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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. It’s a new year – 2016. The reality of most startups is about survival.

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5 Keys to Ensuring Credibility, Trust, and Customers

Startup Professionals Musings

Back in 2016, when a fire at the Delta Airlines center took thirty servers offline, stranding thousands of customers around the world, CEO Ed Bastian built great credibility by using Twitter for frequent status updates. It’s also about you, and your ability to take bold and innovative steps to provide the leadership we all desperately seek.

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Why Humility Is The #1 Characteristic To Develop In 2016

YoungUpstarts

While 2016 is still relatively fresh, you might want to consider adding one (probably unexpected) goal to perennial favorites like losing weight or getting your finances in order: becoming more humble. Larger-than-life egos are fast becoming liabilities, not the signs of strength and leadership they once were. Didn’t think so.

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9 Leadership Initiatives To Ramp Up Team Engagement

Startup Professionals Musings

Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 05/06/2016. It’s a big lever in your ongoing battle for success, and it’s one that you need to pull earlier rather than later. Are you there yet?

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As The Leader Of Your Company, It Pays To Be Emotionally Intelligent

YoungUpstarts

Gone are the days of absentee leadership or CEOs who operate out of sight or behind the scenes. Often, this is most noticeable when it comes to employee retention and engagement: In a company with strong leadership, when something needs to get done, people strive to complete it — because they want to.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Boston Tech: 2016 Update

View from Seed

Most impressively, there seems to be a thriving startup of every flavor, with many more joining the list of Pillar Startups on the Guide in 2016 compared to 2015. Yes, they’re bringing 800 jobs, which isn’t the thousands we would prefer, but with those 800 comes their organization’s global leadership.

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Walk In The Shoes Of Your Boss To Excel In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

I found some good insights and details on this approach in a new book, “ How To Be A Great Boss ,” by Gino Wickman and René Boer, who speak from years of experience working with leadership teams of both small and large companies. Understand both leadership and management. Train yourself to follow leadership best practices.