Hiring for Cultural Fit This is the one thing that every Founder I talked to stressed the most: Getting the right talent in. Being critical at the front door. Only hiring A-players. Focus on ease and personal curiosity to find the right people - your gut knows who is right. …
Leading your startup works just fine, right? But does it feel improvised sometimes? Are you making it up as you go? Too much firefighting and time spent on random tasks and meetings? It does not have to be this way! To find what the biggest challenges are when leading …
One thing leaders rarely talk about is letting people go because they feel uncomfortable doing it. And talking about it might even be harder as there is a lot of shame involved. We want to appear as a great leader and that is not associated with having to let people …
💅🏻 🎀 🛼 I never thought I would write this, but here are 4 Leadership lessons from Barbie (+1 about being “Kenough”). Leadership lessons are everywhere and I just loved the iconic Barbie movie. The depth of the plot and conversations (and the outfits of course) struck me. I never …
Many see Leading teams as the holy grail of work. But in the end, it comes down to a few simple basic steps mixed with a big dose of authenticity. When I think back about my first leadership role at one of my startups (I thought it meant recruiting a …
We all have moments when we feel like the world is against us. Sometimes, these feelings come on gradually and it takes time for them to sink in; other times they happen suddenly or aggressively - but no matter how you may be feeling at any given moment there's …
The insights from last week's blog on how to become a game-changer and create strong habits are just 3 of many valuable tips in "High-Performance Habits" by Brendon Burchard. Besides the topics covered then (focus on leaders' internal development), we will focus here on these items that focus more …
Management books can be a useful resource for leaders looking to improve their game, but when it comes down the really step up there's no better place than these six areas: productivity improvements; increasing employee engagement levels within your company or work culture as whole ( meanings different things …
The past few years have been an exhilarating, yet exhausting journey. There is no shortage of learnings I took from my time at Philips and other startups that are now gone or still with me - here are a few very honest reflections on what has worked for me. 1. …
A few years ago, I began to learn about confidence and how important it is in every aspect of our lives. I'll be honest, I used to struggle with confidence myself. It was tough for me to feel "good enough" or like I wasn't smart/fast/exciting/whatever enough. I never talked …
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