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Introducing Staffbase’s newest product: Mission Control — the navigation system for strategic communication 🧭 Throw back to this time last week in Berlin, hearing from our Founder Martin Böhringer all about our inspiring innovation was a real highlight as he introduced Mission Control to the world. With this new product, strategic communication can not only be planned, collaboratively created, and published, but it also provides the ability to measure, anticipate and manage its impact 📊 We believe that communication is one of the greatest drivers of business success. Inspired teams achieve more. And inspiration begins with communication. With a vision and a narrative that unite all employees and motivate them to work towards a common goal. 🏁 However, the business impact of communication is difficult to control and even harder to prove. Until now. Because we have developed a navigation system for corporate communication that keeps the entire organization on course through communication: Staffbase Mission Control. It combines strategic and operational tasks in one central solution: ⤵️ 📅 Planning of topics, campaigns, and content 🤝 Collaborative co-creation: of content creation 📊 Measuring and analysing the impact of communication 📣 CEO’s, Leaders, Communicators, it’s just about to become easier to leverage communications insights to more confidently steer your organisation through change and towards growth as you inspire your people to achieve great things together! In the comments, you will find a link to a blog article with further information about Mission Control and an opportunity to sign up for the Open Beta program.

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6 months passed already after our successful House of Trust Event that took place in Davos with over 2500 Attendees, 60 Impactful Startups & Scaleups presenting, with over 400 Investors and 70 Sponsors & Partners involved! 6 months to go before we open the doors for the next House of Trust Event in Davos that will take place in January 2025! Our goal with the House of Trust is to become the next TED Talk Platform, where the most relevant world influencers, forward thinking pioneers, entrepreneurs and investors gather once a year, to not only speak but tackle actively the challenges of our time. Also if hosting such events is connected with a lot of effort, the most fulfilling part is to chat with someone months later who attended the event and hear the appreciation and the success stories through connections happened at House of Trust. So why don’t we do it more frequently? The challenges of our world should not be tackled just once a year. So we start gathering with the right people in a smaller, more intimate and exclusive way. That’s why we are excited about the upcoming House of Trust Summer Edition where we gather with 40-60 selected entrepreneurs, family offices, investors and forward thinking pioneers. Where real relationships on a personal level first can be build through a memorable and unique experience and then business relationships and deals can happen naturally. When: 9. and 10. August Where: Zurich & Stoos Lodge 🏔️🇨🇭 With: Patrick Matzinger, Manuel Linder, Dr Guenther Dobrauz-Saldapenna, Pascal Siegrist, Kevin Lütolf, Peter E. Braun, Valeriya Zaychuk, Leyla Baghirzade, Eduardo Carvalho, Gerald Hüsch Leadership, Antonio Ponte, Angelika Hernandez-Dorendorf, Lorenz Wiegand, Kinson Lo, Cassandra H., and many more… Looking forward to it! If you are keen to know more, want to share why you should be involved and receive an invitation, send me a private message with: HoT Summer Edition #housoftrust #network #event #switzerland #zurich #stoos #mountains #summmer #edition #membersclub #impact #health #longevity #web3 #ai #nature #experience #capital #familyoffice #investor #startup #connect #dots

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Building an HR-tech startup from 0 to Seed was amazingly rewarding AND though. 5 things I did not expect: 1) Mindset is your number #1 priority All the advise you get is about market size, business model, PMF etc. All that stuff is important, but staying constantly in a positive mindset is way more important. 2) It’s actually easier having no people At the beginning we’d think “when we’ll have the money we’ll hire X and Y people”. It’s actually easier to get things done by yourself. Also, output doesn’t scale linearly by adding people. 3) People makes the journey worth it Someone say that when you dream by yourself is just a dream, when you dream in many people it’s a real project. Well that’s true for startups as well - feeding off each other motivation is essential. 4) Take hard decision fast I’d typically avoid or at least snooze decisions that make me feel uncomfortable or uneasy. Well, that’s the worst thing you can do in a startup. Fast decisions = fast execution 5) Consistency AND stepping back pay off I knew that consistency pay off - but I didn’t know how important it is to stop, step back, assess where you’re going and eventually change course. Going in the wrong direction with consistency doesn’t make it right. Reflecting back, I am more excited than ever about what Workfully is building. Can’t wait for the next 3 years.

