In this episode, I talked to and learned a lot from Luis José Borges, Innovation Manager at Zalando. Luis explains how mentorship helped him to shape his career and how he became a mentor himself to support startups in Africa.
We will talk about why it’s not about luck in life, but about being prepared, why for him there is no line between work & life and why it’s important to constantly learn in all directions.
Luis describes 5 dimensions which are crucial for companies to drive innovation and how he organizes your life to fulfill his goals. This episode is packed with knowledge and inspiration: Lean back and enjoy the ride.
“It’s not about what you do, but why you do it”
Links:
Tom Kelley, Jonathan || The Ten Faces of Innovation: IDEO's Strategies for Beating the Devil's Advocate and Driving Creativity Throughout Your Organization.
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Walter Isaacson || The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
https://amzn.to/2Q9T2Ia
Peter Thiel and Blake Masters || Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
https://amzn.to/2Q5wxnC
Simon Sinek || Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
https://amzn.to/2Q2s7hj
Luis at Medium https://medium.com/@borgesluisj
Luis at LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/luisjborges/