If you haven’t changed for several years the way you do common processes, like customer satisfaction surveys, lead generation, and marketing, it’s time to look at the new remote apps and social media platforms for more effective and relevant alternatives. Make sure your hiring practices include diversity, inclusion, and equity.

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Examples Social Media Summary Satisfaction 128

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2018

For example, while social media exchanges are now quick and simple, they miss all the body language and emotion that many believe constitute more than fifty percent of human relations and communication. The result is that even highly engaged workers can get results without a sense of fulfillment or satisfaction.

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Social Media Satisfaction Summary Activity 78

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2019

For example, if your business is landscaping, it’s well worth your time as the owner to make one last call on every customer a week after completion, to check their satisfaction, clear up any oversights, ask for a testimonial, and probably get some follow-on work. Regularly review every customer comment, and reply.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2017

People follow influencers on social media to find what they buy, who they vote for, and which social causes they support. I found a good summary of these attributes in a recent book, “ The Old School Advantage ,” by an expert on interpersonal communication, J. You are your own brand, and the brand for your business.

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Social Media Customer Custom Entrepreneur 58

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. Use this opportunity to validate their satisfaction and support for your company and your solution. Communicate what is happening and why to everyone. Don’t let the due diligence process be a surprise to the team.

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Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2013

These game changes include using social media, to provide real-time two-way communication; cloud computing, which enables efficient, lower-risk automation of business processes; and the millennial mind-set, which does not tolerate anything that moves at a snail’s pace. Leverage the game changers to gain the speed you need.

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Startup Cloud Computing Customer Custom 88

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2011

These game changes include using social media, to provide real-time two-way communication; cloud computing, which enables efficient, lower-risk automation of business processes; and the millennial mind-set, which does not tolerate anything that moves at a snail’s pace. Leverage the game changers to gain the speed you need.

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