Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2022

Many entrepreneurs still don’t understand that building a business culture today of doing good, like helping people (society) and planet (sustainability), is also a key to maximizing profit. Craft your culture into an actionable plan. Customer loyalty and trust go up for companies with a purpose culture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2022

As an entrepreneur, it’s never too early to set the culture you need for a thriving business, as well as thriving employees, customers, partners, and vendors. In fact, in my experience, cultures are very hard to change, so if you don’t get it right the first time, the road ahead will forever be difficult.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

As a business consultant, I see many different employee cultures, from exciting and motivational, to dysfunctional and non-productive. Company leaders, as well as front-line team members usually realize when they have a problem, but most have no idea what is possible or how to change the culture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2023

Establishing and maintaining the right company culture is a major key to success in any business these days, especially with the growth of the millennial generation of workers. In this age of interactive social media, your culture image quickly spreads to customers, and determines their loyalty. So, how do you build trust?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

With today’s interactive social media and the real-time Internet, both customers and employees see inside your company easily, so you can’t hide your real company culture. Thus in every business, big or small, culture can make or break your success. Set the culture by example. Winning cultures need consistent people practices.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 27, 2020

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” . Overemphasizing culture alone is pointless; if founders and leaders aren’t guiding business growth with a series of stretch but SMART goals —measurable milestones, there won’t be a business culture to manage. . Cultures evolve to meet strategic challenges.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The post Preparing For Cultural Shift: Remote Work Is Here To Stay appeared first on Young Upstarts. Remote work is rising in popularity and it doesn’t show signs of slowing down. Companies should embrace the trend.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Even these have had their ups and downs, but credit their team culture with a mindset of being innovative and agile, compared to the more prevalent corporate culture of focus on profits, repeatable processes, minimal risk, and business as usual.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Creating the right company culture must be a top priority of every entrepreneur and business leader. Simply speaking, culture-driven businesses put their people first, and people make the business, rather than the other way around. Once a product-first, customer-second, and employee-last culture is set, it is extremely hard to change.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 9, 2013

I’ve written before about hiring for cultural fit, and about the importance of prioritizing cultural fit over competence when hiring at startups. I started thinking about it again when I saw this Dilbert comic , because it pokes fun at the culture of startups and their propensity only to hire people who fit into them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2022

An exception is the classic book by Alison Maitland and Peter Thomson, “ Future Work: Changing Organizational Culture for the New World of Work ,” which offers some real insight on this subject. They point to several key trends in organizational cultures and working practices that can boost output, cut costs, and give employees more freedom.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 5, 2012

Between increased diversity, growing workload, geographic dispersion, and organizational changes, who has time to worry about a corporate culture? So, the real question is: Can you afford not to invest in your team culture? Perhaps the problem was not in hiring, but the team culture the new employee experienced once on board.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 18, 2022

How To Create A Culture Of Learning And Growth written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In this episode, I talk with Whitney Johnson about how to grow a business — the smart way — by cultivating a culture of learning and growth. It's a great culture. Marketing Podcast with Whitney Johnson.

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 31, 2023

Some people claim ‘culture and employee engagement’ are luxuries you can focus on in good times but during market downturns they should be subjugated to business KPIs. And let’s be clear: The term “culture and employee engagement” doesn’t mean “Happy Hours” and “Pizza Parties.” Disengaged employees couldn’t care less.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2022

In my experience, the right team culture is critical to every business and startup success, so every business leader wants to know how to create it. In reality, I’m convinced that none of us can “ create culture ” directly, but we can create an environment where the desired culture emerges.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2022

Looking to build a workplace culture of inclusion? The post Build An Enduring Workplace Culture Of Inclusion appeared first on Young Upstarts. Cynthia Owyoung says you need to involve all the people who manage other people.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Having a strong culture makes your organization more attractive to job candidates, which makes it easier for you to find your ideal employees. The post 4 Tips To Build A Strong Company Culture appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2022

