HOW MUCH SPACE DO WE GIVE TO MISTAKES?
Lately, I often remember the early days when I started working, 28 years ago.I remember the people who trained me. They never hid appointments, discussions, or information from me. They were there, open and willing to share what they knew, without fear or insecurity that I might “take their clients.” Above all, however, they gave me something invaluable: room to make mistakes. They let me move forward and take initiative, knowing that if something went wrong, we would fix it together. I learned that it’s not about not making mistakes, but how you handle them. How you face them. How you take responsibility. And that’s how I was trained. I made mistakes. Many. But with each one, someone was there for me, saying: 👉 “Let’s see what went wrong and how we can do better next time.”And that’s how I learned firsthand what they say: “Only those who do nothing make no mistakes.”Today, as an evaluator of young professionals and as I train my new colleague, I realize that what was once taken for granted now seems strange. “Go ahead, do things, and if something goes wrong, we’re here to fix it” seems to be the exception rather than the rule. I don’t know if this practice is right or wrong. But I do know that it creates emotional anchors. It gives people confidence and tools that they will use throughout their lives, regardless of their job.Because we have made mistakes, we make them now, and we will continue to make them. But the questions are different: Do we learn from them? How much do we avoid doing things so that we don’t have to deal with a mistake? Do we want partners who take initiative or fearful people who simply follow instructions? LinkedIn Post
If my business were a city, which one would it be?
A seemingly simple question that opened up a whole new way of talking about who we are—as people, as entrepreneurs, as creators.A few days ago, I had the pleasure of participating in the first event of SupplyHERS, a new initiative by @when.org.gr with the support of @interamericangr , which connects women-owned businesses with large organizations that invest in diversity.It was a powerful reminder that entrepreneurship is not just KPIs and numbers—it is people, perspectives, and connections. It is community.As was clearly evident during the meeting, the path to sustainability lies in human relationships, trust, and the vision of the entrepreneurs themselves. In just two hours, we shared: LinkedIn Post
We now have a 𝗩𝗔𝗕 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 in 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗲!
It was a pleasure to be part of the founding event of the Virtual Advisory Board (VAB) Greece Chapter, alongside a group of inspiring professionals and change-makers! Last Friday (23 May), we held the official launch of our community in that country led by our new local chair Anastasios Spanidis. Anastasios hosted the event that featured a welcome and remarks from Virtual Advisory Board (VAB) co-founder and CEO David Rodrigo Fernández Esquivel, accompanied by our VAB global membership director Callum Mitchinson. We want to thank Anastasios for his hard work and also all those who joined this session and we look forward to working with Anastasios to further grow and build an amazing group of board leaders, directors and advisors in Greece! Thanks to the attendees below for taking part in our launch.Danae Bezantakou, Dora Matsia, Georgios Bakos, Ioannis Marketos MBA, John Anagnostou, Katerina Meimaroglou, Konstantinos Vossos, Socratis Ploussas and Stelios Christakos. It was a pleasure for VAB’s leadership to get to know you virtually and see your passion for developing our VAB Greece community! LinkedIn Post
Doing Business the Human way
Measuring success through the relationships we build, for me, it’s the most essential KPI. I truly believe that business is not just about strategy, or goals. None of these can be achieved without people.Lately, through my various roles, I’ve had the chance to meet people from different organizations, industries, and countries. And the question has always been the same, with a different title each time: How do we connect?How do we connect as entrepreneurs? How do we connect with the next generation? How do we connect with people outside our own organizations, whose knowledge and experience can help us see things from a different perspective?Everything revolves around connection. I’m genuinely happy to see this gradual shift taking place. Because when people with shared values and visions come together, partnerships and structures emerge that are built on trust and mutual respect.My intention is to create and participate in as many of these ecosystems as possible, places where people have a meaningful role, not a decorative one.Beautiful things happen when values align!!!!! LinkedIn Post
