Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

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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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 8, 2022

teams usually outperform individuals or groups of individuals) but very few Founder CEOs are skilled at creating a high-performing senior leadership team. It’s a myth to believe that leadership has always resided in the CEO. Successful companies have distributed leadership across the business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Get involved with non-profits where CEOs serve on the board, attend their galas and events, and get to know the leadership. CEOs may resonate with a higher-end content strategy such as white papers, books, or even a branded podcast. Look for CEO roundtables and forums. None in your area? Consider starting one.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Siegel’s recent book, THE BRAINS AND BRAWN COMPANY: How Leading Organizations Blend the Best of Digital and Physical , explores how (and why) many business owners in digitized industries overlook and underappreciate traditional competencies like logistics, manufacturing, customer service, and quality control. Can you tell us more?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Here, he shares his thoughts on capacity building as a leadership strategy. . I have gone all-in on capacity building as a leadership strategy. By investing in capacity building as a leadership strategy, you will inspire others to be better, help them grow, and create a better outcome for both your business and employees.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2018

Alice Mann’s latest book, Future First: How Successful Leaders Turn Innovation Challenges into New Value Frontiers is an important read for any business leader or entrepreneur who wishes to embrace global challenges as innovation opportunities. Why did you write this book? What does a future-first talent strategy look like?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Mistake 3: Lack Of Leadership I have often observed that product inventors are not necessarily good communicators or leaders. Good leadership is the secret sauce of a successful startup. And always remember: Leadership is not everybody’s piece of cake. It’s so easy, and there are many books on how to build startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Other than that we’ve adopted a “barbell strategy” where we may choose to avoid the high-priced, less-proven A & B rounds but we have raised 3 Growth Funds that then can lean in when there is more quantitative evidence of growth and market leadership and we can underwrite a $10–20 million round from a separate vehicle.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 30, 2017

Here are six strategies for paying attention to what matters in a corporate environment rich with rules. Here’s the thing: If team members must run to leadership for every decision, productivity suffers and so does morale. Of course, there will be things that must be approved by leadership, so be crystal clear about those expectations.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 31, 2023

According to Ben Wigert, director of research and strategy for workplace management at Gallup, forcing employees to come to the office under the threat of discipline could lead to disengagement, fear, and distrust. So what explains the drop in productivity associated with quiet quitting?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 3, 2024

As an EO strategy summit facilitator, I have witnessed first-hand the value of these events for the community. Strategy summits are opportunities for growth, connection, putting steel to the grindstone, and sharpening processes to drive transformation. A facilitator’s job is to steward a leadership team of decision-makers.

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StartupNation

JUNE 22, 2021

A brand’s representation of reality begins with and grows under the leadership of a company’s founders, its CEO and its top executives. Here is what you need to know to make an authentic brand come to life: The value of leadership. All in all, it was a remarkably successful evolution of leadership, values and brand. Most aren’t.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Beforehand, I read his book Tape Sucks , watched some of his videos on YouTube, and read his blog posts. Frank’s new book Amp It Up evoked the same feeling as our conversation. The book is part personal history, part management philosophy, all intensity. ” The book champions the idea of accelerating execution pace.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Kim emphasizes that while all investments are focused on short-term financial performance, founders must concentrate on their long-term business strategy to increase valuation. In the startup world, exit strategies are vital. Kim finds solace in reading specialized books to expand his knowledge.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

See, I never meant to write this particular book, Honest to Greatness , about how today’s greatest leaders use strategic, brutal honesty to achieve success in their lives and businesses. I actually meant to write a marketing book because my biggest company, GEM, is a marketing agency.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 19, 2019

He has written a Wall Street Journal bestselling book called The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future. . From them, I have learned tremendous lessons about leadership, success and business. I didn’t fully realize what was happening until we landed and I had the narrative for The Book of Mistakes.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 9, 2020

Contributed by Shawn Johal, business growth coach, leadership speaker and co-founder of DALS Lighting, Inc. Author Greg McKeown wrote an excellent book before the virus. His book, Essentialism , encourages readers to take an disciplined, essentialist approach to their lives. Only you can decide how your life should be lived.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

It’s predictable, there is no reason to get mad about it and with a well-designed play book you can overcome this much of the time. I was amazed at your innovation, approach, cleverness, enthusiasm, leadership traits, background, education, team?—?everything. I call it, “Remind me why I love you again?” everything.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 29, 2023

He will oversee the Product, Design and Analytics teams and lead the product vision and strategy for Grab. Last year, his scope was expanded to oversee the Fulfillment product and tech teams that ensure bookings and orders are efficiently and reliably fulfilled using the ecosystem of Grab’s driver-partner network and marketplace capabilities.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 15, 2021

Check out these 10 valuable resources to grow your skills as a new entrepreneur and implement the correct strategies and processes from the start. You’ll find case studies about other successful business owners, as well as big-picture discussions about leadership. Find inspiration through books.

