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The Future of Corporate Agility

Startup Lessons Learned

Guest post by by Jennifer Maerz, contributing editor of Lean Startup Co. A big part of adopting Lean Startup in an established company involves fundamentally shifting the way organizations manage people and ideas. In thinking about the future of corporate agility and management, what modern practices are most vital to today’s leaders?

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18 Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Deal With Economic Uncertainty

Hearpreneur

In a recession, some businesses may lay off talented employees. We also run a lean business, with regular budgets and reviews of expenses. However, one area that businesses cannot afford to divest from is their own employees. Scenario planning, strategic cost management, diversification, flexibility, and agility.

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Lead and Disrupt

Steve Blank

The idea of exploitation versus exploration was central in my own work in building the lean methodology for start-ups. Today, lean is the de facto method for building new start-ups. In the end, exploitation pays your salary while exploration pays your pension. Companies that survive do both.

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50 Blogs That Will Make You A Better Manager

YoungUpstarts

(Recommended Post: Why secret salaries are a baaaaaad idea ). Agile Management. On this blog, you’ll read about great ideas for becoming a more agile manager. The Agile Executive. This blog offers great advice for transforming yourself into a lean and mean manager. The Manager’s Office. The Cranky Middle Manager.

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Cyrus Baseghi Discusses Why Buying a Working Business Is Profitable

The Startup Magazine

Trained Employees. One of the other headaches of starting a company is finding and training quality employees. Companies with their fundamentals in place are more agile and can respond to challenges. When beginning a startup company, most owners are not able to pay themselves a salary right away. Ability to Pay Yourself.

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John Doerr's 10 lean startup tips

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, October 30, 2008 John Doerrs 10 lean startup tips I just saw video of John Doerrs talk yesterday at VentureBeat’s “How to manage your start-up in the downturn&# roundtable event. Voluntary salary reduction program. Over-communicate with employees, investors, customers.

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Why It’s A Great Time To Be A Consultant — And 15 Ways To Be A Successful One

YoungUpstarts

According to the Workplace 2025 study released in 2017 by Randstad US, by 2025 a majority of the workforce will be employed in an agile capacity, as a consultant, contractor, temporary, or freelance employee. My book explains how to calculate your consulting fees to generate a comfortable salary and enough to cover business expenses.

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