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Inside Out: Unlearning it all and Building Leadership from Within

Duct Tape Marketing

Inside Out: Unlearning it all and Building Leadership from Within written by Tosin Jerugba read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Scott Stratten. 15:18] Talk about how leadership is a creative act? [16:26] So welcome, Scott.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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Less Multi-Tasking, More Meditation: A New Model For Start-up Leadership

YoungUpstarts

This state of affairs not only led me to found a company, Oh My Green, that’s exclusively focused on health and wellness in the workplace, but also to develop a new approach to leadership — one that inspires people to bring their best selves (instead of their most stressed selves) to work. billion, or $1,685 per employee, annually.

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It’s About Women Running Startups

Steve Blank

Just before the holidays I had coffee with Anne, an ex MBA student running a fairly large product group at a search engine company, now out trying to raise money for her own startup. She had an interesting insight: existing content/media companies were having the same problem as hardware companies that rarely made the leap to new platforms.

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How To Build Great Leadership Teams

Duct Tape Marketing

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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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

Who else would publicly try to launch people into space so that one day we might be able to fly people from New York to Tokyo in 90 minutes. Leadership over backbenchers? I wish I had 20% of her confidence, focus and leadership skills at 25. Startup Lessons' They have a can-do attitude that is infectious.

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Startups Can Be Socially Mindful And Still Make Money

Startup Professionals Musings

Conscious leadership. I see conscious capitalism providing leadership at just the right time – for young entrepreneurs who are a bit disillusioned with the image of “business” today, but want to be profitable without sacrificing trust, reputation, and credibility with their peers and stakeholders important to them. Marty Zwilling

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