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10 Ways To Use Social Media To Be Authentic and Open

Startup Professionals Musings

Charlene Li, in her classic book “ Open Leadership ,” shows leaders how to tap into the power of the social technology revolution and use social media to be “open” while still maintaining control. Employees can share best practices with customers on social network platforms and customers can help each other.

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10 Key Elements Of An Open Leadership Framework Today

Startup Professionals Musings

Charlene Li, in her classic book “ Open Leadership ,” shows leaders how to tap into the power of the social technology revolution and use social media to be “open” while still maintaining control. Employees can share best practices with customers on social network platforms and customers can help each other.

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8 Strategies For Sustaining Momentum In Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Every new business I know dreams of building momentum in their business, where growth continues to increase, customers become your best advocates, and employee motivation is high. It’s important to define your growth strategy, document it, communicate it to your team, and align metrics and employee rewards to target goals.

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6 Keys to Attracting Customers Based On Social Needs

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, my dictate that entrepreneurs need to find a “ painful ” problem to solve (such as high cost, low productivity) to attract customers, doesn’t really account for many successful startup businesses today, including top social media platforms, dating sites, and new fashions.

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8 Tips For Getting Your Startup Right The First Time

Startup Professionals Musings

Establishing your brand with interactive social media. The cost of social media done well is low. Rounding out the team with employees and freelancers. Successful startup teams today have a mix of remote employees, freelancers, and contractors. Using new tools for recruiting key players and advisors.

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6 Ways To Make Customers Remember You As Exceptional

Startup Professionals Musings

Today, in this age of pervasive social media and two-way communication, the focus needs to get beyond demographics into personalities. Employees must learn to develop relationships with real customers, and engage these customers to understand what each customer expects, and how to get customers to engage other customers.

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8 Aspects Of Team Well-Being Drive Business Results

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus I was pleased to see a much more complete and broader perspective of employee support recommendations in a new book, “ Employees First! ” by Donna Cutting, who is a globally-recognized guru on employee culture and optimizing customer service. Spiritual connections. Environmental safety.