What Happens When You Give Executives a Safe Room and a Mic
Elli Matsouka
June 29, 2026
On 12 June in Nicosia, Elli & Co and The Compass Training co-hosted the second Failure is Power event, “Setbacks, Doubt & Moving Forward”.
We brought together around 50 professionals, managers and business owners from more than 35 organisations for a conversation that moved in a very different direction from what people normally expect from such events. We weren't there to discuss frameworks or organisational systems. We were there to talk about the personal, messy, often private experience of failing, in our careers, our choices, our identities.
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Tags: Culture, Leadership
Failure Is Power: How HR and Leaders Build Cultures That Learn From Failure
Elli Matsouka
April 02, 2026
On 27 March in Nicosia, Elli & Co co‑hosted the first Failure is Power event - Building cultures that learn from mistakes - together with Culture First Cyprus Chapter and The Compass Training.
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Tags: Change Management, Culture, Leadership
A Year in Review: Celebrating Growth, Joy, and Lessons Learned
Elli Matsouka
January 28, 2025
Every January, I take time for reflection and realignment. It’s a moment to connect my present with my past and future. One of my traditions is to pay tribute to the special moments of each month by selecting one significant life event that has contributed to my growth—whether on a professional or personal level. This practice serves as a reminder of what keeps me alive.
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Tags: Coaching, Leadership
I’m a finalist!!
Elli Matsouka
June 25, 2024
I’m excited to be a finalist for the South Europe Award in the category of Diversity Role Model 2023 for Cyprus!
I’ve never expected this, but when I was announced my nomination, I couldn’t be more happy and proud.
It hasn’t always been easy to speak up as a woman in a traditional society and in a less ‘privileged’ position within the corporate world.
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Tags: Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership
From Corporate Success to Fearless Nothing: My Bold Journey to Reinvent Myself.
Elli Matsouka
June 04, 2024
In 2020, I embarked on a transformative journey, leaving behind a successful 15-year corporate career to start my own business.
Through cycles of germination and testing, as these are defined by the sacred geometry system of Yandra Yoga, I redefined my identity, confronted my deepest fears, and embraced vulnerability to become Elli 2.0 - a more authentic person and my next-level self as an entrepreneur, a consultant, a coach and a creator.
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Tags: Entrepreneurship, Leadership
