The Winning Perspective for Business from an Olympic Perspective

From podiums to businesses. Elite sports and high-performing businesses operate under the same unforgiving principles: driving performance requires inspired leadership, clear goals, strict planning, good team dynamics and a healthy serving of resilience. The question isn't if you need all this but whether or not you have what it takes to implement it. The hot seat welcomes paralympic powerhouse Birgit Skarstein, Chief Inspiration Officer at Enfuce, to clear a path forward.

Key Takeaways.

[0:00] Denise Johansson puts Birgit Skarstein, Paralympian gold medallist, world — and European — rowing and cross-country skiing champion, and Chief Inspiration Officer at Enfuce, in the hot seat. [3:46] Birgit breaks down how world champion and paralympic performance levels are built, bit by bit, with grit and determination. [6:38] Because nobody wants to train every single day, or go to work every single day, finding the strength to overcome your own mental barriers requires a solid plan. [9:11] The nordic traits — shared by Denise — that have propelled Birgit's career! [13:20] Birgit explains how she fell in love with Enfuce during a keynote she delivered for the team. [16:54] How business and sports intersect in terms of achievement and pragmatic goal-setting. [21:59] Birgit speaks to the differences in performance depending on group dynamics and leadership and how leadership quality can affect people far deeper than their level of achievement. [27:13] Personal and team resilience work in tandem to promote personal growth and overall group performance. [29:08] Birgit's definition of resilience and what she looks forward to in her role at Enfuce. [33:10] Denise signs out until the next time she puts an industry leader in the hot seat.

People.

Guest Birgit Skarstein, Paralympian medalist, World champion and European champion rower and cross country skier as well as CInO of Enfuce, a female-founded fintech helping drive business growth, solve customer challenges, and extend financial inclusion. Host Denise Johansson, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Enfuce, a female-founded fintech helping drive business growth, solve customer challenges, and extend financial inclusion.

Links.

Enfuce

Guest Quotes (edited).

Doing a startup and then a scale up is so much hard work. There are so many people willing to tell you that it's never gonna work out. Why not get a safer, better paid job in a big company. Why would you build it yourself? — Birgit Skarstein, Enfuce, InTheHotS