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Are you winning the hiring race in Austria? Vienna’s tech scene is exploding, with startups scaling at lightning speed and established companies doubling down on innovation. But with this rapid growth comes a massive challenge—the competition for top tech talent! The question I hear from many in the industry is: How can you stand out to attract and retain the best developers, engineers, and innovators? Here’s what’s changing the game: 🔹 Speed to Hire: Companies that streamline and make quicker decisions are landing the top candidates before they’re even on your radar. With the demand being higher than supply, the companies that adapt fastest will be the ones that thrive. 🔹 Remote and Hybrid Flexibility: Yes, its the ever ongoing argument, but we are seeing that if your company isn’t embracing hybrid or remote options, you may be missing out on a large pool of talent. 🔹 Employer Branding: Companies need to create a strong, authentic employer brand that resonates with tech professionals—think innovative projects, flexibility, and a commitment to personal growth. What strategies are you using to stay ahead in the recruitment race? And do you currently use an international agency to help you?

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How is it to work together as a couple, especially when running a company together? We get this question quite often. Adrian Florian, whose birthday it is today, and I have been working together full-time since 2018, and now we are co-leading Wolfpack Digital. So here are my thoughts about working together as a couple: 🐸🚀 You can leapfrog years of couples therapy, and you are guaranteed accelerated personal growth. ⛓️‍💥 However, there are significant risks and the relationship may become super stressed at times, if you are not careful. 🔎🥺 Everything that doesn’t work between you two as people gets amplified. Existing issues simply cannot be swept under the rug and they demand to be addressed sooner rather than later. However, you have the extra motivation to fix them, and, if you do, your personal relationship wins too. 🔍🤩 Everything that does work between you two gets amplified too! And this multiplying effect is a huge asset when put to work positively, and witnessing it feels great. 👍 More gains for the household when things are going well. 👎 More losses for the household when things are not going well (all the eggs are in the same basket). ⚔️🎉 Conflicts and celebrations alike are more intense. 🔥 Power play happens, and the temperature may be running higher than with a coworker, because there is so much openness and familiarity. 💠 Clear roles and responsibilities help a great, great deal! In the end, this also has to do with boundaries definition - so useful both personally and professionally. This has significantly solved the previous challenge for us. ✋ Separation of work and personal conversations is very challenging. As passionate people, we still struggle with this one. 🤝 You really get to learn how to be a team, which is useful both at work and at home. 👀 You get to know your partner from a different angle and discover new things about them you probably wouldn’t have known otherwise (I found this to also be true when working with friends or family). ☯️ You can leverage your complementarities, and you are both more committed to do so. 🥤 Skills gained in the workplace are easily transferrable to the home environment. Overall more risks coexist with more opportunities for growth, and the rewards are definitely there and worth it, if you manage to put in the work and overcome the ever arising obstacles! Which I am grateful we have, so far, as we have become steadier and steadier in the past few years as partners in both business and life. 😊 As with every living system, adding more pressure to it either breaks it, or makes it adapt and become stronger. And working together as a couple does exactly that. Happy birthday, Adrian! 🎈Thank you for sharing this beautiful journey of learning at work and in life with me! #entrepreneurship #founder #leadership #collaboration #worklifebalance #personalgrowth #familybusiness #professionalgrowth #coceos

