Ipacs Krisztina Consulting

Leaders today are paralyzed by the pace of change. They… - Chase every new trend - Watch every market movement - Try to copy successful companies in their industry After benchmarking 160 companies across sectors, I've observed the most successful leaders actually slow things down when the world moves fastest. It makes sense because if you're just chasing the next thing, watching whatever is trending on TV and social media, you'll lose your anchor. And no business can scale without an anchor. Future-ready companies I've studied all do one thing: They perform and transform at the same time. It's not an either-or choice, though most companies get stuck thinking it is. The best organizations do both, persistently, decade after decade. They thrive because they understand it’s impossible for CEOs to know everything. That’s why everyone leads their own domain — from the frontline to the C-suite. This means enabling people throughout the organization to… - Think for themselves - Spot changes at the edges - Feed that intelligence back to the central brain Making this work depends on 2 key elements: 1. Stay deeply curious When consultants tell you, "This is what's going to happen in your industry and here are the 5 things you need to do," be skeptical. Because the truth is, no one really knows. It comes down to how willing we are to update our mental models and not dismiss counter-evidence. 2. Embrace radical transparency The biggest barrier to collaboration isn't fear of sharing information — it's lack of time. Future-ready companies solve this by making data access easy to search across the entire organization. When you create a safe environment for people to find and use information… that's when the magic starts to happen. ?? One more critical truth I’ve learned: For the longest time, I thought having a visionary leader was what made companies strong. I was wrong. What truly distinguishes the strongest companies is their ability to align the entire organization and ruthlessly prioritize execution. Anyone can craft a strategy… …but the real difference comes from getting things done. P.S. I recently discussed these insights and more about intentional leadership for 2025 on the Small Things Make a Big Difference podcast with Spencer Holt. Listen here: https://spoti.fi/40gHZS5 #IMDImpact

Two teenage brothers from Ireland built a FinTech behemoth valued at $70 billion. Y Combinator co-founder Jessica Livingston reveals the secret behind Stripe’s meteoric rise, and it all starts with relentless determination ???? Before it became one of the world’s most valuable private tech companies, Stripe was just a long shot founded by 19-year-old Patrick Collison and his then-16-year-old brother, John. When they pitched Y Combinator, Jessica Livingston remembers thinking, “Do you realize how hard this is? You don’t have connections.” Yet the Collisons wouldn’t take no for an answer. “We’ll find connections,” they said. And they did. According to Livingston, determination is by far the top ingredient for startup success: “Determination is the most important thing. Understanding your users and building a product with a great user experience is second most important.” The Collisons embodied this mantra, refusing to let youth or inexperience hold them back. They immersed themselves in the financial industry, learning whatever they needed to fill the gaps. But while a great product lays the foundation, the real differentiator often comes down to persuasion: “You are going to be convincing employees to join you. You’re going to be convincing investors to invest in you. When you do deals with bigger companies, you have to convince them. Your whole world is convincing people.” This isn’t just about charming speeches. It’s about communicating your product’s value so clearly that people immediately grasp why it matters. That’s why Steve Jobs famously declared the storyteller to be the most powerful person in the world. Because it all comes down to how well you can make others believe in your vision. In the age of AI, storytelling is more important than ever before. P.S. check out ??linas.substack.com??, it's the only newsletter you need for all things when Finance meets Technology. For founders, builders, and leaders.

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The latest Apple ad. An email full of personality turned into a generic load of crap. In a world full of AI content, personality is one of the last things we have. Lean into it instead of contributing to the growing mountain of garbage.