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Robert is the CEO of Brill Media, white label media buying for agencies.

Robert Brill
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Does your management style foster collaboration and trust? Behind every successful leader, is a great team, but finding the right people to support your mission and move your company forward is not always so easy to achieve—especially if you are just starting in business. At its core, a reliable, high-performing team is rooted in trust, collaboration, and clear communication among its leaders and team members. In addition, managers who consistently support, respect, and value their direct reports are more likely to create a work culture environment that builds better relationships and motivates people to contribute their very best each day. The leaders of Fast Company Executive Board understand what it takes to put the right team in place because it's also essential to them being able to focus on other areas of the business and worry less. Below they each share one best practice for building a high-performing team that can drive innovation and creativity across the organization.

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Consider these workplace solutions to enhance your business productivity, security, and innovation. Owning and operating a small business is not for the faint of heart—it's often overwhelming. However, placing the right industry tools at your fingertips will simplify the daily workflow and set the business up for long-term success. Digital technology can help small business executives automate their tasks, enhance productive collaboration, and prioritize their goals in the grand scheme. Here, 14 leading Fast Company Executive Board experts share their business hacks to streamline their department responsibilities, improve work-life balance, or increase industry growth and knowledge.

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Learn to lead with confidence and teach others to do the same. You don't need to have all the right answers to be an effective leader. It’s about fostering a work environment where your team can thrive and collaborate on discovering better solutions. Executive coaching can help leaders develop a more adaptive and insightful leadership style, enabling them to better support their team’s growth and navigate complex challenges. From refining the corporate decision-making process to improving their interpersonal skills, coaching can have a profound impact on any leader's journey. Below, 15 thought leaders from Fast Company Executive Board each share their experiences with executive coaching, how it transformed their leadership style, and why they highly recommend it to other managers.

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Apply these best practices to add your voice to the conversation and take your seat at the table. Whether you're launching your career in your industry of choice for the very first time or you're a new hire fulfilling your latest role, it may take some time to prove your worth on the job and gain the trust of your leaders, direct co-workers, and other cross-departmental teams. In theory, employers must ensure that leadership, from the top down, is creating a psychologically safe environment for their employees to feel heard and share ideas or concerns. But if the organization that you signed up for is not being proactive about putting policies in place to improve its company culture, experts from Fast Company Executive Board offer 20 best practices to assist aspiring leaders who want to enhance their chances of having a seat at the table in their workplace.

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19 factors for employees to keep in mind before they leave their day jobs for entrepreneurship. If you've always wanted to launch your own business and you're thinking that now is the time, slow down a bit to ensure you're making the right moves that will put you strategically ahead in the long run when it comes to laying out your future company's success and where you see yourself and team years from now. In today's volatile marketplace, nothing is secure, and when you've been working at a corporation for a long time, you've gotten used to receiving certain perks and a support system that will disappear once you're out on your own. That's why conditioning a new mindset is just as important as getting your financial house in order before you jump ship. Here, 19 experts from Fast Company Executive Board each offer their advice to help leaders who've decided to fly solo anyhow and make a better transition from the corporate world to entrepreneurship without missing a beat.

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Smaller brands have more leverage than they realize. It's time to tap into it. It may seem like an uphill battle when you are just starting out in business, underfunded and/or understaffed. But the good news is that, as a small business, your company doesn't have to feel pressured to keep up with the big guys in the market. Instead, reflect on the benefits of your company's flexibility to cultivate a more meaningful niche that will meet the needs of consumers who are being overlooked in the industry you intend to serve. Here, experts from Fast Company Executive Board weigh in on the various ways that smaller businesses can still compete against big ones without having a mega-corporate budget.
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Brill Media
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Brill Media is a white-label advertising firm working with agencies that need a dedicated media buying team for search, social, and programmatic media. The company has been awarded honors on the Inc 5000 and Financial Times list of fastest growing companies since 2019.