Trust Your People to Play
In today’s blogpost, I am sharing some takeaways from my conversation with Joachim Samuelsson, the CEO of Сrunchfish, a Sweden-based …
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Genius Leadership in Practice at GRID
I have recently interviewed Hjalmar Gislason, the founder of Reykjavík-based GRID, about his journey as a leader. It was insightful …
Vision Casting with Your Team
It’s a new year, and many of us have set some goals for ourselves and our companies. Inspired by my …
Leadership in Crisis 101
It’s fairly easy to be seen as a good leader in the times of economic spring and summer. Yet, when …
A Copyright Primer for Startups
How might copyright protection be relevant for a startup? Here are some scenarios discussing the relevancy of copyright.
Josh Allan Dykstra – Speaker Profile #SI2017
Josh Allan Dykstra the author of Igniting the invisible tribe: designing an organisation that doesn’t suck is coming to Startup Iceland
Brutal honesty delivered kindly
Giving feedback is an important leadership skill for founders. Learn to give feedback with brutal honesty but deliver it kindly and gently. You see we are all big kids.
Fear is the mind-killer
Fear is the mind-killer, let it flow through you, become self aware and look inside yourself. Radical self enquiry and non-violent communication is the best way to get back on track when fear has derailed your thought process.
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam – An Inspiration
A.P.J Abdul Kalam the 11th President of India passed away on July 27th at the age of 83. He was an …
How to be a Great Founder
I am tempted to quote from the book “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Value”, oh …
Liad Agmon on how to get lucky – Startup Iceland 2014
This was one of the funniest talks in the history of Startup Iceland. Liad has a flare for delivery and …
Leadership and Courage
As I wrote in my previous blog post, I have been glued to the book “The Hard Thing about Hard …
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
If you have not seen the recommendation by Brad Feld and Fred Wilson to get the book “The Hard Thing …
Servant Leader
I have been deeply influenced by the work of Dr.Stephen Covey and Dr.Scott Peck. There is one common theme that …
Leadership Reboot
I have mentioned it before I am rookie CEO. The leadership challenges of creating, building and scaling a company are …
Team Engagement and Leadership
I have been on the road for the past 2 weeks related to my role as CEO of GreenQloud. We …
How do you achieve your goals?
I have been blogging since 2004, not as active as I have been since 2011. I believe blogging or writing …
Leadership and being CEO
Instead of writing about what it means to be a Leader, I am just going to link to a bunch …
Why we dont have more Women in Leadership
I have written about why this is the best and by far the most exciting time to be a women …
Volunteering your Heart and your Mind
I have been part of the recruiting process from very early on in my professional career. I started working for …