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5 Keys To Maximizing Your Impact In People Mentoring

Startup Professionals Musings

The old principle of managing by walking around will give the background, and people always having to wait makes them talk longer when they get your precious attention. If you are always hard to find, too busy or unavailable behind closed doors, no leadership or mentoring relationship can work effectively.

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How Baby Boomers Fit In The Realm Of Entrepreneurship

Startup Professionals Musings

Today people over 55 are almost twice as likely to create successful startups as Gen-Y, age 20 to 34. Their trend toward entrepreneurship in that group is sometimes called seniorpreneurship , where people over 50 take the helm of a new leading-edge high-opportunity venture. All the learning from parenting pays big dividends here.

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8 Networking Strategies Pay Big Dividends In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

For introverts like me, it’s not easy to step out of your comfort zone and meet new people, but if you approach the challenge correctly, I have found that it can actually be fun as well as productive. If you wait for people to come up to you, they likely won’t be the right people.

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5 Tactics To Minimize Meeting Time And Get More Done

Startup Professionals Musings

The old principle of managing by walking around will give the background, and people always having to wait makes them talk longer when they get your precious attention. If you are always hard to find, too busy or unavailable behind closed doors, no leadership or mentoring relationship can work effectively.

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Building A People-Centric Culture: From Employees To Contributors

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Building A People-Centric Culture: From Employees To Contributors written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Janstch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Kai Anderson, a seasoned strategist and the leader of workforce transformation at Mercer.

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Startups Are Not Just The Realm Of Young Generations

Startup Professionals Musings

Today people over 55 are almost twice as likely to create successful startups as Gen-Y, age 20 to 34. Their trend toward entrepreneurship in that group is sometimes called seniorpreneurship , where people over 50 take the helm of a new leading-edge high-opportunity venture. All the learning from parenting pays big dividends here.

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6 Keys To Managing Funding From People Close To You

Startup Professionals Musings

In the interim, there is no market for the shares, and no dividends or interest. Even if you passionately believe that your idea is a winner, it’s smart to remind friends of the historical facts with startups. More than 50% fail in the first two years, and even the “overnight successes” take six years on the average.