George Bernard Shaw’s quote, “He who can does; he who cannot, teaches,” has always stung a little bit for me. I consider myself a teacher, and it puts a kernel of self-doubt in my work that I can’t really do. But then …
I was taught (at least) two truths about entrepreneurship when I was an MBA student at Babson: A successful business is always growing; and Start-up entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs who are scaling up their business require different skills. As I’ve coached …
The first time I provided feedback to an employee was nerve-racking. I was working as a private chef; and finding qualified assistants to work with me was difficult. Not only could I not offer full-time work, the hours I did …