Team Building
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010In this video John Greathouse does a small Q&A about building what traits/roles are needed to create a strong start-up team. Q&A:
De-risk Your Startup By Doing It Again: The Joy Of Getting The Band Back Together
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010In 1980, following the breakup of the American band The Eagles, Don Henley was asked when the group would reunite. His response, “When hell freezes over.” Surprisingly, hell froze over 14-years later, when The Eagles launched a highly lucrative tour and TV special. According to Guitarist Glenn Frey, “We never broke up, we just took [...]
A+ Players – Hire Employees Who Can Foster An “A” Game In Themselves AND Others
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009It actually was a “dark and stormy night” on June 17, 1816, when the poet Lord Byron invited each of his houseguests to tell the scariest impromptu ghost story they could think of while sipping cocktails around his fireplace. Lord Byron’s bold challenge, combined with a supportive environment and the significant talent of the participants, [...]
Core Values That Sustain Your Startup’s Culture
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008The following is a true story. The names have been withheld to protect the entrepreneurs’ competitive advantage. Once there was a startup that grew to the point that the newly hired employees began making decisions that troubled some of the long-time employees. Distressed, the tenured employees approached the CEO and expressed their concern that the [...]
Dirty Team-Building
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008Stop complaining about how difficult it is to encourage well-mannered, highly educated, civilized professionals to work together. How would you like to transform twelve convicted felons, with an affinity for violence and no desire to work together, into a cohesive, effective team? That is exactly what Major Reisman is forced to do in E.M. Nathanson’s [...]
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