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10 Keys To Real Innovation In Your Next New Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Overall I like the principles in the classic book “ Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival ,” by Robert F. It starts with a vision, but benefits quickly from a structured process of idea generation, evaluation, prototyping, customer feedback, and success metrics. Training and coaching. Ownership.

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5 Strategies To Help You Take Charge Of Your Own Life

Startup Professionals Musings

After many extended coaching sessions with entrepreneurs and small business owners, I’ve found myself wondering if my value-add was anything more than you could get by self-coaching. Track your progress with frequent milestones, metrics, and physically checking things off the list. It helps to partner with and coach others.

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10 Steps To A New Venture That Can Change The World

Startup Professionals Musings

Overall I like the principles in the classic book “ Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival ,” by Robert F. It starts with a vision, but benefits quickly from a structured process of idea generation, evaluation, prototyping, customer feedback, and success metrics. Training and coaching. Ownership.

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6 Strategies For Removing Drudgery and Dread At Work

Startup Professionals Musings

I found these pillars, and the first principles behind them, pulled together well in a classic book, “ Embracing Progress: Next Steps For The Future Of Work ,” by A. Coach for productivity, performance, and creativity. They all need the same feedback, respect for their input, and coaching to maximize their engagement.

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6 Essential Leadership Practices Raise Accountability

Startup Professionals Musings

Phrases like “holding people accountable” imply negative consequences or punishment, rather than rewards or providing the freedom and coaching to team members to choose their own actions, and pursue what matters most to them. Make sure they are seen as based on metrics, and belong to the performer. Moran and Michael Lennington.

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7 Keys To Sustainably Enriching Your Customers’ Lives

Startup Professionals Musings

I was happy to see quantified evidence of this in a new book, “ Winning on Purpose ,” by Fred Reichhheld, creator of the Net Promoter system of management, in concert with Darci Darnell and Maureen Burns. Use metrics to assess needs and growth economics. Inspire your teams with love and affirmation.

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7 Ways To Elevate Your Team Engagement and Happiness

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet I still see many companies focusing on what I believe are ineffective approaches to turning this productivity challenge around, including stricter processes, more metrics, and financial incentives to improve motivation. Enhance intrinsic motivation through coaching.