Chowdhury is one of the world’s leading management consultants, and he argues that accountability is only one part of a real caring culture that must be built and maintained to achieve a sustainable competitive difference. Culture of individual empathy and thoughtful listening. Culture of passion, determination, and perseverance.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Create a culture of specific and timely feedback. Employees today expect a culture where feedback, both positive and corrective, is natural, timely, and constructive. The best companies create cultures to which employees want to return, which provide both short-term and long-term benefits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Many startups and entrepreneurs I advise still default to growing their business via the traditional top-down, order-taking culture. They argue that successful organizations spend more time building and maintaining a learning culture of listening to customers, enabling their team to make decisions, and creating new products continuously.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Google Headquarters has become known for it’s vibrant company culture, including such things as an Irish pub themed lounge. Company culture is a hot topic lately, and for good reason. We’ve all heard the famous phrase: Culture eats strategy for breakfast. This does put the onus on the boss to set the tone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2021

Logically, I would expect these non native-born entrepreneurs to be at a big disadvantage, having to learn the culture here, local idiosyncrasies, and new relationships. I find that most new business innovations are ideas from one discipline or culture, applied to another. Think and act like a world traveler.

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Board Effect

JANUARY 27, 2020

A board’s culture is reflected in the traditions and habits that boards develop over time that set the standard for the way that board directors think and act. Culture is a fluid concept that grows and changes with time. Healthy, productive boards strive to achieve a strong and connected board culture.

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Brandanew

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This is a unique way to celebrate South-Asian culture and Diwali […] The post Ramleela and Ravan’s Katha performance for Austin families to celebrate South-Asian culture and Diwali stories appeared first on Peerbagh. Families will be able to enjoy a mini-Ramleela and Ravan’s Lost Boon Katha performance.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 21, 2022

There are lots of ways civil discourse can be developed and fostered in work culture. The post How To Foster And Develop Civil Discourse | Work Culture appeared first on Young Upstarts. Here is a few of them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In my role as a business advisor, my challenge is to understand the reasons for these culture changes, and to offer guidance on what you can do to keep your team engaged and positive. Studies have shown that work productivity is related to a happier work culture , and customer satisfaction and loyalty are also dependent on the culture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

From my own perspective of many years as an executive and startup advisor, I recommend his improvisational keys to improving the culture of your business: Don’t be afraid to try, and fail, before you succeed. Business culture is set by leader actions. Empower your team to help you create and protect this culture.

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David Teten

JANUARY 15, 2019

Who should you hire: the superstar with great skills who feels like a poor fit with the culture, or the person with weaker skills but who fits in culturally? Even though I believe in hiring the stranger , cultural fit really matters. How many interviewers make a formal assessment of cultural fit?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The post The Impact Of Divorce On Office Culture And The Bottom Line appeared first on Young Upstarts. When someone on the team is dealing with their divorce, everyone around them in the office or on the team is affected.

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Brandanew

JANUARY 31, 2024

Founder of Raising World Children, Aditi talks about tips on raising third culture kids. Aditi […] The post Kitabi Qisse Season 2: Raising Third culture kids with aditi w. In continuation of our theme of belonging, this episode of Kitabi Qisse features a conversation with author, coach, and all things inspirational, Aditi W.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

By prioritizing a healthy company culture, you enable your company to attract and keep talented employees, says Lauren Winans. The post Company Culture And How It Affects Your Employees appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2019

Building a creative culture. Startup culture supports a more creative culture than a corporate environment. The post Leader Insights: Building a Startup Culture of Prosperity and Success appeared first on The Startup Magazine. These are the key competencies that can predict the success of teams, team members and leaders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2023

Cultivate a team culture that thrives on progress and overcoming obstacles, and has no penalty for mistakes along the way. Create action plans that involve everyone on the team to get maximum impact and buy-in to fixing problems at hand. Celebrate even small successes and reward contributors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

With today’s interactive social media and the real-time Internet, both customers and employees see inside your company easily, so you can’t hide your real company culture. Thus in every business, big or small, culture can make or break your success. Set the culture by example. Winning cultures need consistent people practices.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Based on my experience as a business advisor, I recommend that every business owner and entrepreneur focus on the following tips to provide a better work culture: Invest in integrating new technology, not just forcing it.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2023

When a culture of continuous learning is established in an organization, employees and employers alike reap the benefits. The post Creating A Culture of Continuous Learning: Strategies For Developing Skills In Employees appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 8, 2017

So we created The No Excuses Culture. I realized that this was a broken part of our culture, but couldn’t figure out why. I had inherited a department with a culture that turned commitments into vague aspirations. As we worked hard on making “no excuses” part of our culture some couldn’t adapt. Relentless execution.

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