In my opinion, more than competition, what makes us truly strong is collaboration. Working towards a common goal, valuing different perspectives and points of view and diversity will certainly result in more creative, robust and inclusive solutions. However, in moderation, competition can be a strong impulse for action. Therefore, the secret, in my opinion, is in finding balance between collaboration and competition.

Google. Mainly because of its collaborative and innovative culture, set on individual freedom and responsibility.

Because we are still in a celebratory spirit for Celfocus’ recent entry into adulthood, we must be more and more proud of our path, value and celebrate our accomplishments. At Google, there is space and time to make mistakes, so let us too face mistakes as an opportunity to learn and use constructive feedback as our main development tool.

Positive jealousy is a feeling of happiness for others’ accomplishment. It isn’t just wanting what others have, but rather seeing these examples as a positive reference to conquering the same in our career or personal life. In my opinion, positive jealousy can motivate people to conquer their objectives. Positive jealousy says – I want that for me!

I’d even dare to say it can be a source of inspiration. By watching others’ victories and achievements, they can serve as motivation to recognize our own ability to turn objectives into reality.

It isn’t exactly the fifth thing on my bucket list, but it is certainly high on the list – sky diving. And I must recognize that the reason why I haven’t done it isn’t lack of opportunity but rather… fear!

Valuing our people’s hobbies is fundamental to promote creativity and divergent thinking. In this unpredictable and volatile context, flexibility and the ability to adapt are fundamental and the more “life” and experiences we collect, outside our professional context, the better our tools will be to answer the issues and challenges of our day-to-day. And of course, the company only gains with people willing to go out of the status quo. For example, someone who volunteers frequently, is perhaps someone more tolerant, with a sense of work and priorities. This is just an example of the values/skills that hobbies promote and that can make all the difference in a company.

I recently started exploring a new hobby, I’m currently facing the world of interpretation. I’m certain that the tools I bring from this context will encourage more creative answers in the professional challenges of my day-to-day.

I don’t depend on other people, rather I work for other people. Nothing I do can be well-succeed if I don’t impact people in a positive way. People are the source of our work, it is from their ideas and feedback that we continuously work in the improvement of people management practices.