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Why You Need Tools And Analytics For Employee Metrics

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on many years of HR leadership at SAP and elsewhere, these authors start by highlighting the risks of not leveraging data analytics. Use data analysis and metrics to measure for results. I have added my own observations to theirs as follows: People decision making by gut, more than data.

Analytics 245
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10 Goodwill Elements To Raise Your Business Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.” Execution leadership. Leadership brand development.

Valuation 311
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10 Keys To Raising Your New Venture Funding Potential

Startup Professionals Musings

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.” Execution leadership. Leadership brand development.

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10 Questions To Lead You To Timely Successful Change

Startup Professionals Musings

Define hard (data) and soft (anecdotal) metrics on the change, as well as on the quality of your leadership. That means you have to start with assessing the current state against the same metrics, before you can assess progress or change. Make sure metric results are available to the team, to keep them motivated.

Metrics 387
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8 Strategies For Sustaining Momentum In Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s important to define your growth strategy, document it, communicate it to your team, and align metrics and employee rewards to target goals. One person can build a product, but it takes a dedicated team, with strong leadership, to build a business. Build a strong employee culture focused on growth.

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8 Strides For Balanced Business Thinking And Delivery

Startup Professionals Musings

Most of the entrepreneurs I meet as an investor and advisor have no shortage of right-brain thinking, showing vision and creativity, but often don’t realize that their potential is being limited by a balancing focus on results, metrics, and customer specifics. Build trusted relationships and listen to advisors.

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10 Leadership Elements That Maximize Business Value

Startup Professionals Musings

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.” Execution leadership. Leadership brand development.