F2 Weekly #88 | Win-win situation ? This week we spoke about negotiation ? at our Let’s Grow Again, so I decided to do a brief & general recap of what we’ve learnt. ? We can negotiate best, ? when we know: … the real value of the product/service we’re negotiating about. ? But not only that. We also ought to know the [...]
F2 Weekly #86 | "Are you a catalyst?" ? In chemistry, a catalyst is an agent that is added to a process in order to speed up a reaction.? In a broader sense, a catalyst is a thing or a person that causes or facilitates change. ? If we adapt this concept to the entrepreneurial [...]
F2 Weekly #85 | You set the rules ☝ Your game will be played by the rules you set. ?️ Usually, your employees will treat you the same way you treat them. ? No matter the generation, we’re all searching for a meaningful work experience. ? An experience that brings us value. ✨ We wish to be heard, feel involved, [...]
F2 Weekly #84 | Thanks for listening ? Did you ever speak with someone ?️ and they nodded their head but you knew that they were not really listening to you? ? As if they were there physically, but not mentally. ? That’s because listening is a conscious decision. A decision that requires one to focus and [...]
F2 Weekly #83 | Head in the clouds ☁ Imagination ? is extremely valuable, but often not appreciated enough. Einstein even said that, imagination is more important than knowledge. ☝️ I share a similar opinion. ? Knowledge can have an inhibitory effect sometimes. ? Usually we limit ourselves to the understandable. ? To the already [...]
F2 Weekly #82 | Deliver what you promise ? In the past month I took my car ? to the repair shop. Together with staff we agreed on the repairments ⚙️ that needed to be done, as well as the delivery date ? and conditions. ? Well, the date arrived, but my car didn’t. ? Heavily overdue, I finally got my car [...]
F2 Weekly #81 | Prepare today, succeed tomorrow ? Preparation is so often overlooked. ? Yet it’s the first step towards effective results. ? Look at any athlete. ?️ Or a musician. ? Or a parent. ? Although we could prepare ourselves to almost any personal and professional endeavour, we generally don’t do it. ⏸️ And I noticed we’re especially sloppy when [...]
F2 Weekly #80 | Make someone's day ? When was the last time you’ve brighten someone’s day? ? This week a community member certainly made mine. ? The simple gesture of giving me some adorable stickers ?️ has lifted my spirits completely. ?Afterwards I amusingly started sticking them on my belongings. What a thrill. ? So, what’s my point here? [...]
F2 Weekly #79 | How do you reach common ground❓ Every now and then operational and behavioural challenges ❓ arise in our packed Founders House which is considered like a second home to over 160 people. ? How would one usually solve them? ? By implementing rules right? ? Rules like we have at home, in school or in society [...]
F2 Weekly #78 | Try, fail, learn & repeat! ? It’s time ⌛that we demystify the taboo of start-up failure! ? We, at Founders Founders, believe that our entrepreneurial ecosystem still lacks insights ? on failures, a reality far more common than success stories. Therefore, we decided to bring something special to our community full of [...]
