Category: Leadership & Strategy
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Resources For Your Team
What do resources for your team look like? Many factors exist: perks and benefits of the startup; perks and benefits of the Support team; and resources you and management provide. The biggest resource, I believe, you can provide your team is the freedom to grow and solve problems on their own. With providing everything it’s…
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Storyline Format
I’ve been reading books on winemaking and viticulture and was really struggling through them with all the terms. About 95% of the terms were new to me (background: prior to two months ago, I had brewed several batches of beer with friends and recently three separate apple cider batches by myself, but definitely no winemaking…
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What’s the Role of a Coach in Support? Aren’t We All the Same?
This is one piece I’ve wrestled with. A lot. Initially, I was against the idea of creating two distinct teams — part of me still is — but I’ve come to see a different perspective. Think about life this way: we’re really only amazing and successful at our top one or maybe two priorities. For example, if you gave…
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Diversity
I almost refrained from putting this section in here — not because I don’t believe in it, but because it’s seen as the trendy thing to say, whether or not you actually believe it, though feel pressured to affirm it. However, after reflecting on it I realized truth is still truth, not matter if it’s a cliché…
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The Contentment Paradox
In startups, it’s completely natural — and expected — to push ourselves to achieve more, to do more, to set stretch goals. It’s because we set the bar so high, that we, as humanity, accomplish much (we are all A-Players, after all!). It’s a true wonder and marvel for us as people. Yet at the same time this easily…
Jeff Beaumont 