Board Effect

APRIL 15, 2024

These include increased employee satisfaction, better volunteer and donor engagement, stronger collaboration as well as added creativity and innovation. It does mean that when we’re designing new programs, or hiring people to help us redesign processes, that we ask a lot of questions. Luckily that’s what boards do.

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Ireland Ohio Government Equity 83

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2015

Consider the following statements made by employees from Glassdoor ‘s 2014 Top 5 Best Places to Work: “The people above you really want you to be successful and offer a ton of valuable coaching and feedback.” Their success comes down to the conversations that take place every day between employees and their leaders.

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Conversion Employee Management Framework 100

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 17, 2017

by Brent Proulx, Talent Plus Leadership and Management Consultant. There is nothing more important for the long-term health and success of your business than to ensure you have the right employees to help you succeed. Here are 17 ways to keep your great employees engaged and help them continue to out-perform everyone else!

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Employee Bandwidth Leadership Hiring 145

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 10, 2014

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. Usually, though, that’s not the case.

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Employee Massachusetts Dividend Campaign 212

YoungUpstarts

MAY 28, 2017

What common habits do nearly all great employees have? Look for these habits when you interview and make hiring decisions. Great employees have strong discipline. The best employees have strong discipline. It’s important that employees stay disciplined during the ups and the downs. Great employees are persistent.

Employee 173

Employee Hiring Leadership Design 173

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As a startup in this phase you often raise capital, get press, hire staff and everything feels possible. Many companies don’t reach the next phase either because their leadership doesn’t adapt as an organization or because they don’t design processes that lead to scaled outcomes. As an early-stage VC I love this phase.

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Operations New York City Technical Review Startup 286

Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2018

In my time, I learned a thing or two about the importance of preventing employee turnover. Aside from the time-consuming tasks of screening potential employees, interviewing, and re-hiring , losing and replacing employees is expensive. On average, it costs nearly three times an employee’s salary to replace them.

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Employee Startup Salary Hiring 91

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2019

Leadership requires braving uncharted waters and choppy seas. As a leadership coach, I often witness well-developed plans collapse shortly after they’re born. This is because leaders fail to explain why changes matter, identify how employees can contribute, or ask for feedback. A purpose-driven leadership style.

St. Louis 159

St. Louis Leadership Washington Lean 159

Version One Ventures

MAY 23, 2019

She was a data analyst and has been in People and leadership roles since 2011. And she has just about completed 60 to 140 ( Ada is hiring !). Unlike “traditional” departments such as Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, BD, Customer Support/Success, People is a relatively new leadership function. How is it different from HR?

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Part-Time VPE Software Review Salary Non-Compete 136

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 22, 2020

Without the luxury of a Human Resources department, many small business owners find themselves navigating the laborious task of hiring the right team members themselves. Department of Labor, the price of a bad hire is estimated at 30 percent of the employee’s first-year earnings.”. Why is hiring the right person so hard?

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Hiring Matching Retention Naming 228

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

A host of online business education degrees are still geared towards problem-solving through teamwork and collaboration, making it a superb environment in which to meet people who you may one day end up going into business with, befriending, or maybe even hiring. Setting an Example for Your Employees. Being a Better Leader.

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Analytics Technical Review Social Media Software Review 172

Up and Running

JUNE 7, 2021

Today, however, we are witnessing a shift toward a more intrinsic motivation for both companies and their employees. The shift toward business models that embrace social responsibility raises questions about how financially sustainable it is to dedicate resources and employee energy to doing good in the world. Begin with leadership.

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Framework United States Employee Vesting 191

YoungUpstarts

JULY 1, 2020

For many business owners, hiring new employees is one of the best parts of the job. When hiring, you might often have quite a lot of applicants, but there’s always a chance that they might not be a complete fit for the job requirements. Your Job Posting. The first place to start is when you are posting the job vacancy.

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Employee Social Media Hiring Media 246

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2021

It could be more revenue, hiring clients, or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. Initially, I would like to hire people from my neighborhood, with the goal of expanding to other communities in the future. 7- Providing employee engagement software.

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Entrepreneur Social Media Employee Los Angeles 138

Board Effect

JUNE 25, 2023

A growing number of people are deciding where to put their time, money and energy based not only on the goals of a nonprofit, but also its commitment to environmental sustainability, leadership, employee diversity and other social responsibility issues. When these incidents happen, donors, volunteers, and corporate partners take note.

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Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Metrics Government 52

YoungUpstarts

JULY 21, 2020

We still live in a world where the extroverted “ideal” shapes many aspects of leadership in our workplace. Introverted employees — who make up half our workforce — become disengaged or jump ship to new organizations if they feel that their employee doesn’t value their quiet contributions.

Leadership 147

Leadership Global Cofounder Conversion 147

Up and Running

APRIL 22, 2021

Such include customers, employees, suppliers, and the public at large. With proper standards in place, companies can expect higher conversions. Happy employees equal high-quality work. Greater employee satisfaction. It is important to have business management standards to help with employee management.

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Small Business Management Technical Review Employee 97

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 27, 2019

Look inside your business: A catastrophe could be caused by a disgruntled former employee, or a dissatisfied customer who decides to disparage you on the Internet. Unlike catastrophes, ignorance is the fault of the business owner or potentially other managerial employees. But it will apply to both you and your employees.

