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As part of The Great Room’s Leadership Development month, I’m excited to be leading a Lunch-and-Learn session next Tuesday, May 14! We’ll be talking about product-user fit - a critical but often-overlooked part of a product’s success. For this session, we will be discussing a few things: - Funny vs. frustrating product failures - A big product fail I’ve seen first hand, and what it taught me - Why you may not be selling a product (even if you are) - How you, as a startup, can become a star employee How do these things link together? Sign up for the event to find out, using the QR code below, or the signup link in the comment! Look forward to seeing you next week.

This week, our leadership team convened for the Strategy 2025 kickoff, laying the groundwork for the year ahead. Starting with a SWOT analysis, we focused on how each department can sharpen their strategies to keep delivering solutions that truly matter— ✨ driving innovation that adds meaningful value to businesses and their users. ✨ Our CEO, Jose Hernandez Castilla, put it succinctly: "Staying focused on our strengths while addressing challenges head-on is how we’ll continue delivering work that speaks for itself." Here’s to a year of clarity, innovation, and impactful growth. 💙

Pivoting is not just about reacting to immediate issues; it’s a strategy for looking for opportunities and ensuring the long-term success and sustainability of the business. During the Outlast: Leadership Summit 2024, powered by The First Bank and Embarc Collective, the members of Embarc Collective heard from Rachel Renock, Co-Founder and CEO of Wethos, who emphasized that pivoting is a bold step towards finding better solutions for your startup. Take a peek into Rachel's perspective on navigating pivots:

Family offices have transformed into dynamic entities that do more than preserve wealth. They now serve as incubators for next-gen leaders, expertly blending tradition with innovation. Modern family offices: • Provide governance structures for complex family wealth • Foster leadership development across generations • Support both legacy continuation and new ventures • Blend traditional values with cutting-edge business practices For families overseeing substantial wealth, these structures offer a holistic approach to legacy planning and wealth management. Curious how family offices are shaping tomorrow's business landscape? 📊 Dive into Nimish Shah's latest insights in The Economic Times: https://lnkd.in/g6TUmyVQ

Gen Z and Pop Leadership! This article provided so many valuable insights into how Gen Z is reshaping leadership and workplace culture. Proud Pietro Maria Picogna

There is a head and a heart aspect to every business; a business' strategy and its people. Strategy is important; but aligning teams with that same strategy requires a company-wide focus on self-leadership, team leadership and mindset shift. Once collective aspiration and belief is lifted to the same levels of the company's aspiration, a sustainable stretch in performance can be achieved across the entire employee ecosystem. (Learn how we helped Suncorp Group activate a leadership ecosystem that achieved top-to-bottom, side-to-side alignment https://lnkd.in/guG2naCg)

Pack at Il Sole 24 Ore 📰 🌞 Pietro Maria Picogna, our CEO, recently shared his thoughts on how Generation Z is reshaping the world, particularly within organizations. #GenZ brings fresh values like empowerment, flat hierarchies, and a “Give First” approach that challenges traditional leadership structures. As Pietro points out, this shift requires a new kind of #leadership—a "POP" style that aligns perfectly with Pack's mission. Through Pack, we are creating a future-ready culture that resonates with Gen Z values. If you're curious about POP Leadership and how it can redefine your organization, check out Pietro’s article (🔗 in the first comment!)

What scale up principles will help grow your startup: Number 1 of 4 Mission 🚀 ✅ Make this known to your people regularly and consistently - it can make a massive impact! ✅ Define and be clear on what needs to be achieved both collectively and individually ✅ Think proactively and creatively about how this can be communicated with compelling messages that fire up those involved How: 💡 Quarterly leadership collaboration to work ‘on’ the business not ‘in’ it 💡 Collective in-person connections 💡 Cross-functional Leadership AMA’s 💡 All-hands or town halls - same time, same place 💡 Newsletters are great tactical & basic interventions that can help to make this happen Reinforcing your mission is a basic, simple and critical component which can be significantly impactful yet is often painfully overlooked! Align your ongoing, smaller successes with the mission, not just the big wins! 🚀

Larry Senn says, "Culture is not an initiative. Culture is the enabler of all initiatives." With this in mind, Fast Company highlights four leadership principles that make this quote a reality. 🧠 Instinct ⚖️ Integrity 💪🏼Intensity 👥 Inclusion Without an emphasis on these four values, it's incredibly difficult to build and—more importantly—maintain a strong company culture. #CompanyCulture #Integrity #Leadership #LeadershipPrinciples

🔑CULTURE IS AN EVERYDAY THING It takes years of dedication, consistency, and leadership to build a strong company culture. Every interaction, decision, and action contributes to shaping it. But here's the reality—one misstep can unravel what took years to create. This is why we prioritize culture as a daily priority. It's not just about team-building days or mission statements, it's about living those values every single day. Let's stay intentional about the culture we're building. After all, it's our greatest asset. Michael Goodman Todd London #CompanyCulture #Leadership #BusinessSuccess #IntentionalLeadership #Teamwork