{"id":1273,"date":"2026-10-30T13:41:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T13:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessplatform.whatswhat.global\/ie\/?p=1273"},"modified":"2026-10-30T16:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T16:24:38","slug":"coffee-test-authentic-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessplatform.whatswhat.global\/ie\/coffee-test-authentic-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"The Coffee Test: Zeljko Cikojevic\u2019s Simple Rule for Authentic Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1273\" class=\"elementor elementor-1273\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd15dc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd15dc7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c68a05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c68a05\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a903c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4a903c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"xf-hero-left\">\n\n    <div class=\"xf-hero-left-inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"xf-brand\">\n            WHATSWHAT PRIME <span>\u00d7<\/span> XFUSION\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"xf-hero-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"xf-kicker\">\n            LEADERSHIP\n<\/div>\n\n        <h1 class=\"xf-hero-title\">\n            The Coffee Test: Zeljko Cikojevic\u2019s Simple Rule for Authentic Leadership\n        <\/h1>\n\n        <p class=\"xf-hero-standfirst\">\nCan you sit with someone over a coffee and be 100% yourself? 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data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"xf-story-full\">\n<div class=\"xf-story-inner\">\n<aside class=\"xf-story-nav\">\n<div class=\"xf-story-nav-inner\">\n<div class=\"xf-nav-label\">IN THIS ARTICLE<\/div>\n<nav class=\"xf-article-menu\">\n<a href=\"#why-it-works\">Why the coffee test works<\/a>\n<a href=\"#authentic-leadership\">What authentic leadership means<\/a>\n<a href=\"#remove\">Remove what you are not<\/a>\n<a href=\"#energy\">Authenticity saves energy<\/a>\n<a href=\"#accept\">Accept others as they are<\/a>\n<a href=\"#apply\">How to apply the coffee test<\/a>\n<a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"xf-nav-links\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2x6GT09UFh0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the interview \u2197<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whatswhat.global\/ie\/stanis-zichler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stanis Zichler on Whatswhat Prime \u2197<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whatswhat.aflip.in\/issue17.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsWhat Prime Magazine \u2197<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<article class=\"xf-story-content\">\n<div class=\"xf-reveal\">\n<p class=\"xf-lead\">\nSome authentic leadership frameworks need a whole book. Zeljko Cikojevic\u2019s\nfits around a coffee table.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nBefore committing to any relationship, in business or in life, the XFusion\nco-founder asks himself one question: can I sit with this person, drink a\ncoffee, have a normal conversation and be 100 percent myself? If the answer is\nno, he stops. \u201cNo relation, no business, nothing,\u201d he told WhatsWhat Prime.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"xf-takeaways xf-reveal\" aria-label=\"Key takeaways\">\n<div class=\"xf-box-label\">KEY TAKEAWAYS<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The coffee test: if you cannot have a relaxed coffee with someone and be fully yourself, do not do business with them.<\/li>\n<li>Zeljko Cikojevic\u2019s core advice to business owners is \u201cbe 100% yourself\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Growth is often about removing what you are not, rather than adding more.<\/li>\n<li>Authentic leaders save energy and attract people who fit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<section id=\"why-it-works\" class=\"xf-article-section xf-reveal\">\n<h2>Why the coffee test works<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe test is deliberately small. There is no stage, no pitch and no audience,\njust two people and an ordinary conversation. That is exactly where\nauthenticity becomes visible. In formal meetings, everyone performs. Over a\ncoffee, you learn whether a relationship depends on constant performance or\nwhether both people can relax and be themselves.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nFor Zeljko, only the second kind of relationship lasts under pressure.\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"authentic-leadership\" class=\"xf-article-section xf-reveal\">\n<h2>What authentic <br class=\"xf-desktop-break\">leadership means<\/h2>\n<p>\nAsked what advice he would give to business owners building their own\ncommunities, Zeljko did not offer a tactic. \u201cBe 100% yourself,\u201d he said,\npointing to people like Bruce Lee and Michael Jackson, who he says were\n\u201cjust themselves, purely\u201d.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHe describes authenticity as something you can feel. When you express\nyourself honestly, without lying to yourself, it shows. When you start to\nmanipulate or fake things, you can sense that too, in yourself and in others.\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"xf-article-image xf-reveal\">\n<img\nsrc=\"https:\/\/businessplatform.whatswhat.global\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/xfusion-06-inline.jpg\"\nalt=\"Two armchairs and a coffee table in the XFusion studio in Dubai\"\nloading=\"lazy\"\n>\n<figcaption>Two chairs, one table: the setting for the coffee test.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<section id=\"remove\" class=\"xf-article-section xf-reveal\">\n<h2>Remove what you are not<\/h2>\n<p>\nMost leadership development is about adding: new skills, courses and habits.\nZeljko argues the opposite. \u201cIt\u2019s not something you need to add,\u201d he says.\n\u201cYou need to remove what you are not.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAdding takes time,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/businessplatform.whatswhat.global\/ie\/xfusion-education-zero-to-hero\/\">education<\/a>\nand coaching. Removing the masks and habits that hold you back is often\nfaster. And once people stop pretending, he says, they become \u201cso attractive,\nso magnetic\u201d that the right people and opportunities follow.