About a year ago, I first started thinking about starting my own business as a leadership coach. Coming from an 8 year career in Dutch governmental organizations, being an…
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Why you should leave out resumes next time you’re hiring. Have you ever found yourself gazing intensely at the resume in your hand while conducting a job interview? You…
Nine out of ten managers are just too nice. And 'being nice' is NOT an effective leadership skill. There, I said it! And let me tell you right away that...
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Great book on change management, and is super easy and fun to read! I highly recommend this to anyone leading change, as I also used it in this…
This post is based on the books Leading Change and Our iceberg is melting, by John Kotter In every manager’s lifetime it will happen: CHANGE. Necessary…
Effective communication is one of the most important leadership skills. And not only people who consider themselves leaders benefit from communicating effectively. If you want people to get you, understand what you’re going…
Delivering Happiness by Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh is fun to read and really valuable. People and the relations between them really make all the difference in the success of…
G. Richard Shell and Mario Moussa know what it takes to drive new ideas through complex organizations. In The Art of Woo, they present their systematic, four- step process for…
When you can arrive at the point where looking and listening comes from your entire being, you are setting the stage to be an inspiring leader. Deepak Chopra It may be...
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The man with the most watched TED talks is also a great writer! I love his new book on how to find your element, the one (or more) thing(s) you…