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Getting From Idea To Execution: 5 Lessons From a Kickstarter Video

Terry Starbucker

And, like any leap into the entrepreneurial unknown, we’ve already learned some valuable lessons in getting from idea to execution. The post Getting From Idea To Execution: 5 Lessons From a Kickstarter Video appeared first on Terry "Starbucker" St. The best example I can cite is our Kickstarter video. Leadership'

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The Joy of Leadership: If Julia Child Was A Management Consultant….

Terry Starbucker

Recently, after seeing Julia & Julia again on cable, I had a very interesting dream – Julia was moonlighting as a management consultant. In the dream, she appeared in a boardroom full of executives in her full kitchen regalia, a wooden spoon in one hand, and the book in the other. But I needed two more things.

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Fish Heads and The Value of Great Leadership: An Unforgettable Lesson

Terry Starbucker

It was three months into my maiden voyage as a cable TV executive, at age 27. The region’s manager seemed to be on top of things, and was considered a “ good guy ” and “ personable ” by all who knew him. We replaced that manager, and sure enough, in a few months the problems were resolved. No more smell.

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Getting Things Done: How Great Leadership Moves From Talk To Action

Terry Starbucker

It’s their job to paint the picture of what is supposed to be happening- that grand world of team harmony and stellar execution. As Thomas Edison famously said, “ Vision without execution is hallucination.”. That is, the leader can’t just be a spectator in the execution – the leader is a key part of it.

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The No-Boss Workplace: Can Great Leadership Be Crowdsourced?

Terry Starbucker

Last summer, the local startup Treehouse , a producer of online education courses, decided to create a no-boss workplace by eliminating all the manager positions from its 61-person workforce, thus creating the ultimate “flat” organizational structure. That’s right – aside from the CEO, there are zero managers.

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10 Critical Leadership Battles (And How You Can Win Them All)

Terry Starbucker

There, at an annual budget meeting with the entire operations management group in attendance, an important decision was made. These were the 10, and the way to “win” them: People vs. Process - It’s as simple as this: a process is only as good as the people executing it. . “Will you follow me??”

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Why You Shouldn’t Put The Business Cart Before The Leadership Horse

Terry Starbucker

It’s so tempting, once leaders get their marching orders to deliver profit targets, to dive right into the details of execution. Take the time to LEAD before you manage business execution, and you’ll hugely increase your odds of hitting that trifecta. Go for it, and lead well!

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