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Behind every successful venture is a team united by purpose. And today, I’m excited to finally introduce you to our team—and our company: We are Clear Decisions! Clear Decisions was born from the realisation that sustainability decisions are often complex, data-heavy, and difficult to navigate. Our mission is clear: to make sustainability decision-making easier, faster, and more impactful for companies everywhere. We are change makers building solutions for change makers. We know how hard sustainable change is. Every one of us has experienced it first-hand in our careers, which is why we’re committed to making it easier for others. Meet the team behind Clear Decisions: Maximilian Weidl, CEO: With a background in private equity and driving growth through sustainable innovation, I’ve spent years working to make businesses more profitable and impactful by embracing change. Clear Decisions is the next step in that journey—helping companies simplify their sustainability transformation. Valentin Weidl, CTO: My brother and co-founder, Valentin, brings a wealth of experience from both corporate and fast-growth tech startups. His passion for building tech for good is at the heart of what we’re creating. After a summer of relentless coding, he’s leading the charge in developing our solution. Matt Pumfrey, Chief Knowledge Officer: With over 30 years of experience in operational sustainability and energy efficiency, Matt ensures that Clear Decisions is grounded in deep, actionable knowledge. He knows what businesses truly need to navigate sustainability challenges. Louisa Cilenti, Operations Development (non-exec): Louisa’s background in law, investment, and scaling sustainability-focused startups has been essential in shaping our strategy for growth and impact. Over the past few months, we’ve had countless conversations with operational managers and sustainability leaders, learning first-hand about their toughest challenges. Armed with this knowledge, we’ve built our MVP and are now testing it in a closed alpha phase. At Clear Decisions, we believe that the path to sustainability can be simplified, and we’re on a mission to make that happen. Stay tuned—there’s so much more to come! 🌍🚀 #ClearDecisions #Sustainability #AI #Leadership #ChangeMakers #Teamwork #MVP #SimplifySustainability

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Slush Black Hat Web Summit… The last stretch of international big conferences is underway. And you are finally invited as a speaker. Congratulations! But what is your pre and post-conference ROI strategy? Here are the 3 actions you should take 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘵 and 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 the event: 𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵: -𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: Start conversations with other speakers in your niche and/or potential attendees on social media platforms. Comment on their posts, and share their content, or message them to introduce yourself. This creates a buzz around your presence and sets the foundation for meeting in person. 𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵: -𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐐&𝐀 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: take the conversation further! use Invite the attendees to continue after your talk/panel. It’s a great way to directly connect with your audience and to meet potential partners/clients. 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵: -𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 “𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐬”: how many leads, conversions or any other relevant metric for your business did you generate? Go beyond the usual post-event LinkedIn post. The more you establish clear metrics, the more value you will bring and get in future events. If you want to master your public speaking or/and want to create keynote speeches that will bring you new clients and partners, reach out today! #websummit #slush #publicspeaking #techconference #blackhat  #publicspeker #keynotespeaker #executivecoaching #speechwriting ------------------------------------- My name is Jennifer Migan, I am a bilingual 🇫🇷/🇬🇧public speaking and communication crisis consultant with over 10 years of experience in journalism/media, tech and corporate training. I also provide media training and speechwriting services for executives and leaders. In addition to that, I use my 15+ years as a professional athlete to create personalized communication and leadership strategies for my clients.

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👇 The workshop I wish I had when I started with Storyblok. Andi and I created it. It’s based on best practices, FAQ’s from our customer projects and several years of Storyblok experience. During this deep-dive session, we’ll cover these topics (and more): 👉 Multilingual content setup: Demonstrating effective management of content in multiple languages, both at folder and field level. 👉 User-friendly component design: Ways to organize information well and make components easy to use for content editors. 👉 Efficient global data management: Techniques for managing recurring elements such as headers and footers to simplify content management across Storyblok. This workshop is designed to help developer teams tackle common challenges and improve their experience with Storyblok through practical demos. If you feel this is for you and your team, send me a message. What topics should we add to the workshop?

