Tag: motivation

Others’​ inability to see your worth doesn’t define who you are!

Others’​ inability to see your worth doesn’t define who you are!

in Executive Coaching, High-performance, Leadership, Mindset, Motivation, Self-confidence, Self-development

The business world is a challenging place to be. 10 years ago I left behind the safety of monthly salary to start my own coaching services business for businesspersons and organizations. I have faced many difficulties, since then. An immature domestic market in Greece at the beginning that could not understand the value of coaching in business, were not aware of what podcasts, videos and articles focusing on mindset (my expertise) were, up to a point that they were making fun of my work calling it American bullshit and were resistant to online sessions. read more →

How can having a Starbucks LATTE with your team members can keep them happy and engaged?

How can having a Starbucks LATTE with your team members can keep them happy and engaged?

in Executive Coaching, High-performance, Leadership, Mindset, Motivation, Self-development

Keeping employees engaged and motivated isn’t always easy. If you hold a high-level position, having the responsibility to make sure everything goes well for the company, but also for the people you’re accountable for, makes you often focus in more practical stuff, neglecting in this way focusing on activities that are connected with satisfying your team members’ emotional needs to keep them happy and engaged. This is already an issue when they’re in the office, but it may become a bigger one now that your team works from home, because of covid-19, and feelings like stress, isolation, confusion, insecurity hit strongly their morale.

When leaders ask me how to handle this difficult task with employees’ engagement, I suggest they make it a habit once a week and set some time to have a Starbucks LATTE with each one of their direct reports and advise them to do the same with their direct reports and so on, till this is implemented to all their company’s teams. They react by looking at me surprised and they ask me “Can a cup of Starbucks coffee make employees happy? Is that what you suggest?”read more →

How did we end up like this? From high-performer, disengaged. What to change as a leader to avoid it next time

How did we end up like this? From high-performer, disengaged. What to change as a leader to avoid it next time

in Executive Coaching, High-performance, Leadership, Mindset, Motivation, Self-confidence, Self-development

The route of a high-performer executive in a company is similar to that of a personal relationship. At first, we get excited about this person’s traits. The dynamic personality, the ability to take initiatives, his autonomy, which can sometimes reach the limits of a rebel. These are what lead us to the ardent desire to conquer him. At the same time, however, the intention to adjust these characteristics, once the relationship is tied, to that level, where we will not feel insecure that we cannot control him, but also that we will not be in his shadow and we are not in danger of him seeming more adequate than us, is hidden at the back of our mind. read more →

Your vehicle to success: How to make your dream possible – Valentina’s TEDx talk

in Executive Coaching, High-performance, Leadership, Mindset, Motivation, News, Self-development

Mindset and High-Performance coach Valentina Kordi talks about that one element that can become our vehicle to achieve what we desire in life even if we live in a world focused on limitations and obstacles that make big dreams impossible. Her personal story acts as inspiration on how anyone can overcome prejudice and biases about what they can do or not and be who they want to be in life.

THE MINDSET OF A WINNER | The 3 essential elements for succeeding in challenging times

in Executive Coaching, High-performance, Leadership, Mindset, Motivation, Self-development

In this video I”m sharing with you the 3 most essential elements of the mindset of a winner. As we have started entering the re-opening phase, that we all know it’s going to be a pretty challenging phase. Having a winner’s mindset and get in the field to play and win against the challenges is really of vital importance .

Talking Leadership with Microsoft Central & Eastern Europe General Manager Kostas Loukas

in Executive Coaching, High-performance, Leadership, Mindset, Motivation, Self-development

Having a fireside chat with Kostas Loukas discussing about skills, traits and leader capabilities, how corporate culture impacts productivity, the effectiveness of D&I programs, as well as female / male inequality in the C-level suite. Finally, we discussed why would coaching be needed by a person who’s already at the top management and high-achiever.

Covid19 crisis: Focus on what you can do

in Executive Coaching, High-performance, Leadership, Mindset, Motivation, Self-development

Apart from the restrictions we have during the #covid19 period, and most of us being in a lockdown state, we create our one restrictions to the perspectives and possibilities we have for our business and career by the way we think at this time point?

How? Watch my video to find it out and see what you can do to change that. If you liked this video, hit the like button, share it with your connections and of course subscribe to my channel for more. See you in the next one!