Hearpreneur

JUNE 9, 2023

In a recession, advertising costs can go down as fewer companies invest in marketing. In a recession, some businesses may lay off talented employees. Thanks to this and our brand's constant growth, we have been able to keep our prices the same as when we first launched 3 years ago, without passing inflation costs to the customer.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 30, 2021

Believe it or not, the success of an organization depends on employees at its entry-level and the business leaders. Strategic leadership is a learned skill, and leaders must adopt a strategic approach to run businesses smoothly. Most importantly, they have to train employees in a way that they become leaders for tomorrow. .

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

APRIL 16, 2024

Regulatory requirements for sustainability reporting are ever-evolving, and businesses must remain agile to meet these changing standards. The environmental component might include resource conservation and biodiversity metrics, while the social portion delves into community engagement and employee relations.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2021

When you begin treating your employees as assets rather than expenses, they'll be able to tap into their real potential; this will give both parties a win-win situation because teams want the opportunity to encourage their growth and boost their performance, which means greater productivity from both those working side-by-side at any given moment.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2017

Lean is a methodology that can be applied to all disciplines of knowledge work to increase business efficiency, agility, and visibility. Research shows that 95% of organizations do not start as Lean organizations – they implement Lean after identifying a need for better agility, visibility, and efficiency. Lean Transformations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2022

Instead of sizing up new opportunities and actively courting every new customer, you start worrying about cutting costs, repeatable processes , and overtaking known competitors. He was able to take his leadership in personal computers in a whole new direction with smartphones, enabling an unprecedented growth opportunity.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2020

Requiring every employee to be physically on-site near other people has some well-known drawbacks – lengthy commute times and high associated costs, limited flexibility in who and where you can hire, etc. However, it’s important to note that employee well-being and company productivity don’t have to be in conflict.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

As a leadership coach, going into 2021, I intend to shift how I acquire new clients to support in their leadership journey as an aspiring or first-time leader. I am looking to reopen offices in a smaller capacity when it is safe to do so and when my employees are comfortable with returning. Photo Credit: Edward Gorbis.

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Board Effect

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Selecting the right workforce planning model can help solve these problems for many nonprofits as it is not cost-effective to have employees standing idle during a shift, and employees who feel overworked may lose their enthusiasm for the job. Employee development. Knowledge transfer. Succession management.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Transcript of Building Accountable Leadership to Transform Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. John Jantsch: You know, leadership might be the hardest job for an entrepreneur. You can get big-time, modern, virtual phone functionality at a fraction of the cost. Back to Podcast. Transcript.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 23, 2013

Jubenville, co-authors of “ Zebras and Cheetahs: Look Different and Stay Agile to Survive the Business Jungle “. And why, despite all of the tasks they perform, do your employees seem more like a herd of unfocused, fractious, and very noisy animals rather than the unified team you’d like them to be? by Micheal J. Burt and Colby B.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 11, 2021

There will be less employees and more solopreneurs. The cost of starting a start-up is getting more affordable day by day and hence there will be a significant increase in start-ups. The necessities will be driven by execution and leadership. The key drivers of tomorrow's entrepreneurs will be people management and leadership.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Agile businesses have moved to the cloud because of its scalability, efficiency and reliability, amongst other benefits. Account hacking: It just takes one employee to fall victim to a phishing or spear phishing attack for the entire company’s data to be breached. The possibilities are endless and detrimental to one’s business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Here I recommend that you narrow your focus, if possible, and document specifics of impact, cost, and value. Bezos believes that if you double the number of experiments you do, you’re going to double your agility, and outpace your competitors. Show how costs are containable, and returns come quickly.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2019

But to get to the finish line successfully, there are several key company milestones that leadership must identify and address. Startups tend to put a premium on being “agile,” but that doesn’t always work – and certainly won’t replace the effective collaboration a business needs to grow. Seed to Series D: Collaboration.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 13, 2021

We have taken time as a community and leadership team to reflect and set short and long-term goals and build programs to support and grow member success over time. We dabbled with it and found it more work for management and quality control than the actual potential cost saving. 8-Stay agile. Photo Credit: Calista Redmond.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2021

For the individual employee, the post-COVID economy can present new barriers to entry. And employees at all levels, in all industries, are having to confront the fact that their roles have become more flexible than ever, and that flexibility is requiring a new set of skills. Continuous Learning: A Win-Win.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2017

by Amanda Setili, author of “ Fearless Growth: The New Rules to Stay Competitive, Foster Innovation, and Dominate Your Markets “ Polarization is a common problem for companies trying to make smart and agile strategic decisions. In our age of disruption, you must be agile and courageous. Hint: That should be all companies.)

