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The Simplicity Cure: Why True Employee Engagement Lies In The Little Things

YoungUpstarts

by Todd Patkin, author of “ Finding Happiness “ We all know that employee engagement matters. Yet again and again, studies point to a pervasive lack of it (for instance, a recent Gallup report indicates that only 13 percent of employees worldwide are engaged), as well as the incredible costs of this problem.

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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

academia was engaged in weapon systems research for the Defense Department and intelligence community. It’s not that these companies are smarter than Defense Department employees, but they operate with different philosophies, different product development methodologies, and with different constraints. There was a time when much of U.S.

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14 Things Your Employees Are Dying To Hear From You

YoungUpstarts

by Todd Patkin, author of “ Finding Happiness “ What were your last 10 or 15 employee conversations like? And chances are, unless they were delivered in a, shall we say, forceful tone of voice, your employees don’t mind hearing pertinent instructions and questions. So why does their morale seem to be, well, wilting?

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In Boston, a School to Learn How to Work at a Startup

ReadWriteStart

The goal of the Boston Startup School is to take people interested in working in startups and give them the skills they need to be good employees. Startups need employees, and the competition for top talent is getting intense. Why don't we do this for people and help train them to be awesome employees for these companies?'”

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21 Entrepreneurs Share Views on Whether Leaders are Born or Made

Hearpreneur

Reflecting upon my journey from the lecture halls of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to helming ShipSage, I firmly believe that while some individuals might possess inherent qualities of leadership, the crucible of experience, challenges, and deliberate self-growth shapes authentic leaders. Thanks to Donna Groves, Comacon ! #16-

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What does it mean to be Latinx in Tech Today?

Austin Startup

Latinx leaders delved into discussions on representation and how to navigate the tech ecosystem, as well as exploring cultural values, perceptions, and resiliency in the Latinx tech community. In order to get your demographics to understand your idea or product, you have to both relate and localize it in the community.

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Forget Presidential Politics: Here’s How We Create Jobs — And How You Can Help

Gust

Apple was mostly a curiosity in the late 1970s, when I played with the children of some of its early employees and had the privilege of playing then-state-of-the-art games on their Apple II computers in glorious monochrome ASCII. That presents the tech entrepreneurship community with a genuine opportunity to influence outcomes.