Scaling secrets from Fortune 500 consulting lessons - Jin Han and Farhad Niyoz
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Behind every great leader and CEO stands a team. It is high high-performing, efficient, open-minded, and united team of professionals following a common mission and vision. It is a team with the highest-class company culture where everyone feels safe and can express themselves. Culture always comes first. Nothing is personal. There is a problem - there must be a solution.
In this episode, Cocoon Program CEO Farhad Niyoz talks with a mentor at Cocoon Program and a partner of Aruma Ventures and Globus International - Jin Han. They talk about key aspects that define culture in the company; how to scale relationships within your team and also different stakeholders; and why the most important thing you might be missing is understanding what your employees believe about you and their workplace. Expect to learn lots of practical ideas and tips not only on building better relationships with team and stakeholders but also with your partner and within yourself on this journey of entrepreneurial path.
Overview of the topics: 00:00 Switching continents to pursue new roles
1:35 How three simple values can guide your every choice
3:44 Consulting Fortune 500 companies: Sharing the most important scaling lesson for startups
11:17 Key to success - understanding, accepting, and mastering different business cultures
16:27 How to build a safe space for employees so that everyone can yell and scream
19:47 The problems are in the situations, not in the people
23:13 Advice for CEOs: How to deal with a situation that has escalated to become personal
27:15 Executing demotion/role change without burning relationships
30:36 Get rid of toxic employees or sacrifice your company culture
35:49 Defining “ safety in work culture” and how to build it
40:14 How employee beliefs affect their behavior
44:18 The connection between relationships and defensive mechanisms
46:25 Finding self-acceptance before seeking love
50:33 How to evaluate your self-acceptance
51:54 Advice on relationships and how to find the right partner
56:38 Difference between character and personality
57:52 Importance of living up to your values.
Welcome to the Inner Power Particles podcast. Here we talk with entrepreneurs and leaders about their challenges and lessons learned to improve their inner strength. We do this to share their journey and knowledge with you so that you can improve as a leader and a person. Resources: To learn more useful tools for CEOs and C-level managers ➡️ https://www.cocoonprogram.com/resources
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Farhad Niyoz is the CEO of Cocoon.