Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast

[REPLAY] Back to the Core - with Jonas Fröjd

In this new episode, we discussed Mindkicker Iceland Edition - a leadership camp with Jonas Fröjd, the co-creator of Mindkicker, and a former pro athlete with a martial arts background. You will hear about our journey, both physical and inner, which led our group of five people to profound conclusions and curious discussions.
In this episode you will learn about:
how Mindkicker Iceland Edition is different from the Castle in Sweden
the details of our hiking
how to get out of your Groundhog Day patterns
what is “chosen truth” and how can you identify it in your life
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,
Anna
Resources:
Learn more about Mindkicker Iceland Edition 2024: https://www.mindkicker.se/?page_id=923
Sign-up for the Sustainable Leadership Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/205a08ca614c/sustainableleadershipnewsletter
Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall 
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[REPLAY] Mindkicking for a Better Life - with Jonas Fröjd

This week, I invite you to listen to an old conversation between me and Jonas Fröjd, the co-creator of Mindkicker, and a former pro athlete with a martial arts background. In this new episode, we talked about the importance of martial arts in Jonas’s life, and how his mental training through his sports career changed the lives of others.
In this episode you will learn about:
how sports background can impact the vision of the corporate world
how the concept of Mindkicker was born
Swedish and Iceland editions of Mindkicker
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,
Anna
Resources:
Learn more about Mindkicker Iceland Edition 2024: https://www.mindkicker.se/?page_id=923
Sign-up for the Sustainable Leadership Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/205a08ca614c/sustainableleadershipnewsletter
Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall 
Support Ukraine: https://u24.gov.ua/

Self-imposed Glass Ceilings and Excluding Men From Inclusivity Work

Dedicated to International Women's Day, I'm sharing some thoughts that are potentially very triggering for women, hopefully permission-giving for men, and uncomfortable for all of us.
In this episode, you will hear about:
why I shifted from working with women to focusing on male leaders
connecting the dots between my Zone of Genius and the needs men have in our society
why I think the glass ceilings are self-imposed by women
what's wrong with events and initiatives aimed at promoting gender equality
my invitation for you on what to focus on in the gender equality promotion this month
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,
Anna
Resources:
Sign-up for the Sustainable Leadership Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/205a08ca614c/sustainableleadershipnewsletter
Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall 
Support Ukraine: https://u24.gov.ua/

3 Well-being Tips That Surprised Me

I've been on a personal development journey for over a decade. Being truly passionate about levelling up myself and my clients, I've seen and heard it all. Or so I thought. But in this episode, I share three well-being tips I recently heard or read about that truly surprised me.
In this episode, you will hear about:
the tip that got me going like "really?! Do we still need to talk about this?"
a research-based well-being hack, using which for one second (!) improves your mood for eight hours (!!!)
the smells we want to forget or to remember
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,
Anna
Resources:
Sign-up for the Sustainable Leadership Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/205a08ca614c/sustainableleadershipnewsletter
Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall 
Support Ukraine: https://u24.gov.ua/

Essential Lessons From 30 Years Of Building Companies - with Hermann Gudmundsson

Who would want to start a business in a highly competitive, saturated market? It sounds like an ungrateful thing to do, yet many entrepreneurs see opportunities in these circumstances. Few have the tenacity to bring their vision to life, so it was very valuable to sit down with Hermann Gudmundsson, an Iceland-based entrepreneur who succeeded in realizing his vision already back in the 1990s and has been progressing ever since. Hermann has gone through diverse stages of business: from having 1 employee to over 1000 people on payroll, or 850 full-time employees; from building a company in the mid-90s with no smartphones and internet to running a business in our highly-connected world these days; and past a handful of crises nationally and globally. In our conversation, we dove into Hermann's learnings that can hugely benefit your journey.
In this episode, you will hear about:
inheriting teams after acquisitions and aligning them to the main business
Hermann's philosophy for hiring people
the market being the master - not the seller
hustling 24/7 for four years, the win and losses of that time
changing your mind as a leader
taking two months off per year as a CEO, for 14 years straight
the value of downtime and rest for a CEO's personal and business success
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,AnnaResources:Connect with Hermann: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hermann-gu%C3%B0mundsson-09583b11/Check out Kemi: https://kemi.is/Sign-up for the Sustainable Leadership Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/205a08ca614c/sustainableleadershipnewsletterBook a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Support Ukraine: https://u24.gov.ua/