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First day at a new job? How poor IT can ruin the first impression 💻   A typical scene in many companies: new employees eager to start but struggling with IT issues.   They spend their first day...   ...setting up their laptop ...downloading software ...configuring 10+ accounts   They ask several colleagues for help.    But the problem is: they don’t know either.   They all put important tasks on hold, and the issue will likely repeat.   In one internship, I had to use my personal laptop for a month because IT wasn’t ready. And I’ve heard this story countless times from IT owners across companies 🤯   What’s the solution? 🔎   — IT providers — Internal IT team — The best of both worlds: we call it "IT as a Service"   💬 What are the biggest IT challenges your team is facing? Let’s discuss in the comments.

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I don't feel appreciated. That's what radical honesty can sound like. For the first time since starting our company, we're really learning to work together as a team. 🤝 In the beginning, with just two people, alignment was easy peasy. But as we expanded, it became increasingly more difficult. We recently re-realized each team member had their own vision, feelings and experiences. So, we implemented these obvious yet game-changing strategies: 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆 -> We sugar-coat no more. We get to the essence of problems quickly. 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 -> We embrace "positive conflict" and avoid defensive positions. 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 -> We set a clear path and define tasks to reach our goals. This prevents wasting time figuring out what to do next. 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 -> We spend more time with each other than with our loved ones, so our work environment should feel like home. The result? A team that gives us energy, with clearly defined goals we're pushing to reach... Together. Noémie Bultot 🔸 Filip Wauters Lorenzo Bown Harold Roegiers, working together with you guys just got so much more exciting ❤️🤘 Have you struggled with team dynamics in your startup? How did you overcome it? I'm all ears.👂 We're always looking to improve. 

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I don’t like to say it, but I think we have to get used to living in furnished apartments 🤷‍♀️. More than half of the apartments in Berlin are furnished in 2024. The other options either have thousands of applicants, so you never get a reply. Or they are super expensive new building projects. If someone wants to live inside the ring and isn’t able to pay more than 25 €/m², renting a furnished apartment is often the only option. The good news is that furnished apartments don’t have to be more expensive than unfurnished options. Actually, if you are looking at a time span of 1–2 years, it might be cheaper, even though the total rent might be higher. Because all costs are included, and you don’t have to spend >5k for furniture. I’m curious to hear from you: would you consider living in a furnished apartment? PS: In case you urgently need a place , let me know, as I have some excellent furnished options at the moment that you can’t find on the big platforms 😁.

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Last month, we at World Fund announced our investment in Faircado. I’ve written a ‘why we invested in’ blogpost, looking at why we led the deal - and what excites me about this startup. Founded by the brilliant Evoléna de Wilde d'Estmael 🌱and Ali Nezamolmaleki, Faircado is an AI-powered browser extension that makes sustainable choices more accessible and mainstream for millions of consumers online. Our collective closets overflow with items we no longer need but that others could use. We need to embrace a circular economy, and Faircado can help us break this ineffective cycle - perpetuated by awful brands like SHEIN - by helping us make better buying decisions online. You can read the full piece here: https://bit.ly/4coXxYy

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𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩’𝐬 𝐑&𝐃 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐁𝐒𝐎 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞! If you’re a startup working on innovative projects, the 𝐖𝐁𝐒𝐎 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞 offers extra funding by allowing higher tax deductions on R&D costs. This can be a game-changer, especially if your costs are significant. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤? Under the regular WBSO scheme, companies can deduct 32% of R&D costs 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 €𝟑𝟓𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎, and startups can take this even further! With the 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞, you can 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝟒𝟎% of your R&D expenses—an 8% higher rate. For example, with €350,000 in R&D costs, a regular company would deduct €112,000, but as a startup, you can deduct €140,000. That’s an additional €28,000 in savings! 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐟: • Your business is in its first three years • You’ve claimed WBSO for no more than two calendar years 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐌𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐭? Try our WBSO Calculator to instantly estimate how much extra funding you can unlock for your R&D projects! https://lnkd.in/g-w6BVjt

