People who get stressed managing their own lives don’t make good business leaders. All businesses, especially small ones, require multi-tasking, work prioritization, and constant decision-making, with minimal assistants or help from experts. That’s why Fortune 500 executives usually don’t survive a
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10 Clues That Managing A Business May Not Fit Your Lifestyle
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 5 hours ago
7 Keys To Developing A Culture Of Continuous Innovation And Growth
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 2 days ago
Every business leader I know recognizes the need for a culture that promotes continuous innovation, an entrepreneurial spirit, and one that creates sustainable growth across all functions in the business. Yet most don’t really know how to create that environment or assess when they have achieved it
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Downers On Your Team Will Jeopardize Your Business Survival
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 4 days ago
A “downer” is defined here as someone who seems to dwell on the negatives of every business challenge and loves to highlight bad news or potential problems. No matter how smart or experienced this person may otherwise be, things must change or they will kill your business.
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7 Keys To Maximizing Your Drive To Sustainable Success
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 6 days ago
As a mentor to many business professionals and potential business leaders, I have seen large variations in their drive for career growth and business success. I have always felt that dedication and energy are the keys to long-term growth and success, but I’ve never been sure what it takes to build
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5 Talents That Really Matter For Great Business Leadership
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 9 days ago
In my years of experience in large businesses as well as small ones, I have seen only a few great business leaders. I’m often asked what separates the best from the ordinary, I really struggle with the skills required. I don’t believe the myth that anyone can be a great leader by acquiring the righ
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10 Improvisational Keys To Creating A Winning Business Culture
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 10 days ago
As a business leader, you have to improvise and adapt quickly to survive and thrive in the face of the unpredictable challenges of the market. But this improvisation a not a comedy, although there are some distinct correlations, in relation to reacting, adapting, and communicating. In business and
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7 Basic Facts of Business Life for Focus in Growing Your Own
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.inc.com 11 days ago
When I started mentoring aspiring founders and small businesses a few years ago, I anticipated that I would get mostly tough technology questions, but instead, I more often hear things like "Where do I start?" I find that the basic questions are actually the hardest to answer, just like your parent
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Social-Media Strategy for Your Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.inc.com 12 days ago
An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is "What's the right social-media platform for my business?" Is it Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, or one of the other 100 active and emerging platforms vying for attention these days? The right answer is that not all of these are wor
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i5 Practical Alternatives to a Quick and Final Business Shutdown
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.inc.com 13 days ago
If you are just plain tired of working so hard or your business is not getting the traction you expected, should you shut down cleanly or just file for bankruptcy and walk away? For those who think that bankruptcy is always the easy way out, think again. Bankruptcy should always be the absolute las
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10 Keys To Rising Above The Crowd In Your Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 16 days ago
Everyone knows that all businesses are risky, but they also expect that the right job will be exciting and potentially very lucrative (think early employees at Facebook and Google). Yet we have all heard stories about the high turnover, toxic work environments, management biases, and unpredictable
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