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How to Listen More Carefully communications feedback psychology Jan 13, 2021

The ability to listen is an essential skill for leaders. Here are three levels of listening that will help you learn to actively listen to your team.

Whatever your field, one...

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Six Ways Acquirers Value Your Company board fundraising scale-up Dec 09, 2020

There’s a lot of PR attached to $100M+ acquisitions, which makes them seem more common than they actually are. In reality, only a small fraction of companies ever get...

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How to Ask Your Network For Recommendations hiring seed-stage Nov 25, 2020

Asking your network for recommendations might not be the solution you hoped, for your hiring decisions. Learn how to avoid bias by taking an algorithmic approach to recruitment....

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How to Run a Leadership Retrospective feedback leadership meetings Nov 11, 2020

Learn how to run an effective leadership retrospective that will engage your team, help them give feedback, and improve their performance.

Every time you don’t share how...

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How to Create Your Own Luck in Business founders idea-stage psychology Nov 04, 2020

The key to business success is hard work and good luck. But can you increase the odds in your favour? Follow these six steps to create your own luck.

When successful people talk...

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How to Reframe Binary Questions coaching psychology Sep 30, 2020

This article will help you reframe binary questions into adaptive ones so that you are no longer held back by the all or nothing mentality.

What do the following questions have...

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Ruthless or Rational: How to Lead with Compassion founders management psychology Sep 23, 2020

You want your team to be happy, but you also need to make tough decisions. Learn how to lead with compassion, without losing your focus.

Do you recognise this scenario?

You have...

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How to Change Your Company Culture With a ‘Shocking Rule’ culture management psychology Sep 16, 2020

What behavioural norms define your company culture? Change culture at your startup by introducing a single, shocking rule.

When a company is small, founders have a huge personal...

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How to Scale Your Sales Team sales scale-up Jul 02, 2020

You’ve built a product or service that you plan to sell into companies. While the development team was building it, you went out and started to build relationships. After...

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How to Measure Your Professional Development coaching leadership psychology Jun 25, 2020

How do you measure your ability to delegate? Or to set clear expectations and build stronger relationships with your team?

Ambitious and thoughtful leaders often know which...

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