Elena DexterinStartup StashHow to Run a Follow-up Process Design WorkshopIf you embarked on a journey of designing a custom process for your team, you can’t just meet once for the initial setup and leave things…Jun 8Jun 8
Elena DexterinStartup StashSimple But Not-so-obvious Arithmetic of Losing Your Best Team MembersThere are good reasons why well-run companies invest time and energy into identifying and keeping their most talented team members.May 1May 1
Elena Dexter1. The self-employment dilemma: is work-life balance possible?Just a few months after starting my business number 4, I found myself one evening sitting at my desk in my yoga outfit, mindlessly staring…Dec 19, 2023Dec 19, 2023
Elena DexterinVenture Verse2. Managing 3 important realities of self-employmentSelf-employed people face some unique challenges. Any amount of effort you put into our business directly benefits you. Therefore, the more…Dec 19, 2023Dec 19, 2023
Elena DexterExample Process Design roadmapIf you decided to try working with your team to figure out what is the best way to work for your company, here is what a roadmap can look…Dec 3, 2023Dec 3, 2023
Elena DexterinStartup StashNot all people are startup materialWith the economy the way it is and some companies laying people off or declaring hiring freezes, a wider-than-usual pool of candidates is…Dec 2, 20232Dec 2, 20232
Elena DexterinVenture VerseNew Managers Tip 1: Different PerspectivesA few years back one of the guys I used to manage called me and said that his wife was thinking about taking on some management…Nov 2, 2023Nov 2, 2023
Elena DexterinStartup StashLayers of People Skills For Building Well-gelled, Excited TeamsI was preparing for an interview and got thinking in anticipation of questions like ‘How do you work with/motivate/manage people?’Jan 21, 2023Jan 21, 2023
Elena DexterinStartup StashProcess Improvement Workshops: Example 1I kept thinking about how to write this article without repeating what I already shared in the Initial Process Design workshop post and…Oct 27, 2022Oct 27, 2022
Elena DexterinStartup StashHow to run the initial Process Design workshopIf you agree with the philosophy that each team is unique and so should be the way they work, and let’s say you decided to embark on a path…Jul 9, 2022Jul 9, 2022