Leestijd: 2 minuten Bij het afsluiten van een coaching call een paar dagen terug zegt mijn klant plots: “Ik ben onder de indruk van het palmares aan mensen dat je gecoacht hebt, top level leiders in bedrijven met duizenden mensen, dan voel ik me in verhouding toch maar een hele kleine vis”. Ik weet… Continue reading LITTLE FISH, BIG FISH. COACHEN VOORBIJ HET EGO
Reading time: 4 minutes As the CEO, you are the one being end-responsible. And as you succeed or fail, so does your organization. As the COO, CFO, CMO, CIO or CTO, not to forget the CHRO and others, you occupy the most powerful position in your domain. Sitting on one of those desired chairs… Continue reading C FOR CHIEF. ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE SHORTCUT TO THE C-SUITE?
Reading time: 3 minutes First months of the year. A lot of people complaining to be overly busy because of having to schedule their yearly evaluation interviews. Almost impossible to get the most out of those interviews whilst trying to fit in everyone in an already busy schedule. Preparation? Follow up? Maybe you are… Continue reading WANT TO GET AHEAD WITH YOUR BUSINESS? PULL THE PLUG ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS AND START COACHING
Stakeholder Management and Personal Leadership Dream big, and spend your Money wisely! Reading time: 5 minutes Yesterday I got my daughter her first youth debit card. Need I tell you how proud she was? Smart as she is she immediately shared the details of her account with her closest family so all of us… Continue reading 6 WAYS TO MAKE SURE YOUR EBA STATUS DOESN’T RUIN YOUR CAREER
3 Ways to use your emotions to your advantage Reading time: 6 minutes I used to be a youth leader for vKSJ, now KSA, leading the girls aged 16+. Our leadership team being a bunch of socially engaged, highly intelligent and ambitious enterprising young girls. Pretty sure we were going to make the world… Continue reading WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER VERSION 2.0
Reading time: 3 minutes Whilst the ultimate goal of working 24/7 to retire early and rich is being more and more replaced by living each day of our life to the fullest, many executives are still struggling with this whole idea of authentic leadership and a balanced work and life. I’m not just talking… Continue reading SOUL SEARCHING FOR EXECUTIVES
Reading time: 4 minutes Schools have started or will be resumed in a few days. Apart from a few late vacationers, everybody is back in the office. With the most beautiful summer holiday pictures fresh on our retina. Still smelling that best paella ever. Summer tans fading slowly. De-cluttered offices and cleared mailboxes allowing… Continue reading KICKSTART YOUR AFTER SUMMER (5 TIPS)
Reading time: 3 minutes Almost funny how it is a recurring topic in almost áll of my conversations this week. How most of us (let's say the 40+ amongst us) still try to multitask as much as we can even though it has been scientifically proven a failing strategy. How we keep running from… Continue reading WHOSE PERMISSION DO YOU NEED TO GET A LIFE?
Reading time: 3 minutes If you are around my age (don’t mind a year or ten) and a little ambitious at least, you'll probably recognize this: You come from a generation where being pigheaded and over-opinionated simply is your greatest asset You’ve made it to your current position based on you being you. Your… Continue reading WHY HIRING SOMEONE TO SLAP YOU IN THE FACE MIGHT BE YOUR BEST CAREER MOVE EVER
Reading time: 6 minutes When I tell my 11 year old daughter that I did not have a smartphone at her age, simply because it was not there yet (at least not in my reach), she finds it extremely difficult to comprehend. And where nowadays I am (still) typing to find something through Google,… Continue reading TAKING THE LEAD BY LETTING GO
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