a startup’s success has very little to do with innovation and much more to do with how quickly they pivot to create and adopt change.

How do you grade yourself as a leader on each of these? How do you grade your team? The Do or Die Mindset Live Your PVTV (Purpose, Vision, Tenets, and Values) Trust in the Right People Move at the Speed of Startup Welcome Failure

What percentage of your day is taken up with meetings? Are they collaborative, regular, productive, and necessary? How about your team members? Write down specific examples of how that time expenditure impacts productivity—positively and negatively.

subject was Day One Progress. It had slipped my mind that I asked him to send me an update letting me know how his first day had gone.

Activity: Worst-case Scenario Exercise

Embracing the Do or Die Mindset is the first step in the process to transform the team to work as a successful startup. Ask yourself if you and your team are “all in” on your convictions. If you aren’t, consider what you need to do to act with greater confidence and speed.

Teamwork Part One: PVTV What matters most to your team? What are the guideposts that shape your culture and guide your behavior as individuals working toward a larger group objective and as a team working together?

Part Three: The Results-Oriented Team It is difficult to inspire a non-revenue producing team to understand how they fit into the big picture and contribute to the organization’s bottom line.

Part Two: Creating Ritual What are the steps you take to get ready for the day? How do you keep track of trackable goals for the day? What is your ritual to get focused?