Carlos Valdes-Dapena is a keynote speaker, author, and consultant with decades of experience supporting global corporations, including Mars and IBM. He has written two books on teamwork, both based on original research conducted during his 17 years at Mars. He is currently the Managing Principal of Corporate Collaboration Resources, LLC.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Henry Scanlon
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I had a great product, I still do. I think there are a couple of kinds of entrepreneurs. There are the kind of entrepreneurs who want to grow a business, they are interested in growth of revenue and market share et cetera. I am a different sort that says I’ve got a great gift to give to the world and I can make a living at this if I can figure out how to do it. So, what that means is I’m not particularly motivated… and this is going to sound just terrible by the bank account… I am motivated by the people’s lives who I can help and change. So my struggle was learning how to be a business person”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization: First edition Book by Peter M. SengeFavourite Quote:
“Don’t turn your head. Keep looking at the bandaged place. That’s where the Light enters you.” Rumi
Recommended Online Resources:
- Mural is a digital workspace for visual collaboration. Their platform and professional services enable innovative teams to think and collaborate visually to solve important problems. Simply put what’s on your mind on sticky notes. Then organize in lists, flowcharts, diagrams, frameworks, methods and drawings to activate and align your team
- Miro – Free Online Collaborative Whiteboard Platform. Scalable, secure, cross device and enterprise ready team collaboration whiteboard for distributed teams
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“believe in what it is you are doing whether it is starting a business for the sake of growing a business and enjoying that process or product or service you are bringing to the market, believe in that. Find that thing and put your confidence in that and I think your success will be unlimited”…[Listen for More]
More About Carlos Valdes-Dapena:
Corporate Collaboration Resources, LLC
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.” Jim Rohn
Other Quotes From the Chat with Carlos Valdes-Dapena:
- “I am generally a fairly intuitive person. I go with my gut unless the data says I shouldn’t. If there is strong data that says don’t go that way I don’t but generally I will follow my instincts. And I got my wife whispering in my ear, she is another form of intuition that can sometimes help. I rely heavily on my intuition”
- “I can be successful in my model of entrepreneurship. It’s going to take me time because I am on a steep learning curve in a couple of areas”
- “I think the secret is to believe in what you are doing”
- “I believe so profoundly in this mission the time on in this space of teamwork and collaboration”
- “it’s where we are hurt, it’s where we make mistakes, it’s where we fall down that present the opportunities for learning. Keep your eyes on that place where you’ve messed up because that if you give that a little attention you can learn how you messed up, why it happened and what you could do differently next time. We have to live with our mistakes, our errors or misjudgements. Be comfortable with them because that is the path to learning and growth ”
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