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Leading a startup requires additional skills and tools. Mentors are especially valuable as start-up CEOs traverse unknown territories. Crisis management skills will be called upon fre-quently. An advisory board, an experienced active board of directors (not a rubber stamp) and experts in the wings can provide needed resources. Stress management will be valuable. | Leading a startup requires additional skills and tools. Mentors are especially valuable as start-up CEOs traverse unknown territories. Crisis management skills will be called upon fre-quently. An advisory board, an experienced active board of directors (not a rubber stamp) and experts in the wings can provide needed resources. Stress management will be valuable. | ||
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*List of [http://www.peer.ca/fee-based-peer-groups.html CEO Peer groups and resources] | |||
*[[Startup and Entrepreneur Resources]] - Annotated list and links to startup and entrepreneur resources. | |||
*[[Startup Funding Sources]] - List of funding sources for startups. | |||
==Author== | ==Author== | ||
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{{Terry Gardiner}} | {{Terry Gardiner}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:21, 16 July 2015
Leading a startup requires additional skills and tools. Mentors are especially valuable as start-up CEOs traverse unknown territories. Crisis management skills will be called upon fre-quently. An advisory board, an experienced active board of directors (not a rubber stamp) and experts in the wings can provide needed resources. Stress management will be valuable.
Related Best Practices
- Startup CEO Best Practices
- Effective CEO
- Startup and Entrepreneur Resources
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- Why Companies Fail
Resources
- List of CEO Peer groups and resources
- Startup and Entrepreneur Resources - Annotated list and links to startup and entrepreneur resources.
- Startup Funding Sources - List of funding sources for startups.
Author
The author of this page is Terry Gardiner
Terry Gardiner is the founder and President of Silver Lining Seafoods and NorQuest Seafoods - a medium-size Alaska seafood processing company; and currently a Board member of the Anvil Corporation, an employee-owned company specializing in oil and gas engineering.
His co-operative experiences include member director of the Commercial Fishermen Co-operative association; creation of legislation for the Alaska Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank; and advisor to the US Dept of Health and Social Services for the state Health CO-OPs.
Terry served ten years as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives -several legislative committee chairmanships, Speaker of the House, Chairman of the Alaska Criminal Code Commission and board member on various state and federal boards and commissions.
His non-profit experiences include National Policy Director for the Small Business Majority in Washington DC; working with the Herndon Alliance and ForTerra.
Terry authored the leadership book, "Six-Word Lessons to Build Effective Leaders: 100 Lessons to Equip Your People to Create Winning Organizations".
For more check: Terry Gardiner Long bio