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Hire A-Players For Your Startup
Large corporations go out of their way to hire headhunters to look for the best available talent for their company. They know hiring the best person makes the company better, period. As a startup you...
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11 Methods For Dealing With Problem Employees
What’s your #1 tip for dealing with problem employees gently – so the whole team doesn’t suffer as a result? 1. Focus on Actions “When you need to deal with a problem employee, be prepared to...
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The Pros And Cons Of Going Into Business With A Buddy
by Jun Loayza I’ve built five companies in my startup career, four of which I started with close friends. It’s quite common to build a company with a close friend: you get together, think of a cool...
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3 Ways Of Getting Honest Feedback From Your Team
by Kelsey Meyer I’m addicted to learning. At one point, my parents almost convinced me to go to graduate school for no reason other than the fact that I enjoyed school. Luckily, I chose a different...
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14 Ways To Make Sure High Potential Talent Gets The Best Support
How can small companies make sure that high potential talent is getting the best possible support and mentorship? PRIORITIZE IT HIGHLY “I find support and mentorship has to be a vocalized priority,...
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5 Tips For Building A Trusted Business Team (From Anywhere)
by Arek Skuza It is not easy to be the CEO of an up-and-coming startup, especially when you are frequently out of your office talking to investors and the actual time you spend in contact with your...
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Re-Thinking Project Management To Drive Results
Consultants and management experts have come up with various metaphors and models to talk about the productivity plateau – that strange period after a company has achieved initial success and begins to...
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4 Secrets Of Creating Great Company Culture
by Josh Allan Dykstra The word “organization” and the word “organism” come from the same root word. Company culture bears many similarities to natural ecosystems. The way founders do business in the...
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11 Ways Mentors Are Essential To Your Success
Question: What importance would you place on having a mentor in business and in life? FOLLOW THE PARALLEL PATH “Having a business and life mentor is not only important, it’s essential. Entrepreneurs...
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Your Employees Are Not Like You
by Sarah Schupp I recently heard behavioral analyst Steve Sisler speak at an event for the Colorado Chapter of Entrepreneur’s Organization. Prior to the event, he asked us all to take two tests: a...
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Side Projects Are Vitamins For What You Love In Life, Or Painkillers If...
by Mark Hendrickson Six months ago, we started Side Racket. Built to get people doing more of what they love, you can create, discover and join amazing projects. It’s a home on the web for side...
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7 Tips For Leaving Work At Home While On Vacation
By Maren Hogan When I finally made the leap to starting my own consulting company, it was with a sense of totality. I, a serial executive for various startups, had finally realized that I didn’t want...
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37 Ideas For Motivating Your Employees
by Bryan J. Zaslow A good job is hard to find, but every entrepreneur knows a good employee is even harder to keep. As an entrepreneur, one must ensure his or her company is staffed with people who...
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11 Simple Tips For Being Happier At Work
Question: What’s your most helpful tip for being happier at work? Ditch the Debbie Downers“Unhappy people will rub off on you. So if you can avoid the “Negative Nellies” and office gossip, do so....
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How To Cripple Your Team And Guarantee Failure
by Emily Holdman In our modern, innovation-craving economy, failure is trendy. We occasionally remember to qualify that the market values constructive failure, the unavoidable lessons from which we can...
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9 Ways You Can Make Your Startup Employees Happiest
What’s one company culture characteristic that you have found makes your startup employees the happiest? How do you make sure you’re implementing it? 1. Implement Mini-Reviews“Every six weeks, we have...
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Why Everyone We Hire Must Think Like A Growth Hacker
by Jon Oringer “What keeps you up at night?” I get this question a lot these days. it comes from analysts, investors, journalists, our board, employees, and friends. The answer has become clearer over...
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11 Things Your Team Can Teach You About Leadership
What’s the most surprising thing one of your direct reports has taught you about leadership? 1. Value Upward Feedback“I’ve made a point over the past five years to ask for upward feedback, and I’ve...
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You Only Get One Shot To Build The Right Startup Team
by Stirling Cox No matter how innovative or sound your idea is, getting a startup off the ground is challenging. And without the right team in place, it can be next to impossible. Your core team is...
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4 Tips For Empowering Your Team
by Dan Adika In the initial stages of any business, there is a chance that you will see very rapid growth in the number of employees that you have. While this can be an exciting time, it can also be...
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