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
Leestijd: 2 minuten Los van het feit dat ik als Vlaamse Katholiek ben opgevoed, heeft deze post op zich niet zozeer met geloof te maken. In alle eerlijkheid, ik moest het verhaal ook even opnieuw nalezen. Hoe een man overvallen werd door rovers en daarna half dood en - naakt langs de kant van… Continue reading DE PARABEL VAN DE BARMHARTIGE SAMARITAAN
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
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
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 We all know the drill. We're busy. Working hard. Playing hard. Because we have this dream. The dream of a meaningful life filled with joy and happiness. We've learned along the way that the things that really matter usually can't be bought. Think about love. And health. We said goodbye… Continue reading FOR A BETTER FUTURE. AND A BETTER TODAY
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