Awareness of your unique talents and behavior impacts building thriving start-ups. Your builder talents influence business outcomes like revenue, growth, job creation, and innovation. Since the 1930s, economists Irving Fisher and John Maynard Keynes have studied the link between individual characteristics and economic behavior. Research has clearly established positive links between certain talents and several […]
Read MoreBuilding thriving start-ups isn’t easy. You will face immense challenges and confront uncertain situations. Facing challenges successfully requires a high level of self-awareness of your unique talents and strengths. Building takes vision and action. Every builder will carve their own journey. Sense of Direction No matter where you are in the process of building a venture, […]
Read MoreWelcome back. Have you given thought to what you’re building? Do you know how you fit in a new start up or organization? As you’re building, what kind of role player are you? What role is best for you? What type of builder does the team need? As we learned in the last blog, the […]
Read MoreHave you thought about what kind of builder you might be? What unique builder talents do you have? Do you fit in the new startup? Last week, we talked about meeting people and asking, “What are you building?” This question will set you apart and create much deeper discussion. After all, that’s what most of […]
Read MoreHave you been to a business gathering or networking event to build relationships? Right after putting on your name tag and smile, you start to mingle, offering hand shakes, sharing your name, and pretty quickly the first question comes your way… “What do you do?” I’ve heard that question throughout life, whether in business settings […]
Read MoreSo here we are with the last key in Developing a Team — Inspiring the team. In our “Develop a Winning Team” introduction, we talked about the question leaders ask about winning teams. How do I help the team reach success? How do I develop a team that others want to join? Then we started […]
Read MoreIn our last blog, Developing a Winning Team – Hiring Formula”, we started looking at three basic areas to focus on, when combined, will help develop a winning team — the hiring formula, firing, and inspiring. Do you and your team have a “firing” process? Are you consistent? Firing a Team Member Being released from one’s responsibilities […]
Read MoreIn our last blog, Developing a Winning Team, we started looking at three basic areas to focus on, when combined, that will help develop a winning team — the hiring formula, firing, and inspiring. Do you and your team have a “hiring formula” or process? Hands, Head, and Heart Unlike sports, work teams spend more time evaluating […]
Read MoreMany first time and emerging leaders think about how to develop a winning team. How do I help the team reach success? How do I develop a team that others want to join? There are three basic areas to focus on, when combined, will determine the success to develop a winning team: hiring, firing, and […]
Read MoreStories of powerful group efforts have been around since the Bible stories. Some of the efforts were for a wrong cause, yet some are incredible stories of the power of people coming together… to be a winning team. Develop a Winning Team From many stories in history, we can see how to develop successful winning […]
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