Mårten Mickos

Mårten Mickos

(Board member/EcoDataCenter/)

(Board member/EcoDataCenter/)

Mårten Mickos serves on the board of EcoDataCenter and is an entrepreneur in residence at Aalto University. He is the former honorary consul of Finland in San Francisco and previously led HackerOne as CEO.

Mårten Mickos serves on the board of EcoDataCenter and is an entrepreneur in residence at Aalto University. He is the former honorary consul of Finland in San Francisco and previously led HackerOne as CEO.

Mårten Mickos serves on the board of EcoDataCenter and is an entrepreneur in residence at Aalto University. He is the former honorary consul of Finland in San Francisco and previously led HackerOne as CEO.

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Real questions, Real leaders, Real insights.

Mårten Mickos answers

Real questions, Real leaders, Real insights.

Mårten Mickos answers

Real questions, Real leaders, Real insights.

What type of leaders do you value most in today’s world of work—and why?

Leaders deliver results. Great leaders make more leaders, not followers. They have a servant mindset, acting with integrity, transparency and authenticity. Great leaders make sure their team members work well together, they help strengthen each one’s strengths, and they make sure individual weaknesses are not in the way of reaching the agreed goals.

(Board member/EcoDataCenter/)

What type of leaders do you value most in today’s world of work—and why?

Leaders deliver results. Great leaders make more leaders, not followers. They have a servant mindset, acting with integrity, transparency and authenticity. Great leaders make sure their team members work well together, they help strengthen each one’s strengths, and they make sure individual weaknesses are not in the way of reaching the agreed goals.

(Board member/EcoDataCenter/)

What type of leaders do you value most in today’s world of work—and why?

Leaders deliver results. Great leaders make more leaders, not followers. They have a servant mindset, acting with integrity, transparency and authenticity. Great leaders make sure their team members work well together, they help strengthen each one’s strengths, and they make sure individual weaknesses are not in the way of reaching the agreed goals.

(Board member/EcoDataCenter/)

If you could go back in time and give the "younger you" some advice, what would you say?

I didn’t listen much to advice when I was young. I looked up to a lot of people and learned from their wisdom. But I also just embarked on new initiatives, learning through trial and error. In many areas, I was naïve and misguided. I don’t think the young should be too much concerned with “advice”. Ignore the old. Sure, always be learning! But more importantly, always be doing. Don’t worry about mistakes. Accept that you are incomplete and you are evolving. Don’t worry, be crappy. The more you have agency and drive, the faster you will evolve. It’s all about your own growth. It’s all inside you already. You are powerful.

(Board member/EcoDataCenter/)

If you could go back in time and give the "younger you" some advice, what would you say?

I didn’t listen much to advice when I was young. I looked up to a lot of people and learned from their wisdom. But I also just embarked on new initiatives, learning through trial and error. In many areas, I was naïve and misguided. I don’t think the young should be too much concerned with “advice”. Ignore the old. Sure, always be learning! But more importantly, always be doing. Don’t worry about mistakes. Accept that you are incomplete and you are evolving. Don’t worry, be crappy. The more you have agency and drive, the faster you will evolve. It’s all about your own growth. It’s all inside you already. You are powerful.

(Board member/EcoDataCenter/)

If you could go back in time and give the "younger you" some advice, what would you say?

I didn’t listen much to advice when I was young. I looked up to a lot of people and learned from their wisdom. But I also just embarked on new initiatives, learning through trial and error. In many areas, I was naïve and misguided. I don’t think the young should be too much concerned with “advice”. Ignore the old. Sure, always be learning! But more importantly, always be doing. Don’t worry about mistakes. Accept that you are incomplete and you are evolving. Don’t worry, be crappy. The more you have agency and drive, the faster you will evolve. It’s all about your own growth. It’s all inside you already. You are powerful.

(Board member/EcoDataCenter/)

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