From Self-Management to Steward Ownership with Founder Charlotte Van Leeuwen

In this episode I’m joined by Charlotte Van Leeuwen, who founded Bord&Stift in the Netherlands, an agency for visual communication, which transformed into a self-managing steward-owned organisation. Charlotte now works at ⁠Energized.org⁠ where she enjoys sharing her experiences in self-organisation with other entrepreneurs. Together, we dive into her journey from physics and astronomy to entrepreneurship, the discovery of self-organisation, and the trials and challenges of evolving into a self-managing entity.

Key Points Covered;

💖 The Inner Realisations

⛰️ Beginning the Self-management journey

🪨 Challenges along the way

💛 The positive impact of Self-management on team and business

🎁 Advice for Founders starting the journey

USEFUL LINKS 🔗

Connect with Charlotte on LinkedIn;

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlottevanleeuwen

📝 Read my blog about this;

https://libertymind.co.uk/from-self-management-to-steward-ownership/

OTHER LINKS 🔗

https://libertymind.co.uk/

WHO AM I? 🤓

Hi! - If you're new here, I'm Lizzie, a culture coach based in the UK. I help teams, start-ups and businesses create great places to work through alternative ways of working. Through my videos, my podcast and my blog I share practical ideas about how we can make work better. And share my experience as a founder, business owner and personal-development junkie.