Have you heard about OKRs?If you heard about it, you are in the right place to explore the topic even further.If not - it is worth your while, as the goal-setting skills are as challenging as they are fundamental. Even more so is the ability

21. 1:1 Meetings

Nov 8th, 2022 12m 15s

Have you ever wondered what we – managers – should care about most?Preparing for this podcast, I’ve asked this question to myself and some other managers. Most opinions come down to such things as: getting tangible/solid/measurable results fro

20. Team Communication

Oct 11th, 2022 10m 8s

Our focus today will be communicating in a team – one of the key issues for a growing company. It is quite a broad topic, so I’d like to share just a few ideas that may help make a rapid and radical improvement in your team communication.To be

19. Employee Termination Costs

Aug 16th, 2022 8m 22s

Welcome to today’s episode, devoted to the costs of terminating an employment contract. As it is commonly assumed, the employee dismissal costs are equal to the costs of recruiting a replacement. In this podcast, I am going to explain why this

18. Equity participation - healthy table cap

Jul 7th, 2022 16m 48s

Let’s have a look at the structure of equity participation in a company and its changes in time. When seeking external investment at the early stage of business growth, founding teams often have to decide what share of their business should be

17. Structure changes in a fast growing organizations

Jun 3rd, 2022 10m 18s

This episode is recorded on request, as a follow-up to the survey posted on the “Startup Talks” group on Facebook, asking what topic you would like to hear about next. Some dozen people responded to the survey, having chosen the topics proposed

16. Ask for advice

May 4th, 2022 8m 40s

In today’s podcast, let’s focus on asking for advice and building relationships between those who ask and those who give advice. An attitude that I often come across, especially among the founders of new businesses (where there are no fully-dev

15. The Depths of Philanthropy

Jan 24th, 2022 7m 40s

In today’s episode I’d like to talk about something that personally matters to me a lot – charity. In the business jargon, it is known as CSR – being Corporate Social Responsibility. Some people refer to it using a more sophisticated term - phi

14. Setting Goals

Jan 13th, 2022 14m 53s

In this episode we’re going to think about setting business goals. Unlike lots of previous podcasts, this one wasn’t inspired by one or a few SaunaGrow mentoring sessions. Its idea came from an exciting LinkedIn discussion, started by Marcin Ma

13. Financing your business

Jun 21st, 2021 24m 38s

In this episode, I’d like us to think about ways of financing a startup – how to raise funds to kick off and then develop a business. These are common questions on Facebook groups as well as at meetings with entrepreneurs at various stages of b

12. Data-driven decision making

Jan 27th, 2021 13m 22s

In today’s business, the way decisions are reached is tremendously important. Let’s try and look into the process in our heads, teams, and the whole organization that leads to making these mature choices, often strategic for the company growth.

11. Don't rush your automation

Jan 13th, 2021 13m 29s

Today, let’s have a look at automation of processes, actions, production or any other sector of your company activity. It is receiving lots of attention in conference presentations and lobby conversations. I think it is one of the most popular

10. When a little 's' can make a big difference. Meet: Glenn Auerbach

Dec 30th, 2020 1h 5m

There is a very well-known drama when two women meet at the party wearing the same dress… what worse could have happened? How come, that it’s so much different with men? That’s one of the wonders of diversity I’ve touched upon in my last episod

9. Multitude of ideas - how to handle priorities

Dec 16th, 2020 16m 51s

Today’s topic is resources, but not the ones your HR might deal with. Let’s think about the resources understood as ideas, a multitude of ideas that keep streaming into your company from various directions. You and your team have to plan out ho

8. Diversity - why should we care?

Dec 2nd, 2020 13m 29s

I’d like to reflect on a trendy topic of diversity. Recently, I was asked by a journalist about what I think is missing in the Polish startup ecosystem. The interview led to a heated debate on various startup groups. As I have pointed out, dive

7. Balance

Nov 18th, 2020 12m 34s

In today’s podcast, let’s give some thought to the concept of balance. Just like harmony in nature or grace in gymnastics, balance is something worth fighting for in all aspects of life. It’s not just about our job, our professional life or how

6. Assumptions & intentions

Nov 4th, 2020 12m 12s

In today’s podcast, let’s focus on assumptions. I don’t mean creating or laying out assumptions for a business plan or a personal project. What I mean here are positive assumptions – assuming someone’s positive intent and steering clear of maki

5. Managing People Out

Oct 21st, 2020 17m 8s

A lot can be said about the essence of good employment policies and conscious team-building. However, it happens once in a while, that someone, for various reasons, does not fit in the team. This is what I’d like to focus on today: the manageme

4. F.U.E.L. - for challenging conversations

Oct 14th, 2020 10m 55s

In this episode I’d like to share a phenomenal tool, that I had the opportunity to use at AirHelp and some other places. I find it useful in a lot of areas; it doesn’t require any expenses, installation work or hardware – yet it can change your

3. Corporate Purpose

Oct 7th, 2020 7m 52s

Hi, in this talk I’d like us to consider why a company’s strategy, the purpose of its existence, is so vital and how essential is the way we communicate it to our employees, these who are not in the group of founders of the organization. I wrot

2. Find your counterpart in another organization

Sep 30th, 2020 14m 49s

In your professional life, do you happen to get these moments of doubt, feeling helpless, because the things you do, or are doing, are not done the way you want, because you need some kind of backing, but it is a bit hard to find in your compan

1. Supporting Employees

Sep 30th, 2020 13m 48s

In this episode I would like to discuss why supporting your employees is so crucial, what is actually worth sharing on the subject, how to support your people wisely and what to avoid in your day-to-day routine.It might have occurred to you, a

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