By Joana Lameira – Swood Team When we ask someone what they want from life, the answer is often “I want to be happy”. However, being happy in life involves several things, namely being happy in family and love relationships, in friendships, in achieving dreams and goals, in our hobbies, in performing routine and, of…
Category: Leadership
Leadership
The days when I don’t even know my own name
By Julia Cohen – Atreva-se Tiredness. In these last weeks, whenever people ask me how I am, my answer has been: ok, just tired. In this crazy routine that has become working from home, being available at all times, setting limits for rest is increasingly essential. Every now and then I realize that I’m working much more…
I think I went crazy
By Julia Cohen – Atreva-se Hello, how are you?Have you gone crazy or are you still of sound mind? Joking aside, I think we are all living ups and downs, aren’t we? Entrepreneurship, in itself, is already a constant challenge and doing it in the middle of the pandemic has been pretty crazy. We go from adrenaline…
The adventure begins
By Julia Cohen – Atreva-se Hi, my name is Julia Cohen and I’m co-founder and CEO of Swood. In this column I will always try to bring you a more personal look, of someone who is undertaking and living the rollercoaster of emotions that doing so is. If being an entrepreneur wasn’t challenging enough, I’m still a…
Soft Skills in Today’s Market
By Carina Marques – Swood Team If a few decades ago we asked an employer what differentiates a good candidate or a good employee from another, we could expect answers like “knowledge in the area”, “ability to perform the tasks”, “previous experience in the job”. Basically, the answers would fall within the scope of technical proficiency,…
Sustainable Development Goals in Companies
By Mariana Vaz – Swood Team The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a collection of 17 global goals, set by the United Nations General Assembly. Created in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda, they aim to define global priorities and aspirations for 2030 and encourage worldwide action by governments, business, and civil society to eradicate poverty…
The Importance of Performance Evaluation in Companies
By Yael Cohen – Palavra de Especialista The performance evaluation is a much-discussed process these days. Many managers consider this process ineffective and inaccurate, and the time spent on it is perceived as wasted. Due to dissatisfaction with the process and without seeing a good end product and results, some companies have eliminated the annual performance review,…
Women’s Month Special – Swood Interview: Julia Cohen
By Joana Lameira – Swood Team At Swood, the month of March is totally dedicated to women! We decided to interview prominent female figures and share their experiences and opinions regarding women empowerment, female leadership and gender equality. Our goal is to highlight women who hold higher and/or influential roles in different fields of endeavor, passing on…