YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Millennial CEOs in today’s business climate face a changing role from the traditional leadership image of the suit in the C-suite, especially when it comes to sales. It’s becoming increasingly important for top leadership to work directly with their sales managers to develop a stellar sales process. 46% more influential.

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Leadership Sales Lead Generation Social Media 187

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2024

Buddy punching, an issue in workplaces, involves employees clocking in for one another. This term refers to a practice where an employee clocks in or out for another employee. There’s also the aspect of fairness and morale, where employees adhering to rules may feel demotivated seeing others bend them without consequence.

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Technical Review Employee Leadership Technology 133

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2019

by Quint Studer, author of “ The Busy Leader’s Handbook: How To Lead People and Places That Thrive “ I remember an interesting conversation I had with a venture capitalist. When these two qualities become part of your company’s culture, it’s easier to engage and motivate employees. Productivity will soar.

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Leadership Florida Hiring Government 162

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Conversion optimization is hard; it’s constantly changing and you need to know a lot about a lot. Here’s what some of the top experts in the field are saying about the top challenges in conversion optimization. #1 Brian Massey, Conversion Sciences. “We 1 Having to be an expert in many things. Nick So, WiderFunnel.com.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2020

While the unknown continues affecting businesses and people in different ways, there have been many conversations around keeping this remote work environment a more permanent (or optional for some) change. Employees clearly want and enjoy the flexibility. This greatly narrowed the talent pool. It’s a win-win. It’s a win for both sides.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 2, 2012

by Mike Staver, author of “ Leadership Isn’t For Cowards: How to Drive Performance by Challenging People and Confronting Problems ” It’s a tricky time to be a leader. You don’t have to be an out-and-out coward to let fear impact your leadership. By definition, all leaders “mess with people’s lives.”

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JANUARY 7, 2023

Employee training is the mainstay of organizational success. Let us share a few actionable tips to reset your employee training strategy in 2023. Assess the Needs of Your Employees. The first step to restructuring your training strategy in the New Year is to determine the learning needs of your employees.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 28, 2020

As businesses around the world return to work, leadership teams are tasked with deciding how best to reopen for their customers, their employees, and their values. The unexpected switch to telecommuting, which seemed to happen almost overnight, put many employees and managers in a position they’d never experienced before.

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Software Review Leadership Green Technical Review 147

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

by Deb Boelkes, author of “ Heartfelt Leadership: How to Capture the Top Spot and Keep on Soaring “ In March, the world suffered a huge shock. Obviously, this is a grim prospect for employees. But it’s also hard on leaders who struggle to deliver the news kindly to employees who may be increasingly fragile.

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North America Technical Review Leadership Employee 189

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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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 20, 2015

Did you know that the business world, in general, is a vast network of interrelated conversations? What this means is that the conversations that take place between your team members are incredibly important. Most of these conversations aren’t visible to leaders. It’s true. In fact, they’re everything.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

It takes a team, with effective leadership, to build a business. Many aspiring entrepreneurs default to team leadership by domination and control. The principles of connected leadership are outlined well in a classic book, “ The Vitality Imperative ,” by Mickey Connolly, Jim Motroni, and Richard McDonald. Marty Zwilling.

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Leadership Agile Community Conversion 310

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2019

Successful entrepreneurs today must practice human-centered leadership to compete and win. There are many leadership styles out there that may have worked well in the past, including authoritarian and paternalistic. Great leaders learn to listen actively to conversations, so people don’t hold up progress just to be understood.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 13, 2013

by Christine Comaford, author of “ SmartTribes: How Teams Become Brilliant Together “ Most leaders know that command & control is dead and that fear doesn’t motivate employees. From time to time we all say or do things that spark unconscious fears in our employees. Why might a meeting scare your employees?

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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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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2019

Gone are the days of absentee leadership or CEOs who operate out of sight or behind the scenes. No, today’s executives are highly connected and visible to their employees, due in large part to the ever accelerating pace of business. Conversely, company heads with lower EI can spur high turnover and underperformance.

