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My Book Recommendation for First-Time (Startup) Managers

Taking on your first role as a manager is always daunting — and especially challenging in a startup environment. So many people have asked…

4 min readDec 3, 2022

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My Book Recommendation for First-Time (Startup) Managers

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paddy

How Entrepreneurs Can Escape Idea Volcano Deaths

Generating ideas can be your greatest strength. It can also be your Achilles Heel.

3 min readDec 31, 2021

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How Entrepreneurs Can Escape Idea Volcano Deaths

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paddy

How Three Research-Backed Coaching Techniques Beat Feedback for Developing Your Team

Originally published on ptweeks.com

5 min readDec 27, 2020

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How Three Research-Backed Coaching Techniques Beat Feedback for Developing Your Team

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paddy

How StoryBrand Strategy Can Help You Win…By Making Your Customer the Hero

Win more converts by using the Hero’s Journey story arc in your everyday branding. With a twist…

3 min readAug 28, 2020

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How StoryBrand Strategy Can Help You Win…By Making Your Customer the Hero

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paddy

My Top Leadership Lessons from Simon Sinek’s Favorite Book on Parenting

Could a cartoon-filled parenting book give me the skills I need to improve as a manager?

4 min readApr 26, 2020

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My Top Leadership Lessons from Simon Sinek’s Favorite Book on Parenting

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paddy

My Favorite 8 Nuggets from “Crucial Conversations,” the Life-Changing Book on Difficult Dialogue

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. -Ambrose Bierce

5 min readJan 25, 2020

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My Favorite 8 Nuggets from “Crucial Conversations,” the Life-Changing Book on Difficult Dialogue

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paddy

Why I Believe Crowdfunding Platform DonorSee Will Massively Disrupt Big Charity

Imagine harnessing the irresistible user experience and community-building aspects of social media apps — for pure good.

4 min readSep 17, 2019

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Why I Believe Crowdfunding Platform DonorSee Will Massively Disrupt Big Charity

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paddy

My Top Ten Books of 2018 for Startup Leaders

If you’re a startup leader, these are ten book recommendations for you that I found helpful in 2018. Not all were written in the past year…

5 min readDec 27, 2018

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A Startup Within a Startup at Sonder

This spring, I joined Sonder, a rapidly-scaling tech company looking to launch their DC market. The company was completely new to me but…

4 min readAug 7, 2018

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A Startup Within a Startup at Sonder

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paddy

How We Applied Design Thinking To Employee Onboarding At Our Startup

Have you ever been frustrated with the way you were treated by a company as a job applicant?

5 min readApr 27, 2018

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How We Applied Design Thinking To Employee Onboarding At Our Startup

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paddy

paddy

I coach leaders of growing startups through operational scaling challenges and personal leadership development. www.ptweeks.com

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