CATCH YOUR BIG FISH
Reading time: 4 minutesThinking time: 1 minute each time you get stuck We all know at least one person that goes out of his or her way to meet others whenever possible. Not meet as in ‘seeing other people’ but meet as in ‘meeting them in the middle’. Not disappointing. Compromising. Satisfying the other ones… Continue reading THE 2 BIGGEST DOWNSIDES OF PLEASING
Leestijd: 2 minuten Een brutale Nederlander in een gereserveerde Amerikaanse boardroom. Een gepassioneerde zuiderling die net iets anders met conflicthantering omgaat. Een beleefde Belg op zoek naar meer impact. Tonnen aan ambitie. Een groot verantwoordelijkheidsgevoel in een wereld die steeds kleiner wordt. Gelimiteerd door beperkte mandaten en complexe politieke processen zoeken we onze weg… Continue reading BOUWEN AAN JE CARRIÈRE, EEN KWESTIE VAN BUIGEN OF BARSTEN
Reading time: 3 minutes Working with women. You know the drill. Drama. Manipulation. Backstabbing. Gossip. Judgment. Lying. Attacking. Women undermining women on the job. Not for me. I’m too ambitious for that nonsense. I want to make it in the real world. So please just give me a team of men. No drama. Easy… Continue reading SKIP THE SISTERHOOD. WHY I PREFER TO WORK WITH MEN
Leestijd: 2 minuten En nu ben ik er echt klaar mee! Ik ontmoette de afgelopen tijd weer zoveel vrouwen die zich nodeloos kleiner maken dan ze zijn. "Strategische ervaring? Neen, niet echt". "Een expert in mijn vakgebied? Nou, hou op". "Ik die rol van voorzitter? Hmm weet niet of ik dat wel kan waarmaken".… Continue reading GENOEG GEZEURD OVER MEER VROUWEN AAN DE TOP
Reading time: 8 minutes May, a month of Holidays, snipp days, short weeks, the first hot summer days. Challenging times when it comes to balancing work and life, in whatever direction your balance may tend to weigh. Are you the one working too much? Or the one lacking focus? The one stressing out? As… Continue reading THE WHEEL OF BUSINESS AND LIFE, UPW LONDON 2018
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: 6 minutes Yesterday a friend of mine said to me "I wish I could SWOT myself" to know how to advance my career. My answer: Why not?! SWOT. Strengths. Weaknesses. Opportunities. Threats. Most of us have probably used this methodology more than once before, kicking off many (yearly) business plans with the… Continue reading HOW TO SWOT YOURSELF
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: 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
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