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Are you leading a crisis or a transformation? An interesting question out of a session by Jitske Kramer, a Dutch cultural anthropologist, about the collective culture shock we are in right now with the world. Covid- 19 askes all of us to lead our businesses and lives during uncertainty, and bottom line there are 2 […]

Every company nowadays knows or recently found that out at the moment the results lagged behind. Because a plan, a strategy in itself is something very powerful but it vanishes if you don’t engage your people on how to execute the plan; that is what we call culture and -maybe even more important -if your […]

Aristoteles and Shakespeare are well known storytellers from ancient times. Up to date their stories are still being told in plays. And even nowadays they attract much audience. Why? Because we as human beings simply like to listen to stories. Stories that matter of course. Not he stories your mother-in-law tells you about the nephew […]

Are vision and mission abstract wordings for you? In this blog we will show you how we make these wordings tangible in our programs for individuals, teams and organizations. What is a vision? The word vision means “A view or opinion of someone on something”. This can be about an important event, or about your […]

Some time ago I got a birthday present book in which I was caught by an article of Anna Brones. She is a writer, artist and producer and author of various books including Fika, the art of Swedish coffee break. During my trip with my son this spring in Norway, we learned what Fika really […]

We can be very brief about that; there is no such thing as one best style. Often, we assume that a leadership style is given by a certain position or person. This is unjustly, the art of leadership is to make strategic choices and switch your behavioral style without losing yourself. Instead of choosing the […]

Every person has talents, by using them fully the best results can be achieved. In this context I like to share an inspiring example of an orchestra. Another way of experiencing music; a creative and inspiring combination. The passion of the group is clearly visible on stage. Talking with one of the orchestra members I […]

Do you have a clear vision? Most organizations have a vision these days, a clear picture of who they want to be in the future. There are however not so many people who have a very clear picture of their own future while it can bring so much. Research show that with a vision you […]

Guts means that you dare to do something that doesn’t seem to be without risk. Personally I’m not such a ‘hero’, for example I’m scared of heights. But I do believe in the value of taking risks. Think of daring to be different, having a different opinion, giving honest feedback to the CEO of your […]

Difference is what distinguishes two things from each other. And that is wat you want, being unique! The way in which you give substance to your personal leadership makes you unique. That requires guts. Do you dare to distinguish yourself? In an earlier article we talked about our primairy brain, which protect us against dangerous […]