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[Infographic] Leadership Styles Around The World

YoungUpstarts

From autocratic style management to more egalitarian ones, there are specific overarching philosophies that drive leadership styles in different countries. For example, in UK and Ireland leadership tends to be both casual yet ruthless at the same time; in France it’s far more autocratic and authoritarian.

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London Calling

Startup Lessons Learned

Four months ago, T he Lean Startup debuted at #2 on the New York Times bestseller list. Since then, I have been immersed in a non-stop whirlwind book tour of North America, filled with as many events, interviews, and talks as I could physically manage. The Lean Startup is about learning what your customers really want.

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How Businesses Can Brace Themselves for the Post-Brexit Fallout

crowdSPRING Blog

There’s talk of Scotland and Ireland seeking independence and other EU nations plotting exits of their own, as well. While it’s always important to be shrewd about managing your business costs, climates like the one emerging today can be particularly brutal. Related posts: Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition.

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Resources for Global Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

If you’re not looking for funding, it might make more sense for you to put together a Lean Plan which you can do in less than an hour, using our LivePlan software or with our free Lean Plan template. A Lean Plan can help you get a handle on the most important aspects of running a successful business. Local Enterprise Office.

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Making Marketing Training Work: Closing Skills Gaps, Proving Value

ConversionXL

The Digital Marketing Institute’s 2016 report “ Missing the Mark: The Digital Marketing Skills Gap in the USA, UK & Ireland ” lays bare marketers’ shortcomings. Our advocate went from managing one person to a dedicated team that included a data person, an SEO, an editor, and developers. A Skills Gap Marketers Don’t Know They Have.

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10 Entrepreneurs Share What Makes Their Business Unique

Hearpreneur

This would not have been possible without taking to heart the mission of our company – to help teams implement Lean principles and optimize their projects, no matter their scope or level of difficulty. So I founded Motivii in 2014; a platform built for managers that provides them with fast feedback from their direct reports.

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This Weekend

Startup Lessons Learned

The next couple of days are going to be amazing, as the Lean Startup community converges on San Francisco. As a reminder, the first 200 people to show up will get one of the very first copies of the Lean Startup Book , a pre-publication printed galley. Product management and customer development, KISSmetrics.