OLD SKOOL

Reading time (in minutes): 2 Thinking time (in minutes): At least 5 (I hope) "Hi, it's mom" "I can see that, mom" No matter how 'hip' and up with my time I do believe to be, sometimes one just can't deny the years of age. Especially when it comes down to IT (what cloud?) and… Continue reading OLD SKOOL

LITTLE FISH, BIG FISH. COACHEN VOORBIJ HET EGO

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

IF YOU CAN’T LET GO, LET IT BE

Reading time: 4 minutes   We’ve all been there before. Struggling to let go. Whether it was a relationship, a certain lifestyle or a job. Situations where we knew it was wiser to let go, nevertheless kept clinging on for much too long. Not to mention that we are in fact not into change at… Continue reading IF YOU CAN’T LET GO, LET IT BE

C FOR CHIEF. ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE SHORTCUT TO THE C-SUITE?

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?

HOW TO DEAL WITH A CEO’S SHORT SPAN OF ATTENTION (3 TIPS)

Reading time: 3 minutes   I’ve heard it many times before: “My CEO has a, well let’s say, short span of attention. I need to move quickly, if not I am too late and don’t reach my goal. Or worse, I get to be set aside as being not competent enough. Not strong enough. Not… Continue reading HOW TO DEAL WITH A CEO’S SHORT SPAN OF ATTENTION (3 TIPS)

6 WAYS TO MAKE SURE YOUR EBA STATUS DOESN’T RUIN YOUR CAREER

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

WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER VERSION 2.0

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

SOUL SEARCHING FOR EXECUTIVES

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

THE POWER OF FEED-FORWARD

Reading time: 3 minutes   One of the main reasons I chose to be certified as a Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered coach is that I was looking for a way to not only get my clients to achieve the results and change in Leadership growth they wanted to achieve but to make sure that their… Continue reading THE POWER OF FEED-FORWARD

HOW ABOUT SOME COMMON COURTESY?

Reading time: 2 minutes   In the past days I was nearly driven off the road three times (although I'm everything but a slow driver), I got looked at askew in the supermarket being friendly to a woman that was not as mobile as we are (and by consequence not as fast), and whilst shopping… Continue reading HOW ABOUT SOME COMMON COURTESY?