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Up and Running

JULY 2, 2018

Entrepreneurs are actually proven to be happier and healthier than employees who work for someone else. If multiple employees are leaving, this needs to be addressed. A lack of innovation and agility. Startups are known for their innovative and agile approach to business. This is why failures are so common.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 11, 2020

The truth is that many medium-sized and enterprise-level businesses can learn from fast-growing startups that have successfully leveraged resources in cost-effective ways. To cut costs, Buffer closed its offices and moved to a distributed workforce. In the easiest and most cost-effective way possible. Build an Agile Culture.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2009

An irreversible decision is firing an employee, launching your product, a five-year lease for an expensive new building, etc. That’s why startups are agile. Startups that are agile have mastered one other trick – and that’s Tempo – the ability to make quick decisions consistently over extended periods of time.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2021

To better understand the impact of the pandemic in the US gig or contracting economy, our company, PRO Unlimited, undertook a survey of thousands of employees and job titles to secure a pulse on the key trends impacting contingent labor. By Kevin Akeroyd, CEO, PRO Unlimited. Kevin Akeroyd. When Were the Pandemic’s Effects First Felt?

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2023

With Nicole’s first-hand experiences and insights, we explored how this Fractional CMO trend is not just a fleeting fad but a strategic maneuver that’s reshaping the contours of business leadership in today’s dynamic landscape. You're an employee even though you're not. Yes, exactly.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. customers aren’t buying it, the cost of distribution is too high, etc.) Product Development Diagram 1. Where Are the Customers?

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

When Ive asked mentors of mine who have worked in big companies about the role of the CTO, they usually talk about the importance of being the external face of the companys technology platform; an evangelist to developers, customers, and employees. Thats an important job, for sure, and Ive been called upon to do it from time to time.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 25, 2016

You never know when you’ll find yourself defending against a lawsuit, struggling to replace a key employee, or facing a new competitor. A successful risk management plan should include a good insurance policy, money in the bank for unexpected costs, and a backup plan in case someone quits or a process fails.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

They need to recognize that strategy is a process that, at its core, consists of designing and implementing elements of the organization that will draw customers past your competitors, allow you to charge more than your competitors, and/or provide you with a cost advantage. This is done in as many ways as possible.

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Agile VC

JUNE 13, 2019

Chewy cost of goods (COGS) includes both the underlying cost of the products sold but also some fulfillment related expenses like freight and packaging. There can be genuine philosophical or accounting differences in how different costs are allocated, but generally I strive to think about a true “fully loaded” contribution margin.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

Hiring the wrong person for key company positions can cost a business thousands — or tens of thousands — of dollars and man hours. Not only do they need to have a high level of diversified technical prowess and proficiency, but they also need to possess strong leadership and project management capabilities.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

7:01) The importance of both customer and employee experience, brand building, and pivoting to anticipate the new normal that's coming. (9:33) 18:21) Carl on optimism and what he did as head of stores at Home Depot post-Katrina to take care of customers and employees, including selling products out of the back of a truck via an IOU system.

Technical Review 148

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

Department Mission Statements – What am I Supposed to Do Today It wasn’t that we somehow had inherited dumb employees. But what I wanted was an agile marketing team capable of operating independently without day-to-day direction. It will cost you your job.” Titles are not the same as what your job is. This is a big idea.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 26, 2014

Controlling costs. And 2) Does your internal market, your employees and suppliers, trust you? How does FedEx’s Fred Smith manage 290,000 worldwide employees, who move more than 3 trillion packages in a year? It’s how companies become agile. Boosting speed. Effectively managing the supply chain. PILLAR 3: Teamwork.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MAY 22, 2019

The Benefits of Innovation Training for Operational Employees. Why is it that organizations don’t invest in training operational employees? Don’t this large group of employees deserve a Brown Bag Innovation Training? It’s almost as if creativity from operational employees is actively discouraged.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

laughter) Kappos: The current fees ($10-$15K) are way below our real cost ($30-$40K). We’ve revectored to an agile development methodology. We got new leadership coming in. Kappos: 95% of our employees are union members. The union leadership have been stewards and team players. How do you feel about that?

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2017

The result is a combination of design thinking, Lean Startup, and Agile Scrum, and Ignacio’s innovation team includes 25 coaches who train employees in PACE best practices. If you know the true story of any [startup], the early employees are every bit as entrepreneurial, every bit as dedicated … as the true founder,” Eric seconded.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 27, 2009

And in hindsight, we seemed a bit more agile and innovative in WWII.) Yet decades later the military lacked the agility to write a spec in two years, let alone get 10′s of thousands of new systems deployed on aircraft as Terman had done. I ultimately answered that call, joining Sun Microsystems with a 3-digit employee number.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 20, 2023

17:50] Is there a correlation between leadership inside of an industry by how digital it is? [19:02] And there's a bit of a sense that digital was a bit sort of the wild west in terms of, oh, it's all about agile and people improvise the method and you can't measure things as well. Do you really have a proper agile operating model?

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