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I’m going 100% on Smart Role! Today means a lot to me. It’s been an amazing 1.5 years for me since I started freelancing. An adventure that gave me the opportunity to: ✅ Learn (a lot haha) ✅ Meet new people ✅ Work on fascinating projects And of course, creating my own startup, Smart Role. I can’t believe we went this far. What was just a dream, an idea, slowly transformed into a real product able to accomplish our mission: Revolutionize the customer support training. It’s time for me to believe in our project again. That's why from June 1st, I’ll focus 100% of my time on it. It means no income, no “security,” exactly what I was petrified about last year. Even though I’m still scared sometimes, I don’t feel the same anymore. Big rewards require big commitments, and we are just about to: → Finalizing Smart Role's Live Version: My focus will be on assembling a top-tier development team to bring this vision to life. → Securing Early Adopters: We want to find 5 clients to join us on this journey, to improve even more our product thanks to their feedback. → Preparing for Scale: A larger funding round is on the horizon. We already raised €25,000 with friends and family. And the next 24 months are crucial to fuel our growth and solidify our position in the market. It’s not done yet. But I deeply know that it will! Because we are doing everything it takes to achieve it! And me working 100% on our company is part of this commitment. From the day I’ve been laid off 1.5 years ago, your support has been a constant source of motivation. So thank you, for believing in me when I was doubting. 🙏 I couldn’t be more grateful for the path I’m currently walking. May the force be with us. - Thibaut 🦊

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This time next month (read: Jun 3rd), I'll be in Vienna for #ViennaUp. I gotta admit, that’ll be my first time going there… I guess I haven’t fully realized before just how many things are happening in a single week, heck, even if you go just for a few days you’re bound to find a bunch of interesting and useful events. 🤓 My problem is that some I want to go to are at the same time, of course they are. 😑 Any ideas on how to clone myself? 😂 Anyhoo, do check the program (https://lnkd.in/e7gNcj37) and see you there! #startup #startups #innovation #startupecosystem ViennaBusiness Vienna Business Agency CRO STARTUP

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Two weeks ago, I had the chance to participate in a panel on "Biodiversity - the Next Big Thing for Business and Nature?" at the GREENTECH FESTIVAL in Berlin. I very much enjoyed the discussions with Anna Alex, Tony Simons, and Dr. Tobias Raffel, who work daily on how we can ensure and promote biodiversity. Please watch the video if you want to learn more about: 🌍 How much more money the world spends each year searching for life on other planets compared to what we invest in protecting biodiversity on earth. 🌳 How much forest area we’ve lost over the past few years – habitats for thousands of species – and what we can do to prevent this. 🍫 Why there wouldn’t be any chocolate without mosquitoes. ...and much more. 👉🏼 Watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/eSmFkQYJ #Biodiversity #GreentechFestival #Sustainability #ClimateAction #ImprovedForestManagement #IFM #OCELL

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𝐎𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 😱 - Part 1 Over the past few months, I’ve been meeting professionals at various events and asking them one question: 👉 “𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘥—𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘥?” I will share here some of the stories that stuck with me starting with Maria. Maria joined a high-paced marketing agency. On day one, she was handed three major projects and told to “figure it out.” There was no training, no process walkthrough, and no clarity on expectations. Within weeks, Maria felt overwhelmed and questioned if she’d made the right decision joining the company. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐞? She could have asked for more structured guidance or shadowing opportunities or requested access to SOPs, guides, or internal knowledge bases. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐞? - 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: Provide a step-by-step onboarding plan tailored to Maria’s role. - 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝: Ease new hires into responsibilities, gradually increasing complexity. - 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤-𝐈𝐧𝐬: Schedule weekly check-ins to answer questions and ensure Maria feels supported. Overwhelming new hires without proper support doesn’t just hurt them—it hurts your business. Take onboarding one step at a time or just use WeekOne What’s your onboarding horror story? Share in the comments! #OnboardingHorrorStories #EmployeeOnboarding #OnboardingExperience #WorkplaceHorrorStories #FirstDayAtWork #HRTech #EmployeeExperience #PeopleAndCulture #FutureOfWork

