In a world that constantly pushes us toward quick fixes and external validation, many of us find ourselves trapped in cycles of unhappiness, addiction, and purposelessness. We chase after solutions—more money, better looks, higher status—only to discover that these pursuits often leave us feeling emptier than before. As Harvard-trained psychiatrist …
Let me ask you something slightly uncomfortable: How much time did you spend thinking about emotions in your workplace today? If you're like most leaders I coach, your answer might be "not much" or even "I try to keep emotions out of business decisions." And therein lies one of …
The Hidden Barrier to Leadership Excellence In the gleaming boardrooms and open-concept offices of today's corporate landscape, there's a conversation that rarely happens: how our past experiences shape our leadership presence. As a leadership coach working with executives across industries, I've observed a pattern that neuroscience now confirms - …
Effective Communication and Team Alignment Communication is the most important task of being an entrepreneur. As the founder you always know where you want to get to, you are months and years ahead of your team. Keep that in mind when communicating with your team which is probably dealing with …
How to develop your personal leadership style when scaling Self-doubt is always creeping at some point. Are we good enough? Am I doing the right thing? Are we on the right track? This comes quite naturally with the constant pressure and the overload of information and opinions available. Know, that …
Strategies to Scale Your Team Often, Founders scale their teams for the first time. They hear of fantastic growth rates, and have VC pushing for hockey-stick metrics and headcount as measures for growth. The main task for entrepreneurs in the scaling phase is to continuously align with everyone. Change brings …
Letting people go Letting go of people is usually the hardest part for any leader. Sometimes you hire people and you realize they are not a fit. Sometimes your growth stops or funding comes in later than anticipated - and you have to let people go. Whatever the reasons, it's …
Building and guarding a strong company culture Everything you do is reinforcing or destroying your company's culture. Even if you did not set one intentionally, it is created implicitly and it is strong and sticky to change it later on. One example of company values of “The Data Story” from …
Leadership in Action: Responsibility, Empowerment, and Delegation Letting go of what you built and put every ounce of energy you had into is hard. It's beyond hard. And yet, if you want to succeed, you need to start delegating decisions, ownership and even the things you know best. Otherwise, you …
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. …
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