Nurturing Accountability in Your Employees

Have you as a leader ever wondered how to nurture autonomy among your employees? Or maybe as an HR professional or an employee in general, you sensed such wishes within the organization?
Well, I have a strong opinion on what it means for a company when requests for autonomy training are voiced, and it’s not a “hell yes, let’s do it!” In this episode, I share what I think is wrong with this approach, what it might show about the company’s leadership, and what you can do better. 
In this episode, you will hear about:
the similarity between autonomy training and rape discussions
three leadership aspects you want to look at in your organization, to improve employees’ autonomy
ways to improve each of these
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,
Anna
Resources:
Sign-up for the Sustainable Leadership Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/205a08ca614c/sustainableleadershipnewsletter
Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall 
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From Overambition To Focusing On Peace And Wellbeing - with Kim Ahlbom

Hustle culture is glorified by some and despised by others. While entrepreneurs' building successful companies is a tough journey by itself, I see how many leaders make it even harder for themselves. Ambition is a great force until you go overboard and start chasing your goals too hecticly. I sat down with Kim Ahlbom, Director of Consulting and Partnerships at VNTRS, to talk about his way from running after his to-do list day-in and day-out, to focusing on the peace and wellbeing.In this episode, you will hear about:> disconnecting from emotions as a child to offload parents> living with anxiety and wondering "Am I broken?"> learning to understand and feel one's feelings> the value of watching sad movies> observing thoughtsStay safe and #standwithukraine,AnnaResources:Connect with Kim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimahlbom/Check out VNTRS: https://vntrs.com/Sign-up for the Sustainable Leadership Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/205a08ca614c/sustainableleadershipnewsletterBook a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Support Ukraine: https://u24.gov.ua/

Dealing With All The No’s In Your Life

This episode is a message I sometimes need to get myself. We all have those periods that feel like a continuous flow of no's. It might be during a job search, when you're looking for an investor, nailing that product-market fit for your startup, looking for a dream home or a life partner. Those periods can be nerve-wracking, depressing, draining, and demoralising. I'm sharing some tools and strategies on how to healthily dive through them.
In this episode, you will hear about:
why getting this "no" is a good thing
a simple yes/no question that will totally change the way you receive those "no" and whether you actually continue on the path
why pity parties rock
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,
Anna
Resources:
Sign-up for the Sustainable Leadership Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/205a08ca614c/sustainableleadershipnewsletter
Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall 
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Startup Success Mantras and Banana Skins, part 2 - with Vedanarayanan Vedantham

What do successful startups do right? And which banana skins are common when growing a business? Tune in for part 2 of my conversation with Vedanarayanan Vedantham, a startup mentor at Microsoft who has helped build and grow multiple digital products & brands across Fintech, Health-Tech, Ed-Tech and online travel.
In this episode, you will hear about:
why you should pay attention to customer stickiness
the golden rule for calculating the lifetime value (LV) of a customer
what to do when you're too new and have no sufficient data for the LV calculations
painful pivoting mistakes
being too early for the market maturity or playing the wrong game all-in-all
steps that can help your business while the market is maturing
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,
Anna
Resources:
Connect with Veda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vedanarayananvedantham/
CRM system mentioned in the episode: https://www.hubspot.com/
Sign-up for the Sustainable Leadership Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/205a08ca614c/sustainableleadershipnewsletter
Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall 
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Startup Success Mantras and Banana Skins, part 1 - with Vedanarayanan Vedantham

What should startups focus on at the beginning of their journey of acquiring customers? I sat down with Vedanarayanan Vedantham, a startup mentor at Microsoft who has helped build and grow multiple digital products & brands across Fintech, Health-Tech, Ed-Tech and online travel.
In this episode, you will hear about:
the pitfalls of relying on paid marketing
when paid marketing can be useful for a startup and how to balance it with organic growth
the rule of thumb for acquiring the right amount of clients for the product-market fit test
thoughts to consider while choosing social media for your company's presence
how to leverage SEO
Stay safe and #standwithukraine,
Anna
Resources:
Connect with Veda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vedanarayananvedantham/
Marketing tools mentioned in the episode: https://www.semrush.com and https://moz.com/
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Sign-up for the Sustainable Leadership Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/205a08ca614c/sustainableleadershipnewsletter
Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall 
Support Ukraine: https://u24.gov.ua/