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Guest Post: The “General” Manager – Soldier Lessons for the.

Lead on Purpose

However, if you don’t give enough direction, and you’ll be wasting time and resources having to delegate and do work over. To be a strong leader, you need to show an unshakeable work ethic. You set the bar of potential through your own work ethic, but you also have to shore up your defenses and patch up any weaknesses.

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How Your Leadership Has to Change as Your Startup Scales

Harvard Business Review

If we’re going to scale successfully at the pace we’ve laid out, we’ve got to execute faster and delegate more. Many startup CEOs adopt this “visionary entrepreneur” leadership style. I winced when Daniel, the 32-year-old CEO, said, “Come on, guys, I need you all to focus more on execution.