NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 11, 2019

While we often hear statistics asserting New Zealand as a nation of small businesses, such as 97% of businesses in New Zealand having less than 20 employees (which is the current definition of a small business in New Zealand and Australia), these numbers are not the reason why small businesses are important in and of themselves.

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Small Business Force

MAY 17, 2016

Here are 5 key ways to ensure you are leading instead of just “bossing”: Agile Transformation Lessons Through Simon Sinek's "Start With Why" by Zach Bonaker Leaders give the company a sense of purpose. Bosses “have fun,” often at the expense of employees. Say what you mean and mean what you say.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2009

We do not develop a product until we get a paying customer," says Orit Pennington , who co-founded the six-employee company with her husband in 2002. This is the ultimate startup discipline, the hardest to master, and the one that pays biggest dividends. Why didn’t we learn more? It’s an awesome thing to watch.

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Small Business Force

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Growing their business, adding new employees. But a fundamental cornerstone of small business success is agility, which you've heard me espouse time and again. And this is where, for those of you who can master it, real dividends can be reaped. Isn't that supposed to ensure success? Markets change. Self-analysis is tough.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 12, 2020

agile methodologies, aligning tools stacks). It’s a big commitment that can take up to three years before you reap dividends. Nordstrom’s famous employee handbook has one rule: “Use your best judgment in all situations. In other cases, it’s a permanent fixture and a source of innovation. Image source ). Be accountable to KPIs.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2009

For example, I often cite a real example of a problem that has as its root cause a new employee who was not properly trained. I pick that example on purpose, for two reasons: 1) most of the companies I work with deal with this problem and yet 2) almost none of them have any kind of training program in place for new employees.

San Francisco 164

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Software Review 164

Transformify

AUGUST 23, 2018

Today, however, companies need their departments to work more closely so that information can be transmitted into the right hands as quickly as possible to allow businesses to operate with the agility necessary to remain competitive. Investing in a methodical and patient approach can pay dividends for the whole company later on.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

Even if they feel it gives them some less productive time it will pay huge dividends down the line in human connectedness. In the world of agile development I believe that rapid output of code and the ability to constantly make changes trumps having a few extra bodies at a cheaper rate. What about call centers?

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