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Startup 101 articles are instructional in nature. They educate on a specific topic and act as reference pieces that can be revisited repeatedly over time.

Startup 101

Startup 101 articles are instructional in nature. They educate on a specific topic and act as reference pieces that can be revisited repeatedly over time.

Startup 101   -   Jan 17, 2021 Four Key Conversations You Need to Have With Every Employee
Four Key Conversations You Need to Have With Every Employee

“Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters.” Dau Voire Conversations at work are fuel for decisions and alignment. They are a vehicle for new information, for questions, for feedback. Conversations are how change happens. I’m not talking about endless debate in 1-hr meetings of 10+ people — I’

Startup 101   -   Jan 13, 2021 Hiring Managers: What do you actually know about effective resume screening?
Hiring Managers: What do you actually know about effective resume screening?

Anyone involved in hiring can agree that the screening process of a resume may not be the most effective way to evaluate whether a candidate is the best fit. For example, I may not know if a candidate is a good culture fit simply based on their quota attainment provided

Four Truths You Need to Know to Have More Impactful Career Conversations
Startup 101   -   Jan 22, 2021 Four Truths You Need to Know to Have More Impactful Career Conversations

Career conversations are a critical ingredient of high-performing teams. Your employees are going to grow with or without you. You can either be a part of that growth or wave goodbye when employees leave for better opportunities. It’s a hard lesson I’ve learned from managing teams myself, and

by Ryan Seamons
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Startup 101   -   Jan 22, 2021 Four Truths You Need to Know to Have More Impactful Career Conversations
Four Truths You Need to Know to Have More Impactful Career Conversations

Career conversations are a critical ingredient of high-performing teams. Your employees are going to grow with or without you. You can either be a part of that growth or wave goodbye when employees leave for better opportunities. It’s a hard lesson I’ve learned from managing teams myself, and

by Ryan Seamons
Startup 101   -   Jan 17, 2021 Four Key Conversations You Need to Have With Every Employee
Four Key Conversations You Need to Have With Every Employee

“Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters.” Dau Voire Conversations at work are fuel for decisions and alignment. They are a vehicle for new information, for questions, for feedback. Conversations are how change happens. I’m not talking about endless debate in 1-hr meetings of 10+ people — I’

by Ryan Seamons
Startup 101   -   Jan 13, 2021 Hiring Managers: What do you actually know about effective resume screening?
Hiring Managers: What do you actually know about effective resume screening?

Anyone involved in hiring can agree that the screening process of a resume may not be the most effective way to evaluate whether a candidate is the best fit. For example, I may not know if a candidate is a good culture fit simply based on their quota attainment provided

by Austin Miller
Startup 101   -   Dec 15, 2020 People Create Value
People Create Value

You are a people leader. Your earnest desire is to build and keep positive sentiment from your employees. You pored over the employee survey results six months ago to find where you can improve. You worked on those low-scoring items. Your new survey results just arrived and the scores did

by Robert Buckley
Startup 101   -   Dec 02, 2020 Considering Retention
Considering Retention

Utah wins everytime a successful new company comes onto the scene. Our brand as a startup community grows, we get more media attention, and your home value goes up just a little bit more. But there’s a problem that arises with the launch of every new company as well.

by Logan Mallory
Startup 101   -   Nov 26, 2020 Another Level of Interviewing
Another Level of Interviewing

Business generally makes sense to me - some of it comes naturally, other parts I’ve developed over time. Marketing? Easy. Public speaking? Doesn’t bother me. Management and leadership? I’ve grown into those roles.  But one of the most stressful parts of business for me? Interviewing and Hiring.

by Logan Mallory
Startup 101   -   Nov 12, 2020 Getting Delegation Right
Getting Delegation Right

One of the most frustrating parts of being a manager is setting expectations with employees. Often managers were promoted because of promising individual contributions. But managing people is very different from managing work.   Many managers know that they should be delegating, but have no idea how to actually delegate.    When

by Ryan Seamons
Startup 101   -   Nov 08, 2020 The Hidden Start Up: The Stay-at-Home Mom’s Side Hustle
The Hidden Start Up: The Stay-at-Home Mom’s Side Hustle

If you ask my kids, I don’t work. I am a stay-at-home mom. In their minds, my life pauses while they’re at school. The moment they step off the bus, I un-pause. The funny thing about that is they know I develop and design homes. They know my

by Trish Alderman
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