Governance

I am reported to have said such a phrase at one of my leadership team meetings years ago, and I was reminded of it years later as a positive push-back phrase. At first it startled me, wondering if I had really allowed myself to say it, but then I realised that I still believe it […]

I used to feel a little uncomfortable as a trainer, and also as a leader, when someone said that at the end of a training or a joint discussion. Did I really not offer anything new? Was I not inspiring or thought-provoking enough? But – it’s one of the best compliments you’ll hear: “That was

Many organisations regularly carry out employee satisfaction surveys and often stress that they are anonymous. This has always been a questioning approach for me. If your organisation considers an employee satisfaction survey to be anonymous, it is worth stopping and asking – why? What does this fact reflect? Why do we need to do the

Today, the world is built on organisations – workplaces, businesses, schools, hospitals, political associations, from media houses to housing associations. Behind every organisation and team is a leader whose ideas, awareness and attitudes shape the environment. Taken together, the entire leadership community has a huge impact on society as a whole – on the physical

For how long is a driver a “proper” driver? When does “I still have more to offer” become “I can’t let go”? In my book “The Footprint of Leadership – Why Leadership Should Be Temporary”, it is this question that has generated the most controversy. The job of a leader is not to stay in

Have you ever felt that a job where you invest your time and energy every day suddenly feels fake? As if everyone around is playing roles, saying the “right” phrases, but nothing is real? It’s as if you were part of a play, playing roles in meetings, in relationships, in front of clients, etc. With

Whereas in the early 2000s, leadership development was predominantly concerned with management skills (planning, organising, goal setting, KPIs, OKRs, balanced scorecards, LEAN, etc.), it has now been for some time with leadership development (development interviews, motivation, inspiration, relationships, change management, vision, etc.). It is claimed that the leadership is not a back pusher, but a

Working with a lot of start-up managers, people are often faced with letting go of friendships, among other challenges. After all, one often grows up to be a leader from one’s own team, and one may find oneself faced with a dilemma: whether to maintain friendly relations with a colleague with whom one used to