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St. Louis Leadership Retention Employee 197

Occam's Razor

APRIL 15, 2019

The conversion rate is down 30% at launch. Four Negative Data Leadership Archetypes. When business performance is non-positive, every employee, at every level, will work super-duper hard to look at every dimension of data to find any semblance of good news (no matter how small). Long-term…. : (. Paul Polman. A Plan for Action.

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Leadership Non-Compete Analytics Software Review 79

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Recent research estimates that one in five employees will have an artificial intelligence (AI) system as their coworker by 2022. As they prepare to roll out their AI solutions, corporate leadership teams must be sure to conduct careful cost-benefit analyses. Conduct Cost-Benefit Analyses.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2013

By Bruce Hodes, author of “ Front Line Heroes “ I have run my own business and coached employees for years but the whole notion of calling meetings between employee and manager “progress meetings” is something I learned from Wayne. Many different meetings occur in business between managers and employees.

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Employee Conversion Software Review Management 140

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 22, 2024

It sets the tone for organizational culture, employee morale, and productivity. As the leader of an organization, the CEO sets the tone for how employees perceive their work environment. When a CEO experiences health issues, it can create uncertainty and concern among employees about the company’s stability and direction.

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Leadership Employee Retention Programming 108

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.

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St. Louis Leadership Washington Lean 159

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

Board Effect

APRIL 15, 2024

These include increased employee satisfaction, better volunteer and donor engagement, stronger collaboration as well as added creativity and innovation. To be clear, coming to an agreement with a diverse board does take more time, more challenging conversations and potential confrontation. So, how do we gauge our progress?

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Ireland Ohio Government Equity 52

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

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

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 22, 2020

Over the past few weeks, I have recorded a series of conversations with people leading the way out of this mess. I wanted to share the conversations with you, in the hopes that you will do the same. The first conversation is with investor and philanthropist Sam Altman. I’m working on a number of other interviews as we speak.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2020

It’s grounded in a commitment to the advantages of workforce diversity , which include attracting a wider pool of skilled employees, fostering increased creativity, improving decision-making, enhancing teamwork, and achieving exemplary customer service and community relations — all with improved financial performance. Anita Sanchez, Ph.D.,

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Non-Compete Leadership Employee Community 147

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. ” What exactly is a leadership contract? Back to Podcast. Transcript. It’s not for the meek.

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Leadership Demand Global Community 60

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

If the communication with your employees is confined to little more than a regular Zoom meeting or the occasional email chain, there are still many aspects of management and leadership that need to be addressed. Setting an Example for Your Employees. Being a Better Leader. Making a Name for Your Business.

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Analytics Technical Review Social Media Software Review 174

Version One Ventures

MAY 23, 2019

She was a data analyst and has been in People and leadership roles since 2011. Unlike “traditional” departments such as Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, BD, Customer Support/Success, People is a relatively new leadership function. Spent an hour talking to people about an org change (3 separate conversations).

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Part-Time VPE Software Review Salary Non-Compete 136

Transformify

JULY 17, 2019

In her role, Lopez is responsible for providing vision and leadership to the diversity, inclusion, and equity program across Cision’s global organization. I am really proud of our employee-led resource groups. Not only they are employee-led, but also it was the employees who proactively asked for them.

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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

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Conversion optimization is a little different if you’re in B2B. You’ll still need to do the same types of conversion research, persona building, and experimentation that is common across conversion optimization, but let’s talk a bit about how and why B2B is different. Longer Sales Cycles and Micro-Conversions.

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B2B Conversion B2C Sales Cycle 48

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.

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Leadership Global Cofounder Conversion 147

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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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2023

Instead, now is the time to bolster your leadership skills while you still can. In my experience as an executive and leadership consultant, I often get asked for practical guidance by leaders and entrepreneurs facing unanticipated challenges, now and in the future. Demonstrate empathy and actively solicit employee views.

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Leadership Global Employee Conversion 256

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2022

Most businesses spend big money testing their brand logo, catchy marketing phrases, and demographics, but spend little time training and validating that their employees can and do deliver exceptional experiences to their customers. How many of your employees would say that what they think, what they say and what they do are in harmony?

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