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Jonsson: Protectionist labor laws are a losing battle against remote work
“I think it's a losing battle for countries trying to protect it when you can just base them anywhere anyway.”
Jonsson: Ad hoc executive masterminds fail without formal operational structure
“You know, there's so many mastermind groups happening in this, but what happens, it tends to be on an ad hoc basis that someone is excited. They get together a few people and they have a great first session. Then the next session comes along and then only half…”
Jonsson: Peer groups are replacing traditional networking events overrun by salespeople
“Peer groups is becoming sort of the new way to network because I'm sure, Sean, you have been to some like Chamber of Commerce events, other networking events, and what is happening there is that you have all these salespeople instead. You have the insurance sa…”
Jonsson: Startups can hire ten staff in Indonesia versus two in Singapore
“If you're starting up small and you have X amount of money, you can get the 10 staff in Indonesia or two, three sitting in Singapore.”
Jonsson: Effective networking requires proactively serving others, not passively waiting
“It's quite a lot of people who approach networking with always saying, okay, I pay for this membership, and then I just sit back and see what it gives you. That's not how it works. It's all about coming in and being of service and supporting each other.”
Jonsson: Vocalizing personal struggles to another person halves the problem
“Basically, the problem is halved once you shared it with someone, and it doesn't matter normally who it is. It's just by the fact you vocalize it to another human being.”
Jonsson: High achievers must schedule mini breaks to interrupt rigid routines
“Being a high achiever, we want to deliver and we are the best cheerleader, but we also the best person perhaps to complain and say, oh, you can do better. Come on. You have to do it. So I have to remind myself also to let go sometimes. And I need to take some …”