YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2020

As a workplace psychologist, I’m often asked what the psychological effects of COVID-19 are on employees. The project explored the upsides of working from home and the elements of the old workplace that employees were missing; which included the psychological effects of Covid-19 on feelings, performance and function.

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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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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

The stories he told me during our conversation, somber as they are, show the truth of that belief. You can listen to our conversation on Apple podcasts , Google podcasts , or wherever you like to download. 39:34) Humility in leadership and learning from the mistakes. (42:07) In addition, the full transcript is below.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2013

by Vickie Milazzo, author of “ Wicked Success Is Inside Every Woman “ The release of “ Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead “, the new book by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg (pictured), has sparked a firestorm of attention from the media and folks around conference room tables throughout the country.

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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. 9- Focusing on lean operations.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Lean into your strengths, and don’t try to appeal to everyone. For established companies, a rebranding effort could involve discovering elements like the values your customers live by and what your leadership team believes in. Focus on creating a culture that makes your employees proud to be stewards of your brand.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2019

The only way to undercut their efforts is to exercise strategies of cost leadership or differentiation, which translates to slashing the prices or offering something more innovative. Instead, you must create marketing strategies that use people’s spending patterns and preferences to increase the likelihood of conversions.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This philosophy comes from The Lean Startup methodology , which relies on testing hypotheses to better understand your customers’ pain points and goals. In most cases, an organization’s leadership sets the company’s revenue, market share, and goals. You notice that trial conversions of Canva Pro aren’t converting well.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. On October 8 at 10a PT, we’ll be talking about bringing Lean Startup methods to established companies, precisely the kinds of businesses that are most resistant to experimentation, even as they desperately need it. That''s hard. That’s Eric Ries’s job.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

It can also keep your employees employed or help you retain your job—a modicum of security in uncertain times. Greater discipline during boom times offered more flexibility during lean years. And getting it right during the lean years, Bain reports , has a massive impact on companies’ growth rate after things improve: ( Image source ).

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2014

Lean and hungry. Sinyard hires only employees who love biking and watches to see who does lunchtime group rides to separate the “talkers” from the “riders.” For instance, all employees want a chance to be respected, to be challenged, and to grow. Encourage tough conversations. That’s where you start. Is this fair?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 28, 2018

This is when we look like we’re listening (we might even be leaning in and nodding — things we’re taught to do to demonstrate that we’re listening) but, in our heads, we’re thinking about what we’ll say, or about a story that relates to what the speaker is saying, or about a witty or insightful comment we can make about the issue at hand.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! – Conversion Tips and Examples | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. How To Treat Your Employees | TechCrunch – [link]. How to Make a Landing Page That C.O.N.V.E.R.T.S.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 22, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Lean Business: Office Space – A Meditation – [link]. Lean Business: Office Space – A Meditation – [link]. Look for the other photos in the Other section below.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 14, 2014

This is the magic number for leadership teams, product teams, research teams, design teams, and more. For example, FedEx — a giant, incredibly complex company — has streamlined its core leadership team to CEO Fred Smith and 10 direct reports. And during the conversation, there are also fewer arguments and misunderstandings.

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Mike Michalowicz

MARCH 3, 2022

The result is that employees spend an incredible amount of energy playing a part in their career. From calculated conversations and body language, to dressing the part, to acting outside of our own character, how do we know when we’re being professional, or if we’re not being ourselves at all? Increase employee engagement.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2019

by Kaihan Krippendorff, author of “ Driving Innovation from Within: A Guide for Internal Entrepreneurs “ After four years of research into innovation success, I have come to firmly believe that most innovation research is measuring the wrong thing… or at least is overlooking a critical unit of measure: the employee. Conclusion.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 25, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 7 Qualities Of A Truly Loyal Employee | by Dharmesh Shah – [link]. 7 Qualities Of A Truly Loyal Employee | by Dharmesh Shah – [link]. – [link]. Working Remote.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Being Kind To Your Prospective Customers Is Good Business – (Lean Business: Do Unto Others) – [link]. Leadership Rule No. The Secret to a Strong Branding Message?

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2020

Mark has been at the forefront of providing job stability and funding for his own employees and the networks that support them during the pandemic. It's never selfish to try to do the right thing for your employees, your customers, and your stakeholders." You can find my conversation with Mark in that format below.