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Oklahoma Technical Review Employee Internet 223

Up and Running

DECEMBER 1, 2015

If you’re thinking about extending equity to an employee or a vendor (as in the example above), you should know that the topic is multi-faceted. If however you are giving a “normal employee” an incentive stock option plan (more on that later), that’s entirely different. Finding great employees first. What is equity compensation?

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Equity Employee Stock Options Vesting 60

Berkonomics

APRIL 28, 2010

Second to visionary leadership, this is your most important job. . Many of us go through the motions of hiring to fill a position, trying to use our intuition and skills to find the best candidate for the job. A successful hire is not just the responsibility of the recruiter and manager to whom the recruit will report.

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Hiring Employee Leadership Management 66

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Much has been written about when it is time to hire a “professional CEO” to run a startup company and of course that has long been a norm in Silicon Valley when founders find that their inexperience may be a limiting factor in company growth ( know as the Peter Principle ). So why did Larry need to return?

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Founder CTO Hire Silicon Valley Leadership 309

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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Employee Video Software Agile 147

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Many of his thoughts are reflected in the following article: In the tech world, many new entrepreneurs have never before held leadership positions. While leadership partly rests on personality, aptitude and drive, it also rests on ways of thinking and of skills that can be learned. Leadership vs. Authority.

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Entrepreneur Leadership Early Stage Technical Review 100

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

One of the greatest ways to do so is hiring a CMO or Chief Marketing Officer, an experienced, result-driven executive responsible for all your marketing efforts. But if we focus on strategy and implementation, the choices you’ll come across are hiring a marketing agency, a marketing coach, a marketing consultant, or a fractional CMO.

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Fractional CTO Small Business Metrics Revenue 63

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Today, the virtual business model has a radically new relationship with employees. On one hand, this can yield some major benefits, such as increased productivity and happier employees. There is a lot to consider, including: Communication Engagement Location Productivity Morale Hiring Tools.

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Business Plan Startup Cloud Framework 138

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

I haven’t read the book nor deeply reviewed Project Aristotle but the conversation on this morning’s show really resonated with me. But the conversation rang very true for me. I would observe that they’re always recruiting and trying to figure out how to bring on other talented employees at senior ranks.

Pakistan 150

Pakistan Technical Review Iran Russia 150

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2023

University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Business Administration Alumni Leadership Academy Inductee. I knew this was not unique to me and was happening to other Latinas per conversations. These were primarily attended by Latina employees. Chicago’s 1871 Chicago’s Technology and IHCC’s LatinX Incubator Selection.

Founder 144

Founder Chicago Illinois Community 144

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Over the past few years, it has become relatively acceptable to work with a leadership coach and investors typically have a handful of good coaches in their rolodex ready to support and develop young founders. Yet even with this rise in popularity, leadership development is still primarily limited to CEOs and select executives.

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CTO Hire Leadership Startup Programming 60

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

My internal compass has always steered me strongly toward the belief that founders who can scale with their startup companies are better to back that founders who eventually need to hire a CEO. His vision for social analytics and tracking the conversion funnel was better than any I had heard at the time (or since).

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Technical Review Cofounder Analytics Founder 303

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2014

Yet you know if you don’t start holding yourself and your employees accountable for these little things, they’ll eventually lead to bigger, more damaging sins. You can post core values on the company website and remind your employees about them via the company newsletter until you’re blue in the face. Regularly meet up and talk it out.

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Leadership Employee Metrics Hiring 145

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

When new employees are able to become productive team members, your company receives the best return on its investment in personnel. How does a company set up performance standards for new hires and effectively communicate them? This will ensure there are no misunderstandings and the employees are invested in the process.

Indiana 157

Indiana Employee Startup Hiring 157

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

During our conversation, Todd outlined the fundamental strategies businesses can employ to fortify their financial foundations. He stressed the significance of employee dishonesty insurance as a protective layer against potential embezzlement, a critical step often overlooked by many small businesses. [02:18]

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Michigan CPA Small Business Hiring 73

Mike Michalowicz

MARCH 31, 2022

So hire a phenomenal team, give them stake in the game, look out! Maybe I’d hire an assistant. Then over the years she brought on wonderful employees, who then introduced others. We hire new members as needed. . As a byproduct of feeling ownership in the company and in their jobs, employees feel more accomplished.

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Employee Hiring Small Business Restful 78

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 25, 2012

There are numerous great books out there on business, entrepreneurship, leadership, and other topics of interest to MBA students that can be immensely valuable to anyone looking to build their knowledge and prepare for a career in business. Management and Leadership. Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow by Chip Conley.

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Merger Leadership Design Management 228

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2023

EOS categorizes these elements into six pivotal components: Vision: Streamlining strategic planning by converting leadership visions into actionable data points and milestones. Ensuring Role Compatibility EOS reinforces the principle that success isn’t just about hiring right, but also about assigning the right roles.

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Nebraska Framework Leadership Operations 131

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

More About Jon Picoult: Learn more about Jon’s book, FROM IMPRESSED TO OBSESSED: 12 Principles For Turning Customers And Employees Into Lifelong Fans. He helps companies impress their customers and inspire their employees creating raving fans that drive business growth. Learn more about Jon and his company. So Jon, welcome to the show.

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Customer Technical Review Employee Artificial Inteligence 77

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 15, 2016

Since most leadership teams put together strategy docs annually and/or quarterly, HR should ensure that new managers get copies and should encourage new managers to ask their bosses to walk through anything that may be unfamiliar to them. Employees want to know if they’re doing well (or poorly), and it’s your job to tell them.

Management 100

Management Retention Cofounder Conversion 100