Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2021

CEOs who make this happen start by hiring the right people, communicating a strategy, and being the role model for collaboration. Provide leadership to drive a transformation. Manage the conflicting demands of leadership. There is no more dangerous position in business than clinging to the status quo.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Thus everyone has to make sure they are focusing on what is important, and making leadership decisions to save the business. That is what business leadership is all about. In fact, large organizations need entrepreneurial leadership and thinking just as much as startups. You can lead to succeed wherever you are.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2022

Therefore an entrepreneur’s first requirement is to hire or team only with people who are accountable (already have the confidence and skills you need) – training them on the job is prohibitively expensive when you have minimal income.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2023

I found some good insights and details on this approach in the classic book, “ How To Be A Great Boss ,” by Gino Wickman and René Boer, who speak from years of experience working with leadership teams of both small and large companies. Then when you have to hire people, you will pick the best. Understand both leadership and management.

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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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Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2018

While Silicon Valley has grown to have global influence, in many ways the cultural leadership from the venture community has dramatically shrunk in the last decade. Among other things the book reminded me how important leadership is in setting startup culture – both consciously and implicitly. And back then they were all men.)

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Thus everyone has to make sure they are focusing on what is important, and making leadership decisions to save the business. That is what business leadership is all about. In fact, large organizations need entrepreneurial leadership and thinking just as much as startups. You can lead to succeed wherever you are.

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Mike Michalowicz

MARCH 17, 2022

Regardless of the size of your business, your success depends on your leadership. How we’re defining leadership has changed here in my office, and after seeing the significant increase in productivity, profit, and overall employee satisfaction, I hope other businesses follow suit. . You’re only hiring employees you trust, right?

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

DataRails , the financial analysis and reporting software startup, has announced the hiring of David Rosenberg as the company’s new VP of customer success. In his 17-year career, Rosenberg has developed key insights into the minds of CFOs and FP&A teams, with strengths in both customer-facing leadership and data analytics itself.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Large businesses typically have strong HR departments to help them navigate the hiring process. For that reason, many small business owners find themselves wearing the HR hat and trying to navigate the difficult task of finding and hiring the right team members. Why is hiring the right candidates so difficult? What do you value?

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 18, 2020

Peter Drucker, the iconic father of modern management, characterized the difference between management and leadership, saying, “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”. To identify leaders with an entrepreneurial mindset you need to change your approach to hiring. Play down the resume.

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OnlyOnce

DECEMBER 7, 2022

There’s been a growing cry for tech companies to add diversity to their leadership teams and boards, and for good reason. It takes a lot of time and effort to recruit and hire and onboard new directors, and in the world of important versus urgent, it will always be merely important. That person is no longer available to be hired.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2019

You may have a strong product development background, but typically have minimal experience in hiring and leading team members and groups, or managing financials. You likely have hired a few helpers, such as an assistant, a social media coordinator, and a bookkeeper. Recruit a bare-bones staff to follow your directions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Thus everyone has to make sure they are focusing on what is important, and making leadership decisions to save the business. That is what business leadership is all about. In fact, large organizations need entrepreneurial leadership and thinking just as much as startups. You can lead to succeed wherever you are. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2022

How do we prove to ourselves (and to others) that we are really exercising extreme leadership? In this extreme leadership model, leaders aren’t afraid to take risks, make mistakes in front of employees, or actively solicit team feedback. At best, they hire “helpers” rather than help, and are too busy to train the helpers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

I saw this challenge highlighted well in a new book, “ Leadership Skills that Inspire Incredible Results ,” by Fred Halstead. Of course, full trust must be earned, but it is critical to do some due diligence before hiring new team members, or establishing partnerships. Not trusting key team members to get required results.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2022

Even after many years mentoring entrepreneurs and advising businesses, I continue to be surprised by the primary focus on products and processes, and the often incidental attention to hiring and nurturing the right people. Don’t let one incident, observation, rumor, or misunderstanding cause a rush to judgement, or hiring mistake.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Abraham Gin, an entrepreneur, business coach, and CEO of Gin Consulting Group , which provides unique leadership development and training platforms. Abraham serves his clients with both forward-looking business growth strategy and digital marketing through leadership applications partners. What problems does it solve?

