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We all know that building a startup is hard, very hard. It is hard mentally, physically, emotionally and any other xxxxALLY you want to add to the equation. And it's the small wins, the small moments, the burst of unimaginable happiness that make the journey worth it. It is a journey to nowhere. It is a mere enjoyment of each day. Each day you spend with your colleagues. Each day, you try to be better. Each day, you try to make a client happier. And most importantly, each day you make a coworker, a colleague happier and better. Thanks to every single person that has made this achievement possible, led by the great Andrea Contreras Ojeda Expansión ChooseMyCompany - España #weimpact #happyindexatwork

In the workplace, retaining talent is not enough. Building an organic environment where talent chooses to stay is key. Cultivating intrinsic motivation and valuing employee contributions fosters a healthy work environment that empowers talent to make informed decisions, manage conflicts, and contribute significantly to collective success. Nurture critical thinking and emotional intelligence to create a deep-seated connection with the organization.

Diana is a fantastic example of a successful international mobility opportunity.  Identifying talent and providing new experiences to our best employees is, without a doubt, one of the keys to our present and future success! Learn more about Diana's experience 😊 #WeArePeri##EmployerBranding##ProfessionalDevelopment#

How it should be…

Still boiling with energy and ideas taking form in the coming months and years, I feel the gratitude for all people that made the best event I have ever attended: AIREA Global in Madrid from 15. - 17.4.2024. From a producers perspective these are what I learned during the week: 👉 The whole process from start to finish created a beautiful feeling of inviting us to understand and create understanding together. A lot of pictures and material was used to make it easy to feel safe and knowing what to do. 👉 The event was both in Spanish and English and translators and translators + technology was used to make understanding and conversations happen. Many people said that the event allowed to become more aware of languages and created opportunities to learn languages. 👉 Many creative ways were used (like freeing people from their "work-self" or professional roles) to be able to be connected with others in equal ways. For me the opportunity to link and get to know people from Europe and North-America with old and new friends I met in person for the first time was great for creating small beginnings possible. In every way physical and cognitive inclusiveness was thought of. 👉 Theory U works! In short time we could create first steps forward with our authentic teams offering opportunities for other people to join and contribute. The most work will done in the coming months and we need to build before-during-after actions to foster sustainability to the emerging capacity in our community. But the steps forward did not come from thin air and was linked with reality with extra ideas and people linked with our actions. 👉 Art and creativity were used in meaningful ways to create understanding, belonging and focus/widening when it was needed. It was not an add on but an essential part of AIREA. I took my first steps in facilitating a singing collective not only by me, but with the help and support of so many people. We sang the anthemic "People have the power" song by Patti Smith - unforgetable moment! 👉 The production skills of the AIREA Global team were so good that I would like to see them offering these skills to Citizen Network members everywhere. I bet there are a lot of skills and talent in our networks - I wonder how we create a peer network around producing change/transformation? Forming the skills necessary to build the global collectives and sustainable social and functional ecosystems for challenging decades is a task that might be crucial to our survival as people. I feel very fortunate to have experienced AIREA! ⁉ How to make AIREA available in your neighbourhood? ⁉ How to create a model that is both transferable and modifiable? ⁉ How to share learning related with the production with people wanting to do the same? ⁉ How to link AIREAs and the people together? ⁉ How to support people and action before-during-after the events? ⁉ How to make the events and action more inclusive? ⁉ How to make AIREAs sustainable and scalable?

I wish I could say it’s easy promoting DEI, but the reality is different. Acknowledging our biases—whether conscious or unconscious—is crucial. Even when we strive to be self-reflective, bias is part of human nature. As leaders, we must step out of our comfort zones and remain open-minded to new perspectives. Managing differences requires energy and patience, especially when the path forward isn’t clear. However, BayWa r.e. EMEA and its Spanish team provides a safe space where leaders can learn, improve, and embark on their individual DEI journeys. #WeEffectChange #DEI

Been there, [ate] that? 🤣 The bowl of fruit is the third cousin twice removed from the good old concept of 'The Corporate Family'. Thanks to the pandemic and remote work, now Corporate is Corporate, and your Family is your Family. Still... many trendy companies still repurpose these concepts to [attempt to] retain and acquire new talent. I think it's like going to modern war with a bow and arrow. This is the time where companies have to be transparent about their true values, otherwise they won't survive the generational change. It's gonna take a lot more than a bowl of fruit..... even if it's fresh! #hr #corporate #talent

It is real…

The Fisterra lighthouse now boasts a lightning-fast 1 Gbps fiber optic internet connection. As Pere Antentas, CEO of Rede Aberta, eloquently puts it, this milestone symbolizes Rede Aberta’s “ability to connect the most remote places in rural Galicia at speeds identical to those available in the cities.” In just three years, Rede Aberta has expanded its service to reach 200,000 homes and businesses across 86 municipalities in rural Galicia, deploying over 4 million meters of fiber cable. We are excited to support Rede Aberta’s incredible strides towards a more connected world! #digitaltransformation #fiberoptics