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Our Barehands’ founders talk entrepreneurship and finding work-life balance

Inside Retail

We recently caught up with Lye and Go to get their thoughts on career, leadership skills and their general perspective on running a business. IR: What’s your approach to work-life balance? GL: In my 20s, I was once told by my boss that there was no such thing as work-life balance. Only thing that exists is work-life integration.

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Our Barehands’ founders talk entrepreneurship and finding work-life balance

Inside Retail

We recently caught up with Lye and Go to get their thoughts on career, leadership skills and their general perspective on running a business. IR: What’s your approach to work-life balance? GL: In my 20s, I was once told by my boss that there was no such thing as work-life balance. Only thing that exists is work-life integration.

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A mesh of materials, spaces, and experiences with RappUnger

Design Wanted

They aim to balance the interplay of space, light, and elements in their work, creating objects and installations that spark our imagination. “ ‘Stone Web-Expanding Space’, a room redesigned with multifunctional and lightweight modules made of basalt fibre – Images courtesy of RappUnger.

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From Big 4 firm to start-up: TaskPod’s Adam Morgan talks lessons learned

Inside Retail

A few years ago, co-founders Adam Morgan and Tyson Gundersen left the corporate world behind to start Bureau Booths – which provided soundproof office booths to existing spaces – then TaskPod , which offers private working spaces in recreational and retail spaces, transport hubs and other locations. AM: Yes, I do.

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WGNB creates minimal monochrome SVRN store in Chicago

Dezeen

The space for lifestyle brand SVRN is intended to highlight the products for sale as artworks and ideas, rather than simply as garments. While the western perspective looks at the object itself, the eastern perspective rather focuses on the surrounding relationship of the object."

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The key to effective leadership? Spending time with your team

Inside Retail

Consequently, the interactions can feel transactional and not create the space for deep connection. It helps if you, as the leader, role model self-care behaviours and create a safe space for your team to talk about their feelings. Listen deeply Create opportunities for open dialogue.

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How Sam Walton’s sundown rule makes me a better leader: Andy Chen, Comvita

Inside Retail

We recently sat down with him to learn about his career highlights, best leadership tips and how he approaches the work-life balance conundrum in this day and age. I was also previously with manufacturing company Methven working on the brand side, but Comvita is my first role on the brand side in the FMCG space. That is non-negotiable.

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