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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. Here are some quick guidelines on what I think it takes to build a sense of leadership: 1.

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Why Philadelphia Business Owners Should Consider an Executive Leadership Course

The Startup Magazine

Choosing to enroll in an executive leadership course could do just that. Below are some of the main reasons Philadelphia business owners should consider an executive leadership course. Improve Your Business and Leadership Skills. Would you like to complete a business-related course that will benefit you and your business?

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7 Ways To Raise Your Visibility As A Business Leader

Startup Professionals Musings

Most investors will readily admit that they invest in entrepreneur leadership, more so than innovative ideas, but they often find it difficult to separate aspiring leaders from those that are clearly extraordinary. Johnson accepted full company accountability on Twitter for a racial profiling incident at a Starbucks in Philadelphia.

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Innovating Municipal Government Culture

Steve Blank

Widder is the Vice President of Innovation and holds the Steve Blank Innovation Chair at Philadelphia University. He’s helping city government in Philadelphia become more innovative by applying Lean startup methods and Philadelphia University’s innovation curriculum. Philadelphia University Undergraduate Curriculum.

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Victims and Leaders

Feld Thoughts

” In the longer version of the story, he talked about his experience on the Philadelphia Eagles (amazing talent, victim mentality) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (mediocre talent, leader mentality.) The team, especially the leadership team, is dynamite. The leadership team is dynamite and very, very tight knit.

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8 Activities To Satisfy Your Boss You Are Accountable

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, Howard Schultz at Starbucks was quick to accept accountability for a racial bias incident a few years ago in one of his stores in Philadelphia, and he shut down all his stores for an anti-bias training session, rather than try to blame a single store employee or overall cultural conditions.

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Stories of Opportunity from the First Round Capital Key Hire Wire – VP of Sales, CTO, VP of Engineering

This is going to be BIG.

VP of Sales, Monetate - Philadelphia, PA A finger hovers above a mouse button. I tried to make it a little more entertaining than your average job RSS feed. If you know of senior level business and technical professionals looking for exciting startup opportunities, they can sign up here. It wants to click. It.must.have.Prada.