Ricardo da Silva

Help SME’s form and grow for a living

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

Fast, lift, sprint, stretch, and meditate.
Build, sell, write, create, invest, and own.
Read, reflect, love, seek truth, and ignore society.
Make these habits.
Say no to everything else.
Avoid debt, jail, addiction, disgrace, shortcuts, and media
Relax.
Victory is assured.
@naval

[O Empreendedor🇦🇴 @nuno_baio]

ESTOU MUITO FELIZ EM ANUNCIAR, o lançamento do meu PODCAST, o +KWANZA

Seja bem-vindo ao +KWANZA, o podcast dedicado a explorar os meandros da economia, finanças, negócios, inovação e tudo o que contribui para gerar "Mais Kwanzas".

Nasce da vontade de levar informação de qualidade, relevância e valor para o público angolano.

Surge num momento em que o mercado digital pede um conteúdo de valor, personalizado, mas terra a terra, que atende às necessidades e interesses do público angolano.

Vem connosco!

[Augusto Firmino @augustofirmino]

@luis_lelis_ vamos conversar sobre o crédito para o sector informal , na @socia_ao temos uma abordagem diferente da que vocês tiveram ,gostaria de sentar para conversarmos.

[UNDP Angola @UNDPAngola]

Kurima is a co-design #digitalinclusion and future skills training program through community assessments and workshops, promoted by that @UNDPAngola and FAO in the Municipality of Cacuaco, led by INAPEM. #AcclabAngola @UNDPAfrica @UNDP #ODS17 @UNDPAccLabs

[Ricardo da Silva @ricfromlda]

@nino_toms2 @L_Natys Lhes fala mesmo😅😅😅👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[Ricardo da Silva @ricfromlda]

Puta das passadas!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[Black Kung Fu Filipado @mauro_s3rgio]

Levamos Pli Bel muito a sério... É o som que faz a Preta dormir!

[Ricardo da Silva @ricfromlda]

Real ones know!😂😂😂😂

[Danilo Castro @danilopacastro]

Não, não quero alternar. ( eu no gym )

[Earn Your Leisure @EarnYourLeisure]

FIVE CRUCIAL LIFE PRINCIPLES:

1. When solitude surrounds you, take care of your thoughts

2. When among friends, watch your words
3. When anger strikes, control your temper

4. When in a crowd, be aware of your behavior

5. When faced with adversity, manage your emotions

[Adilson Camacho @adilsoncamach0]

“Antes de discutir com alguém pergunte a si mesmo: Essa pessoa é mentalmente madura o suficiente pra entender o conceito de uma perspectiva diferente?
Porque se não, não há absolutamente
nenhum sentido.”

[Ricardo da Silva @ricfromlda]

Pour y arriver il te suffira pas d’être motivé, faut aussi savoir se trouver, se prouver, savoir se priver. - @officielniro 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[Augusto Firmino @augustofirmino]

É preciso que cada um de nós se sinta responsável por moldar as gerações futuras e isto não se concentra na educação dos nossos filhos apenas , e preciso educar o meio social que vai receber os nossos filhos.

Foi dentro deste espírito que conecebemos este programa.

[O Empreendedor🇦🇴 @nuno_baio]

Prestes a ser disponibilizada ao público a Kubeta v2.0 traz um pacote UX/UI renovado e um conjunto de ferramentas diferenciadas para criadores!

[Chris Williamson @ChrisWillx]

If you’re not careful, you can become so blinded by your obsession with work that you forget there is a world outside of it.

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

How to Become More Self-Aware:

1. Pay attention to thoughts/feelings
2. Label them ('Happy', 'Sad', 'Whoa, nice one, Brain') but don't judge them
3. Ask yourself where they all came from
4. Distrust your first answer. Ask again, dig deeper. Probably cry a lot
5. Do this forever

[Ricardo da Silva @ricfromlda]

Assim mesmo!

[Adérito José® @AderitoJ]

Há dias que a confiança e segurança de que estás bem, vem mesmo da tua endumentária e a fragrância. ✨

[Ricardo da Silva @ricfromlda]

Muitos sucessos!!!!

[Olympique Lyonnais 🇬🇧🇺🇸 @OL_English]

The Angolan full-back will defend our colors until 2026 🔴🔵

Welcome, Clinton! 🤜🤛

[Kwame 🇦🇴 🩺 @Thammyi1]

O Rangel venceu 🎓🇦🇴

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

“To a disciple who was forever complaining about others, the Master said, ‘If it is peace you want, seek to change yourself, not other people. It is easier to protect your feet with slippers than to carpet the whole of the earth.’”​ — Anthony de Mello

[kitadifinancas @kitadifinancas]

Um dos maiores medos das mães é partirem desta terra e deixarem os filhos desamparados…

Este foi o resultado de uma pesquisas com mais de 300 mulheres angolanas!

[David Morris @wdmorrisjr]

Years ago, I worked for a large, multinational company.

Once a year, the CEO would visit our branch.

We prepared for weeks.

Facilities scrubbed. Company values cards on desks. Everyone in their Sunday best.

Nothing he saw was real.

I learned a valuable lesson: everyone lies to leaders.

Today, I’m the one leading a company and I know this rule applies to me.

I was bemoaning this to a friend who said,

This is how telephone poles end up in the middle of the road! No one’s willing to tell the boss he’s missing something.

The feedback I get is skewed, given by employees trying to either:

- Make me happy, or

- Cast them in a positive light

This makes it especially difficult to measure my effectiveness.

When you lead others, you have to learn how to self-evaluate.

Quarterly, I ask myself 5 questions:

Do I still love the people I'm leading?
In 20 years of leading people, I've seen how easy it is to start resenting those I lead. If you look out at the leadership landscape, you see this everywhere.

When you resent people, it gives you license to treat them however you want. You stop developing them. Your relationship becomes functional.

People can be difficult and disappointing. But great leaders fight to keep love at the heart of what they do.

If I want to lead well, I have to start with love.

Are the people I lead willing to admit their mistakes?
Toxic leaders inspire fear. Fear causes people to hide mistakes. Hidden mistakes become repetitive mistakes. Repetitive mistakes sink a business.

If I’m not seeing people raising their hands when they mess up, it means I’ve damaged their trust.

It’s my job to repair it.

Do the people I lead seek my input on things that aren't work-related?

I spent years doing leadership development in a Fortune 500 company.

I asked 1000s of people to describe the best leader they've ever had.

The most common answer: "They cared about me."

If employees are asking for my take on a problem they’re having at home, it’s a sign that our relationship isn’t transactional.

I won’t force my way into their personal lives, but I’ll gladly accept an invitation.

Are the people I lead solving their own problems?
In leadership theory, there’s the concept of the “heroic leader.”

Heroic leaders build organizations that revolve around them. They have the answer to every problem. They are the smartest person in the room.

If the people I lead aren’t solving their own problems, I’ve made myself the focal point.

And that’s the real problem.

Are the people I lead meeting my expectations?
Clear expectations are the core of strong leadership.

If people are consistently failing to meet mine, that means I’m either:

- Surrounded by a bunch of idiots, or

- Failing to define and communicate what I expect.

Leaders assume too much.

People don’t magically know what a good job looks like.

Most problems aren’t performance problems. They’re expectation problems.

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Leaders rarely get the full truth.

Great leaders know this and develop a regular habit of pausing to question their effectiveness.

If you lead others and aren’t doing that, the telephone pole in the middle of the road is on you.

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I'm David and I write about being more thoughtful as a spouse, parent, and business leader.

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