“Finding the balance between curiosity and courage, work and pleasure, risk and safety, creative and structured, was the ultimate challenge at this point of GreyC2’s development. Working with new friends, we had to be patient and open to different approaches to individual thinking.”
When the 5 of us started working together ten weeks ago some of us hardly knew each other. So while figuring out a whole lot of things related to our startup, we also had to learn about our ways of approaching things, how we function in a team and what’s important to each team member.
As a team we are clearly diverse in our personalities and ways of dealing with things. Some of us are very organised and know a lot about different implementation tools. Others are creative fashion lovers, and love to brainstorm and play with dreams and visions. Although this diversity of personalities has been quite a challenge in certain situations, we believe that magic happens when these things are mixed together – when the dreamer meets the implementer halfway, something in heads and on paper might actually become a real creation. To find the ideal balance in team dynamics has been a working debate and open discussion within GreyC2.
“At first it was daunting - sitting across the table from people I viewed as extremely organised and that knew what they were talking about. I found myself questioning whether I was cut out for what I was doing? But then I realised there may be moments where I would babble on and they would find themselves just as clueless. But that’s the thing about team dynamics - where you all come together with your inputs and areas of expertise to create something amazing.”
During the last ten weeks we not only faced challenges within the team, but also externally we had to deep dive into fields very new to all of us. We had to make tough decisions and let go of initial plans to eventually find a new path. Courageous actions where needed in small as well as bigger decisions. From reaching out to wool suppliers in the Western Cape to speaking up in a team meeting, each of us faced their own challenges, but slowly and steadily we learnt how shared passion and drive can be used to overcome barriers.
We are extremely curious to find out where the next year will take us, as a team, but also as individuals. 2017 will be a year full of challenges: There are missing pieces in the supply chain that have yet to be established, there is money involved, legal structures, and overall our fashion should contribute to uplift people and also foster sustainability. We know that our plans are big, but we also see these challenges as our fuel to keep us moving.
“Having the courage to fail and recover is maybe the biggest lesson I have learned. Not to give up, to keep on searching for more and stay in the challenging space, where growth happens.”
After all these learnings we are now happily off to our vacation. See you guys in mid January.
Merry Christmas,
GreyC2
“Finding the balance between curiosity and courage, work and pleasure, risk and safety, creative and structured, was the ultimate challenge at this point of GreyC2’s development. Working with new friends, we had to be patient and open to different approaches to individual thinking.”
When the 5 of us started working together ten weeks ago some of us hardly knew each other. So while figuring out a whole lot of things related to our startup, we also had to learn about our ways of approaching things, how we function in a team and what’s important to each team member.
As a team we are clearly diverse in our personalities and ways of dealing with things. Some of us are very organised and know a lot about different implementation tools. Others are creative fashion lovers, and love to brainstorm and play with dreams and visions. Although this diversity of personalities has been quite a challenge in certain situations, we believe that magic happens when these things are mixed together – when the dreamer meets the implementer halfway, something in heads and on paper might actually become a real creation. To find the ideal balance in team dynamics has been a working debate and open discussion within GreyC2.
“At first it was daunting - sitting across the table from people I viewed as extremely organised and that knew what they were talking about. I found myself questioning whether I was cut out for what I was doing? But then I realised there may be moments where I would babble on and they would find themselves just as clueless. But that’s the thing about team dynamics - where you all come together with your inputs and areas of expertise to create something amazing.”
During the last ten weeks we not only faced challenges within the team, but also externally we had to deep dive into fields very new to all of us. We had to make tough decisions and let go of initial plans to eventually find a new path. Courageous actions where needed in small as well as bigger decisions. From reaching out to wool suppliers in the Western Cape to speaking up in a team meeting, each of us faced their own challenges, but slowly and steadily we learnt how shared passion and drive can be used to overcome barriers.
We are extremely curious to find out where the next year will take us, as a team, but also as individuals. 2017 will be a year full of challenges: There are missing pieces in the supply chain that have yet to be established, there is money involved, legal structures, and overall our fashion should contribute to uplift people and also foster sustainability. We know that our plans are big, but we also see these challenges as our fuel to keep us moving.
“Having the courage to fail and recover is maybe the biggest lesson I have learned. Not to give up, to keep on searching for more and stay in the challenging space, where growth happens.”
After all these learnings we are now happily off to our vacation. See you guys in mid January.
Merry Christmas,
GreyC2