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Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

She’s reached thousands with her messages of marketing, entrepreneurship and leadership. Formerly a Faith Based Therapist and syndicated writer, Labeaud is also the author of thirteen self-help books and counting. So whatever I’m doing, I’m always looking forward to the phase of implementing strategies to support the team and vision.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Nigeria-based health tech startup Helium Health has acquired Meddy , a Qatar-headquartered and UAE-based doctor booking platform for an undisclosed amount. Meddy CEO Haris Aghadi and COO Abed Alkarim Khattab will join Helium’s leadership team as part of the deal. Helium Health’s acquisition of Meddy is a major expansion play.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 2, 2023

Then, we develop a communication strategy to convey the value of these face-to-face tasks to hybrid employees, to get their buy-in on coming to the office for high-impact work pursuits. Mentoring and leadership development often takes subtlety and nuance, navigating emotions and egos.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Alpha traits are key to leadership success. When it comes to your company, project it as large regardless of its actual size, stay strong and push your strategy forward with unbridled confidence. Likewise, focus your company’s attention on competitive strategies such as rapid scaling. Plug holes in your competitive strategy.

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Feedough

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Startup leadership is a unique art that not everyone possesses. Hence, its vital for you to have good decision-making, management, and leadership skills. Visionary leaders plan and define their future strategies well in advance. The golden rule of startup leadership is never to copy leaders of other startups. Bottom-Line?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Tips for Cleaning Up the Books First things first, if you’re not already using accounting software, start now. I told my leadership team about the sale before I told the rest of the company. That blueprint is your exit strategy. Selling a business without an exit strategy is similar. They show you have nothing to hide.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

But the more we dug into the market strategy, the more we realized we needed to do more than change how we marketed our services. Next, we brought in new leadership. This is a key principle from Jim Collin’s book, Good to Great. So we did some hiring at key leadership positions throughout the company.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 25, 2015

We built a business with $36 million in bookings and real customers who relied upon our service. He also talked about the work he enjoyed doing: coming up with our strategy, working with our largest customers (like Allstate, DirecTV), working with VCs (Accel, Upfront, Rincon, Salesforce.com) and talking with future investors.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 9, 2019

It's awesome to see how Empire Tax Professionals, with Rachel's leadership has grown from a small accounting, book keeping and overall financial company to a larger one and that's thriving. An author of four books, two of them best-sellers. His latest book is Celebrity CEO. Leadership and Culture.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

What challenges and success the initiative booked in the first six months, and how COVID-19 impacted the project. We are fortunate to have leadership that have masterminded strategies utilizing public and private funding, along with a stellar regional foundation (Danville Regional Foundation, or DRF) to slowly work this puzzle out.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

For some companies, that’s led to a disconnect between lower-level employees and leadership, the latter of whom are generally skeptical of remote work. But over the past 8 years, the platform has expanded to handle various aspects of desk booking, room reservation and guest management. Image Credits: Robin.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 15, 2021

You can use decision-aid strategies to address cognitive biases to defend your organization from misinformation. One of the most effective strategies is to help your employees and yourself build up a habit of automatically considering alternative possibilities to any claim you hear, especially claims that feel comfortable to you.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2021

Ivy Slater, CEO of Slater Success , offering strategy, leadership, and speaking services. And being part of a community can equip you with tools, strategies, and mental grit to do that. Tweet “None can learn ‘how to run a business successfully’ from reading a business book or watching a video.”]

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Groundbreaking economist, author, investor, and entrepreneur is honored with the Angel Capital Association’s Hans Severiens Award While performing the research that culminated in her book, The Next Wave: Financing and Investing Strategies for Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs , Alicia Robb, Ph.D.,

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StartupNation

JULY 13, 2021

Used by permission of HarperCollins Leadership. Since these leaders had no margin of error, they tried to find a playbook or blueprint to show them exactly how to execute their digital transformation strategy. Organizations traditionally have prioritized their strategy and budgets according to the “business hierarchy of needs.”

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 24, 2022

Businesses at any size or stage can implement this strategy. Employees have to spend time with top company leadership—especially the CEO—in order to learn the most successful behaviors. They superserve customers and drive the organization forward. Over time, they mentor others, creating a chain reaction of growth. And the good news?

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Under Governor Murphy’s leadership, New Jersey has prioritized small businesses by investing in resources to help them succeed,” said NJEDA Chief Executive Officer Tim Sullivan. To date, 76 percent of the funding has supported minority-owned small businesses.

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