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This was me doing a reference call during our last offsite. 📞 When I made my first hires at N26 in early 2015, Valentin challenged me to always do a few reference calls before making a final decision. Sometimes, these calls revealed critical insights that we didn’t have before, leading us to decide not to hire the candidate. Ever since, reference checks have been something I do for almost all hires towards the end of the process. Ideally, you know someone the person worked with, but often this isn’t the case. So, you ask the candidate for specific contacts like a manager from company X, or a co-worker from their time at Y. Here’s a short template and my preferred questions that you might find useful when reaching out for references: [Candidate] is in the final stage of our hiring process and they mentioned you as a reference to provide us with a more profound understanding of them. We have the following questions. (If there’s a question you can't or don’t want to answer, we can skip it): - In what relation did you work together? - What are her/his biggest strengths? - What might be most surprising for us after working with her/him for a few months? - What do you think about her/his decision-making quality? - What challenges did you encounter working with her/him? - How would describe her/his leadership style? (Optional) - What weaknesses does she/he bring we should be aware of? - How does she/he behave under stress and pressure? - If you are CEO of a company and need a [role], would you hire her/him? - Compared to all other [role] you worked with in the past, where do you see her/him? - Is there a question I didn’t ask? Anything I should have asked? We want to make it as easy as possible for you to provide the reference. You can reply via email, or preferably we can have a short 15-minute phone or video call. I’m happy to call you at your preferred time. Just provide your number and let me know what time works best for you. You can also share a calendar link with me or pick a 15-minute slot from [my calendar]. Whatever you prefer. We are very grateful for your support in helping [Candidate] and our company to ensure we make a great, long-term match. What questions have you found most insightful during reference checks? 🤔 By the way, if you’re on the lookout for your next adventure, we at Flinn.ai have exciting opportunities in engineering, product, sales, and people. Check out our career page (link in the comments) and see if there's a role that sparks your interest. 🚀 #Hiring #FlinnAI

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Episode 145 Evoléna de Wilde d'Estmael 🌱of Faircado: your AI-powered second-hand shopping assistant   💡Evoléna de Wilde d’Estmael is co-founder & CEO of Faircado, a Berlin-based startup that provides the first AI-powered second-hand shopping assistant in Europe. Faircado’s technology helps people find the best second-hand alternatives to what they are searching for online. Driven by the mission to reduce global waste and support the shift to a circular economy, Faircado’s goal is to help make second-hand goods the first choice for consumers. 🤩Evoléna was born in Belgium and is proud to be an impact entrepreneur, committed to the circular economy and sustainability. She was named one of the top 100 women in social enterprise in 2022 and is an EU Climate Pact Ambassador. Evoléna is also the co-founder of Solidartsy, a non-profit dedicated to bridging the art world’s gender pay gap. ❔Faircado is available as a browser extension, working in the background to search for second-hand alternatives to whatever you’re looking to buy, and Evoléna explains why they decided to start with a browser extension rather than an app or a website. 👏Faircado began its roll-out in Germany, and yet already has 100 million products integrated from 60 different partners. Evoléna talks about the numbers and the partnerships, including how this works commercially and how companies like eBay are reacting. 🤔We hear about the underlying principles for designing the technology, and how Faircado has used research into habits and behaviours to make it easy for people to adopt. 💚Evoléna shares some of her fascinating backstory too, which blends a deep sense of purpose with making interesting and maybe unexpected choices at various forks in the road. Search for "circular economy" in your favourite podcast app, or see the links to the episode page, player and shownotes in the comments below.   Please share and help other people discover how the circular economy is better for people, planet AND prosperity!   #circulareconomy #sustainability #digital #resale #secondhand #enablers #behaviour

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