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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 10, 2020

After that conversation, I called around to learn more about Brian, Joe and Nate, and I got really strong references. And if the reference checks come back positively, then if I believe at startup is a good opportunity, I can lean in right away. That’s when I agreed to meet them.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2018

by Nick Craig, President of the Core Leadership Institute. The prevailing conversation around purpose focuses on how to bring in noble or worthy causes to a business. Common wisdom around millennial retention almost always leans towards keeping them busy with direction. For this reason, challenge itself cannot equal purpose.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Much of the writing on startups focuses on two elements: finding product-market fit scaling the company once #1 is accomplished For product-market fit, we have a lot of source material to work with from the last decade: Steve Blank’s leadership on Customer Development , and Eric Ries’ on the Lean Startup ?—?along One example.

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OnlyOnce

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Lean In, Part II. My post about Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In a couple months ago created some great dialog internally at Return Path. It’s now going to be incorporated into our onboarding program for new employees. However, the study and the conversations that we had around it yielded two other interesting conclusions.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

5:26] Typeform really seems like more of a conversation in comparison to a regular form– how often do you fight the idea that people perceive it as ‘just a form where they only need the data’? [7:55] And if you're listening and you have not experienced Typeform, I mean, it really feels more like a conversation.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 27, 2013

In business the verb usually refers to tools that are created to make projections of sales or profits, but can also be used to predict anything from website traffic to manpower requirements to employee health care costs. Lean Marketing: Facebook advertising for newbies. Lean Business: Pivot Point. Determine break-even volume.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The leadership model is command and control, and they achieve compliance through fear. The kinds of high-quality conversations you need for real innovation can’t happen. Time is a precious commodity when you are running a lean efficiency machine. Unfortunately, most workplaces are relics of the Industrial Revolution.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 11, 2020

You can find my conversation with Sam in that format below. 16:07) We discuss the importance of facilitating people's ability to do work, especially for leaders who have the flexibility to offer employees the chance to help. (18:12) I wanted to start with a recent conversation I had with Sam Altman.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2021

In this conversation Eren and I talked about his journey from a small town in Turkey to founding the education startup Udemy, also quite successful, to Carbon Health and eventually Carbon Health's vaccination efforts. Here's my conversation with Eren Bali. His number one takeaway is one we have heard again and again. EB : Yeah.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

This reminded me of a conversation with one of my direct reports years before my daughter was born. Our conversation went like this: Me: Jim, how are we doing with getting Ansys ported? When I explained this to him, the conversation got heated. It is so hard to find a place to work as an employee where they GET this.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Hard skills such as data analytics are essential to being successful as a product manager, but equally-valued are soft skills such as communication, collaboration and leadership. These managers have a tendency to steamroll conversations. Use frameworks in interviews to explain your qualifications and show your thought-processes.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 18, 2023

Her new book Talking on Eggshells: Soft Skills for Hard Conversations , shows you how to speak up instead of shut down, face challenges head-on instead of running the other way, and keep your cool even when others don’t. Get your copy of Talking on Eggshells: Soft Skills for Hard Conversations Sam’s website. Like this show?

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 2, 2021

He also shared his perspective on M&A (including Uber’s recent acquisitions of Postmates and Drizly), autonomous vehicles, the complexities of working in highly regulated industries, and how his personal and professional background shaped the way he approaches leadership today. And you were beloved by Expedia employees.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

They could have started with the hypothesis they needed both, and then they could have heard customers agreeing, but the next step should have been a “minimum feature set&# -&# product/market fit&# conversation. Reply My take on Customer Development and the Lean Startup | Recess Mobile Blog , on January 9, 2010 at 5:29 am Said: [.]

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 27, 2017

This removes them from direct interaction and contact with both employees and customers, making the company less responsive to the needs of its workers and clients. Sustainable Growth Requires Planning and Direct Involvement of Leadership. Without direct intervention by leadership, sales and profits begin a rapid descent.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 1, 2017

They know how to “lean in” to a topic and exert influence on it. I read recently that Jeff Bezos starts meetings with 30 minutes of silence while everyone around the table reads all the details of the discussion points, and the conversation that follows is entirely actionable. You also win employees with energy.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 20, 2021

From Amazon’s leadership principles : Speed matters in business. In 2006, I joined Yelp as employee #20 when the company had $1M in annual revenue. They deploy this principle intending to create a lean, high-performing startup. This week instead of next week. Today instead of tomorrow. We value calculated risk taking.

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