VIDEOS
Starting up a business? Focus on your FOUNDATION first! #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #startup
I advise a lot of entrepreneurs and early-stage companies, and one of the biggest mistakes I see entrepreneurs make is they start to build a product or offer a service without a clear foundation to stand on or any clarity about how to describe their business in a competitive and compelling way. Pretty soon they're describing how the product works or the services that they offer, but they can't "sell" it, which is what matters the most: who wants to buy your product or ser…
Workplace changes are TOUGH-- especially when you don't see them coming... ADAPT vs "HANDLE"!!
Workplace changes are happening day to day right now. As you manage the stress that comes about from learning of a necessary change, I ask you to reframe your thinking about change to be less about how you *handle* it and more about how you can *adapt* to it. Some changes aren't easy to handle. And in the workplace, the answer might ultimately be to get another job. Or if you've been laid off, the answer might be to find your network to feel immediately supported.
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Ask Christa! S1E4 Adapting to Change as a SUPERPOWER!!!
Summary
In this episode, Christa Dhimo addresses the challenges of managing necessary changes in the workplace. She emphasizes the discomfort that often accompanies change and offers strategies for reframing our approach to it. By focusing on adaptation rather than mere handling of change, individuals can find stability and growth opportunities. Christa also highlights the importance of maintaining perspective beyond one's job and provides resources for effective change management.
Finding opportunities in workplace change!! #growthmindset #personalgrowth
It's natural to feel uncomfortable, anxious, worried with changes in the workplace, especially if they are sudden, unexpected, and disruptive. Episode 4 of Ask Christa! answers "How Can I Handle Necessary Changes at Work Better?"
(there is a future epi coming that focuses more on the recent upheavals in the workplaces re: layoffs and terminations-without-cause; this episode is more general and examines workplace changes from a place of what we can do to manage throug…
Ask Christa! S1E4 Adapting to Change as a SUPERPOWER!!!
Summary
In this episode, Christa Dhimo addresses the challenges of managing necessary changes in the workplace. She emphasizes the discomfort that often accompanies change and offers strategies for reframing our approach to it. By focusing on adaptation rather than mere handling of change, individuals can find stability and growth opportunities. Christa also highlights the importance of maintaining perspective beyond one's job and provides resources for effective change management.
Handling necessary work changes: for starters-- you are not your job! #change #leadership #strategy
Episode 4's Ask Christa! Question, "How Can I Handle Necessary Changes At Work Better?" -- dropping on MAY DAY, May 1st!!!
A good starting point is remembering: you are not your job. It's OK (and AMAZING!!!) when you love your business, you love your company, you love the work you do and the people who you work with-- but your life is bigger than your job, and if you are so entrenched in your job, what happens when a necessary work change impacts that job?
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Change doesn't have to be difficult-- focus on predictability and stability! #leadership #business
We all know that life is easier and less stressful when we have some level of predictability and stability. This is why the best change management strategies start with assuring everyone is aware of the current state and the gains expected from a change. And the best changes are transformative. But. Even if you are expecting a change and you understand how it's going to work and even how it might benefit the big picture, even if it doesn't feel like an immediate benefit to us indiv…
Ask Christa! S1E3 FULL Do Startups Need Advisors?
Summary
In this episode of Ask Christa, Christa Dhimo discusses the critical role of advisors for early-stage startups. She emphasizes that all businesses, even those just starting out, can benefit from having advisors who provide honest and supportive assessments. Effective advisors help founders navigate the complexities of transforming ideas into viable business models, focusing on strategy, market needs, and personal growth. Christa also highlights the importance of finding advis…
Ask Christa! S1E3 Do All Startups Need Advisors??
Summary
In this episode of Ask Christa, Christa Dhimo discusses the critical role of advisors for early-stage startups. She emphasizes that all businesses, even those just starting out, can benefit from having advisors who provide honest and supportive assessments. Effective advisors help founders navigate the complexities of transforming ideas into viable business models, focusing on strategy, market needs, and personal growth. Christa also highlights the importance of finding advis…
Ask Christa! S1E3 short advisors as facilitators not task managers
Advisors are in service to YOU-- it is not about whether THEY would pursue your business or not; it's about how they can facilitate and support your success as YOU pursue it. If they aren't prepared to do that, they aren't the right advisor for you.
Watch for Episode 3!!
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Ask Christa! Business Questions, Straight Answers, Real Impact
© 2025 Christa Dhimo in partnership with Impono LLC and 21st Century Strategies. Ask Christa! ha…
Successful startup advisors enable an #entrepreneur to be focused! #entrepreneurship #smallbusiness
The best businesses start off quiet, thoughtful, attentive and focused with just enough discipline to get good work done as you take a concept and transform it into an eventual business model. This is when effective advisors come in.
Watch for Episode 3!!
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Ask Christa! Business Questions, Straight Answers, Real Impact
© 2025 Christa Dhimo in partnership with Impono LLC and 21st Century Strategies. Ask Christa! has a pending Trademark. All Righ…
Ask Christa S1E2 Fear of Making Mistakes as a Source of POWER!