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OnlyOnce

MAY 4, 2023

First, you’ll know it’s time to hire a Chief Privacy Officer when you wake up in the middle of the night terrified that you’re going to find your company on the front page of the newspaper or served a subpoena to testify before Congress about a data breach.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 16, 2018

by Gary Douglas, author of “ How To Become Money “ Throughout the twentieth century, authoritarianism was the most common (and seemingly most effective) form of workplace leadership. The true value of a staff member often has nothing to do with the job they have been hired into. During this period, attrition was low.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

In “ Fearless Leadership: Overcoming Reticence, Procrastination, and the Voices of Doubt Inside Your Head “ , legendary business consultant and international speaker Alan Weiss, Ph.D.,provides This is, of course, metaphorical, and no one can die making leadership decisions, even wrong ones.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 21, 2020

We still live in a world where the extroverted “ideal” shapes many aspects of leadership in our workplace. Bringing on great introvert talent – Shallow first impressions and personality biases that favor extroverts often play too large a role in hiring and promotion decisions. To learn more, visit jenniferkahnweiler.com.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2021

The CEO must focus on key management team hires and assume a few mistakes which need to get fixed. A great hire can make a company, but a single bad one can break it. Provide effective leadership. Remember that leadership is both upward, as well as downward to direct reports and employees.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

It does require leadership at all levels of the organization to find shared values, set clear expectations, attract and develop talent, accelerate execution of a winning strategy, and generate a feeling of alignment, togetherness, and engagement every day. They keep waiting for top management to somehow fix the situation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.” Execution leadership. Leadership brand development.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2018

However, organizational leadership is a key skill that every entrepreneur needs to manage a successful company that grows over time. If you are interested in leading a company, then consider studying organizational leadership. What Is Organizational Leadership? Understanding the Difference Between Management and Leadership.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 5, 2020

Every leading position in business requires a demonstration of diverse skills and leadership styles. My leadership style is a direct reflection of my personality: driven, competitive and compassionate. One of the many blessings of success is the opportunity to ponder my leadership style. Thanks to Lauren Mendoza, Swipecast ! #2-

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Berkonomics

JULY 15, 2021

The first professional senior manager that an entrepreneur hires to share the growing workload does not last more than a year. Entrepreneurs start businesses with a strong vision of what and how , involved in every process from buying supplies to hiring and directly supervising early employees. What is the common problem?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2022

They don’t realize that it takes more to succeed in business or a career – it takes leadership skills to get people to follow you, including peers, a team, business partners, and customers. Luckily, you can learn needed leadership skills. Celebrate small successes in your leadership efforts.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Her background in Psychology, competitive cycling, and a challenging upbringing provided Debra a unique set of tools and insights that she uses to teach others to strengthen their leadership skills. The post Female Founder Interview: Debra Sunderland – Conscious Leadership Coaching appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2022

Every startup lucky enough to get some traction gets to the point where they decide to hire some “regular employees” for sales, marketing, and administrative tasks. What they should be doing is hiring only “entrepreneurs,” meaning people who think and act as if this is their own business.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Many startup CEOs hire COOs or launch companies with a co-founder carrying the title. When should founders hire one? There’s simply too much nuance and too many options, all with varied pros and cons, to suggest a silver bullet in your hiring process. More importantly, A-players attract and hire other A-players.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Recently, I’ve been working with a few of our portfolio companies to help them think about how to recruit and interview their first analytics hire. When to make your first analytics hire. So when should you start thinking about your first analytics hire? What to look for in your first analytics hire.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2022

New entrepreneurs tend to focus only on getting the product right, and assume that the right culture and ethics will come later simply by hiring good people. I saw a good summary of these in the classic book, “ Ethical Leadership ,” by Andrew Leigh, an expert in this area. The reality is different. Ethics can’t be managed.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2022

How To Build Great Leadership Teams written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In 2009, he co-founded a new firm, Relationship Impact , a consulting firm focused on working with CEOs to unleash the potential of their leadership teams. Key Takeaway: Leadership teams have an enormous impact on their organizations.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 20, 2018

by Ken Blanchard, author of the best selling “ The New One Minute Manager ” and the new “ Servant Leadership in Action: How You Can Achieve Great Relationships and Results “ To me, servant leadership is the only way to guarantee great relationships and great results. Answered by Stephen M.

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OnlyOnce

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

For example, you’ll know it’s time to hire a CCO when you realize you’ve never measured customer satisfaction. Another sign that you need to hire a CCO is if you are spending too much of your own time putting out customer fires rather than thinking about how to make customers more successful by using your product.

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