Running a startup is hard, but the ones that do well usually have a great CEO. But what qualities make a CEO "good'? We went through Quora to find out what the best startup CEOs do to stand out from the rest.
Here's a look at 13 things top startup CEOs do better than everyone else...
1. They are good at both hiring and firing
2. Being street smart is more important than being book smart
3. Put your self-interest behind
4. It's okay to be unconventional
5. They are detail oriented, but don't micro-manage
6. Have the courage to do something big
7. Don't be delusional. Be realistic.
8. Be able to delegate
9. Every great entrepreneur is a salesman
10. They know how to motivate others
11. Enjoy a certain level of tension
12. They happen to be lucky
13. Willing to learn every day
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Showing posts with label qualities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label qualities. Show all posts
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Thursday, 28 January 2016
10 Mistakes Smart People Never Make Twice
Everybody makes mistakes -- that's a given -- but not everyone learns from them. Some people make the same mistakes over and over again, fail to make any real progress, and can't figure out why.
"Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them."
--Bruce Lee
When we make mistakes, it can be hard to admit to because doing so feels like an attack on our self-worth. This tendency poses a huge problem because new research proves something that commonsense has told us for a very long time -- fully acknowledging and embracing errors is the only way to avoid repeating them.
Yet, many of us still struggle with this.
Researchers from the Clinical Psychophysiology Lab at Michigan State University found that people fall into one of two camps when it comes to mistakes: those who have a fixed mind-set ("Forget this; I'll never be good at it") and those who have agrowth mind-set ("What a wake-up call! Let's see what I did wrong so I won't do it again").
"By paying attention to mistakes, we invest more time and effort to correct them," says study author Jason Moser. "The result is that you make the mistake work for you."
Those with a growth mind-set land on their feet because they acknowledge their mistakes and use them to get better. Those with a fixed mind-set are bound to repeat their mistakes because they try their best to ignore them.
Smart, successful people are by no means immune to making mistakes; they simply have the tools in place to learn from their errors. In other words, they recognize the roots of their mix-ups quickly and never make the same mistake twice.
"When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore: it is a decision."
--Paulo Coelho
Some mistakes are so tempting that we all make them at one point or another. Here are 10 mistakes almost all of us make, but smart people make only once.
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"Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them."
--Bruce Lee
When we make mistakes, it can be hard to admit to because doing so feels like an attack on our self-worth. This tendency poses a huge problem because new research proves something that commonsense has told us for a very long time -- fully acknowledging and embracing errors is the only way to avoid repeating them.
Yet, many of us still struggle with this.
Researchers from the Clinical Psychophysiology Lab at Michigan State University found that people fall into one of two camps when it comes to mistakes: those who have a fixed mind-set ("Forget this; I'll never be good at it") and those who have agrowth mind-set ("What a wake-up call! Let's see what I did wrong so I won't do it again").
"By paying attention to mistakes, we invest more time and effort to correct them," says study author Jason Moser. "The result is that you make the mistake work for you."
Those with a growth mind-set land on their feet because they acknowledge their mistakes and use them to get better. Those with a fixed mind-set are bound to repeat their mistakes because they try their best to ignore them.
Smart, successful people are by no means immune to making mistakes; they simply have the tools in place to learn from their errors. In other words, they recognize the roots of their mix-ups quickly and never make the same mistake twice.
"When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore: it is a decision."
--Paulo Coelho
Some mistakes are so tempting that we all make them at one point or another. Here are 10 mistakes almost all of us make, but smart people make only once.
Read the post
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Portrait Of An Indian CEO
What traits should a CEO possess to be succesful? Much depends on the environment in which his/her compny operates. Still, there are some qualities the CEO of every company in India had better possess if he hopes to go far.
What traits should a CEO possess to be succesful? Much depends on the environment in which his/her compny operates. Still, there are some qualities the CEO of every company in India had better possess if he hopes to go far.
Innovative Mindset
Patience
Global Outlook
Long-Term Vision
Know Thy Customer
Communication Skills
Shared Values
Networking Ability
Risk-Taking Ability
Agility
Humility
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