Summary
In this episode, Christa Dhimo addresses the fear of making mistakes when stepping out of comfort zones, particularly in new job roles and promotions. She emphasizes the personal nature of fear and encourages listeners to value it as a perspective rather than a hindrance. Christa provides practical tips for reframing fear and mistakes as opportunities for growth and learning, highlighting the importance of influencing others' perceptions positively. She also shares resou…
What to look for in Advisors for your StartUp #startup #smallbusiness #advice #leadership
Some Advisors may want to live through you or tell you how to do something because that's what worked for them, but you don't need someone telling you how to get the mechanics of a business started-- you can learn that everywhere these days. What you need is guidance, mentorship, and someone who LISTENS and understands what you are trying to do so they can ADVISE you.
Watch for Episode 3 in Season 1 of Ask Christa! where the question is, "Do all businesses need Advis…
Sometimes Fear of Making a Mistake is About How We Choose to Be Brave #leadership #fearoffailure
The hardest part of our job is often about working with other humans-- SUPER hard! The dynamics can shift in an instant, including what happens when the dynamics shifts within us. This has a compounding effect when we want to shrivel up after making a mistake-- especially if you're in a leadership position where you may feel you can't make a mistake.
When you believe you have at least a 50% chance of influencing an outcome, you may feel more brave about how you work through…
Ask Christa! S1E1 Forget inspiration-- learn how to MOTIVATE!
Summary
In this episode of Ask Christa, Christa Dhimo addresses the challenge of inspiring a team when one lacks the energy to do so. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the difference between inspiration and motivation, advocating for a shift in focus from being an inspirational leader to a motivating one. Christa discusses the significance of creating a motivating environment and the role of employee engagement in achieving organizational success. She also provides valuable r…
Learn How To Motivate Others!!! #leadership #management #motivation
Society places a lot of emphasis and focus on "inspirational leadership," but we cannot sustain that all the time nor can we guarantee that level of energy is "on demand." Instead: learn how to MOTIVATE others!!
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Ask Christa! Business Questions, Straight Answers, Real Impact
© 2025 Christa Dhimo in partnership with Impono LLC and 21st Century Strategies. Ask Christa! has a pending Trademark. All Rights Reserved.
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Ask Christa! Trailer - 4/20 Launch!!!
Hi everyone and welcome to Ask Christa! the place where you can ask questions about how to work through business challenges and workplace issues. I'm Christa Dhimo, and after decades of managing and leading startup and turnaround efforts, I grew a client and media base of professionals who come to me when they're feeling stuck.
Perhaps their companies aren't growing as expected, or they realize they need to see things differently in order to take their success to the n…
Reframe the Fear of Making Mistakes!! #fail #fearoffailure #management #leadership #rolemodel
Athletes will tell you how the learn from their mistakes to be better. They have a GOAL in mind-- an OBJECTIVE to be the best they can be, and they get there through learning... and learning means making mistakes!
Leaders and managers can transform their fear into a source of power-- not power OVER people, but power within! The power to emerge from a mistake feeling stronger. The power to push through what might feel like embarrassment (we overstrain ourselves more than anyone else w…
AVOID THE ADVISOR BOSS (YOU are the boss) #startup #smallbusiness #advice #leadership
"Do you need advisors when you startup a business?" Yes you do! But remember, they are in service to YOU. Those coming from larger companies, those used to being at an executive level, those who are EXCITED for you (!!!)... they are all at risk for telling you what to do and how to do it instead of what the best advisors do: listen, understand what you're looking to do, and LIFT YOU UP in service to you and your startup idea.
Advisors are not bosses. They are advisors.…
And if you don't have the energy to be an inspirational leader? #leadership #inspiration #motivation
A clip from the upcoming Season 1 premiere where I'm asked, "how can I inspire my team when sometimes I don't have the energy?"
Do I tell you how to fight that feeling, generate energy, and suddenly become "inspirational?" Heck no. That's unrealistic and puts waaaay too much emphasis on a feeling we actually have no control over others experiencing (inspiration).
Instead, I talk about the value and power of learning how to MOTIVATE others--…
Fear of making mistakes: What are you actually afraid of? #leadership #fearoffailure #growthmindset
A clip from the episode where I'm asked, "how can we deal with the fear of making mistakes when stepping out of our comfort zones, such as being in an important first job position?"
In the full episode, I offer two tips to get you started and two resources for you to explore as you wish.
Fear is powerful-- but it's a word that needs other words surrounding it before there's any meaning... it's also a very personal emotion for us...
Ask Ch…
Ask Christa! Season 1 Preview (4/20 Launch!!)
Hi everyone, and welcome to the season one preview of Ask Christa! the place where you can ask questions about how to work through business challenges and workplace issues. I’m Christa Dhimo, and our first season hits on a few big themes, and managing and leading in an organization takes up a lot of space, which I love. I offer answers to questions like: how can I inspire my team when sometimes I don’t have the energy? And how can I manage my fear of failure in front of my team?
I al…