Based on my own career as a business owner and angel investor, in this age of change, I still see key successes and growth from the same team member work qualities. These haven’t changed much over the years, but still seem to be often overlooked by business professionals and leaders in their haste
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Keys To Improving Your Image And Career Advancement
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 339 days ago
6 Mindsets That Separate the Most Effective Leaders
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 340 days ago
I’m sure you will agree that not all business leaders are created equal, starting from the CEO on down. But I have found the more challenging question to be what distinguishes the best leaders from all the rest, especially before they have been selected and tested in a new role. My own conclusion,
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Keys To Personalized Team And Customer Connections
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 343 days ago
The days of leadership without engagement are gone. With interactive social media and video everywhere, everyone needs to feel they have a relationship with their leaders, and every brand needs leader personification for customers to relate. Soon you won’t be able to name a business as one of your
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Priorities When Offering A New Product Or Service
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 344 days ago
Every one of you business owners I know periodically introduces new products and services to sustain growth, fight off competitors, or take advantage of new technologies. Often, despite your passion and expectation, customers don’t immediately see the value and need that you see, and you have no id
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10 Business Practices Owners Often Learn The Hard Way
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 345 days ago
I agree with those of you who tell me that you learn the most from your own mistakes, but that shouldn’t keep you from starting with some best practices, and the feedback from others who have been there and done that. In my experience, mistakes in business are an expensive and painful way to learn,
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7 Keys To Creating A Connected Team For Your Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 347 days ago
Many of you business leaders I work with, and entrepreneurs I mentor, have a great strategy and an innovative solution, but struggle with building and motivating the team necessary to run your business. You assume everyone has your passion, and simply needs your command and control to make it work.
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6 Keys To Thriving In This New Era Of Remote Services
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 352 days ago
With the power of the Internet, and the impact of the recent pandemic, the world of business services, such as accounting and marketing, have gone more and more remote. Yet the value of real relationships, as with consumer customers, has become critical to your business services growth and success.
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7 Ways To Keep Your Business Working Like A Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 354 days ago
For all of you whose business has survived for a few years, have you noticed how your thinking has changed? Instead of sizing up new opportunities and actively courting every new customer, you start worrying about cutting costs, repeatable processes, and overtaking known competitors. As a consultan
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7 Goodwill Factors Will Raise Your Business Valuation
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 359 days ago
When it’s time to sell your company, or get new investors, valuation is the key parameter to success or disappointment. The first step is to quantify the value of assets and current financial performance, but every one of you wants to go further by adding additional value for “intangibles,” commonl
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10 Rules To Bridge The Gap In Business Communications
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 361 days ago
In growing your business, how you communicate under pressure can make or break your progress, as well as your relationship with the team and outside constituents. In my experience as a mentor and consultant, it is not just the words, but also your tone, approach, body language, and the context in w
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