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.6 min read·May 1, 2024----
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…5 min read·Dec 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…8 min read·Dec 19, 2023----
Elena DexterExample Process Design roadmapThis story is a part of the Process Design series:3 min read·Dec 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…8 min read·Dec 2, 2023--2--2
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…5 min read·Nov 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?’9 min read·Jan 21, 2023----
Elena DexterinStartup StashProcess Improvement Workshops: Example 1This story is a part of the Process Design series:7 min read·Oct 27, 2022----
Elena DexterinStartup StashHow to run the initial Process Design workshopThis story is a part of the Process Design series:11 min read·Jul 9, 2022----
Elena DexterinStartup StashProcess Design 101This story is a part of the Process Design series:4 min read·Jun 17, 2022----