\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"energy\" class=\"xf-article-section xf-reveal\">\n<h2>Authenticity saves energy<\/h2>\n<p>\nThere is also a practical argument. \u201cBeing not yourself is so much more\nenergy-wasting,\u201d Zeljko says. Leaders who perform spend energy maintaining an\nimage. Leaders who are themselves can spend that energy on the work and on\ntheir people.\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<blockquote class=\"xf-quote xf-reveal\">\n<div class=\"xf-quote-text\">Be 100% yourself.<\/div>\n<div class=\"xf-quote-source\">ZELJKO CIKOJEVIC, CO-FOUNDER OF XFUSION<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<section id=\"accept\" class=\"xf-article-section xf-reveal\">\n<h2>Accept others as they are<\/h2>\n<p>\nAuthentic leadership also shapes how you treat others. Zeljko believes the\nfastest route to conflict is trying to change someone. \u201cIf you always feel the\nother person wants to change you, this is always combined with conflicts.\u201d His\nalternative is simple: \u201cLet the other be who he is.\u201d It is the same principle\nthat keeps his\n<a href=\"https:\/\/businessplatform.whatswhat.global\/ie\/xfusion-founders-stanis-zichler-zeljko-cikojevic\/\">partnership with co-founder Stanis Zichler<\/a>\nstrong.\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"mastery\" class=\"xf-article-section xf-reveal\">\n<h2>Authenticity plus mastery<\/h2>\n<p>\nBeing yourself is the starting point, not the finish line. Zeljko pairs it\nwith deep practice, quoting Bruce Lee on practising one kick 10,000 times.\nWhen people are authentic and skilled, he says, they can create real value\nand raise up the people around them.\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<a class=\"xf-video xf-reveal\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2x6GT09UFh0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n<img\nsrc=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2x6GT09UFh0\/maxresdefault.jpg\"\nalt=\"Watch the WhatsWhat Prime interview with XFusion co-founders Stanis Zichler and Zeljko Cikojevic\"\nloading=\"lazy\"\n>\n<span class=\"xf-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"xf-video-text\">\nWATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW\n<b>Stanis Zichler &amp; Zeljko Cikojevic in Dubai<\/b>\n<\/span>\n<\/a>\n<section id=\"apply\" class=\"xf-glance xf-reveal\">\n<div class=\"xf-box-label\">HOW TO APPLY THE COFFEE TEST<\/div>\n<dl>\n<div><dt>Before a partnership<\/dt><dd>Have an informal meeting with no agenda and notice whether you can relax<\/dd><\/div>\n<div><dt>When hiring<\/dt><dd>Look for people who are the same in the interview and over lunch<\/dd><\/div>\n<div><dt>For yourself<\/dt><dd>Notice where you perform instead of being honest, and remove one mask at a time<\/dd><\/div>\n<div><dt>In your team<\/dt><dd>Accept differences instead of trying to reshape people<\/dd><\/div>\n<\/dl>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"xf-divider xf-reveal\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"xf-article-section xf-conclusion xf-reveal\">\n<h2>Why authentic leadership <br class=\"xf-desktop-break\">matters for communities<\/h2>\n<p>\nAuthentic leadership is especially important in communities, where people join\nvoluntarily and can leave at any time. Members follow leaders they trust, and\ntrust depends on consistency between what a leader says in public and how they\nbehave in private. The coffee test is a simple way to check that consistency.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nFor\n<a href=\"https:\/\/businessplatform.whatswhat.global\/ie\/what-is-xfusion\/\">XFusion<\/a>,\nauthentic leadership is not a slogan but a filter: it shapes who the founders\npartner with, which key people they rely on, and the kind of culture new members\nexperience from their first event. Watch the full interview to hear more, and\nread the cover story in\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whatswhat.aflip.in\/issue17.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsWhat Prime Magazine, Issue 17<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"xf-article-buttons\">\n<a class=\"xf-btn xf-btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2x6GT09UFh0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the full interview \u2197<\/a>\n<a class=\"xf-btn xf-btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/whatswhat.global\/ie\/stanis-zichler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Stanis on Whatswhat Prime<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"xf-divider xf-reveal\"><\/div>\n<section id=\"faq\" class=\"xf-faq xf-reveal\">\n<h3>Frequently asked questions<\/h3>\n<details>\n<summary>What is the coffee test in leadership?<\/summary>\n<p>It is XFusion co-founder Zeljko Cikojevic\u2019s rule: if you cannot sit with someone over a coffee and be completely yourself, you should not enter a relationship or business with them.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What is authentic leadership?<\/summary>\n<p>Leading as your real self, without pretending or manipulating, which in Zeljko Cikojevic\u2019s view builds trust and attracts the right people.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What does \u201cremove what you are not\u201d mean?<\/summary>\n<p>It means growth often comes from dropping habits, masks and pretences that hold you back, rather than only adding new skills.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Who is Zeljko Cikojevic?<\/summary>\n<p>Zeljko Cikojevic is co-founder of XFusion, an international community he leads with Stanis Zichler from Dubai.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"xf-sources xf-reveal\">\n<h3>Sources and further reading<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2x6GT09UFh0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsWhat Prime interview with Stanis Zichler and Zeljko Cikojevic (YouTube)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatswhat.aflip.in\/issue17.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsWhat Prime Magazine, Issue 17<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/businessplatform.whatswhat.global\/ie\/xfusion-founders-stanis-zichler-zeljko-cikojevic\/\">The XFusion Founders: Nine Years of Friendship Behind One Fast Year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/businessplatform.whatswhat.global\/ie\/how-xfusion-grew-first-year\/\">How XFusion Grew So Fast in Its First Year, According to Its Founders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/businessplatform.whatswhat.global\/ie\/what-is-xfusion\/\">What Is XFusion? 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