I’m invited to work in organisations on quite similar topics – trust and accountability in the leadership team, collaboration, values, governance, etc. And more often than not, the conversation will lead to the fact that the topic being discussed is not the real “topic”. For example, if we are talking about trust, the issue is […]
Those of you who have followed me for a long time will know that I am increasingly questioning practices that have been in place for many years, because of the need to practice. Because the more I see organisations, the clearer it becomes that many of the classic management practices no longer work, even though
In a previous post, I wrote about why today’s way of managing is increasingly exhausting people and no longer works. I wrote about why the problem is no longer with the individual, but with the pattern. Inevitably, the question arises: what to do when the system doesn’t work? In practice, there are three options. 1️⃣
What to do when the system stops working? Read More »
Does the model work if you are constantly on the go and need to be available?Where is the fear of money and the future in the constant background?Will the model work if people are increasingly concerned about mental health?When, despite the effort, a few get better but many get worse? More and more often I
Today’s way of doing business and running a business no longer works because… Read More »
In business, there are moments when someone breaks an agreement, breaks trust or clearly does the wrong thing. I often see an internal decision emerge afterwards:“I have to be right.” From that moment on, the situation is no longer controlled, but the situation takes control of the person and the matter is lost in the
How much does justice cost? Read More »
Recently, a client described surviving through his coping strategies. Through not letting people get too close because people might leave, betray. So it is safer not to get too deeply attached to someone. He has had experiences in his life where loved ones and confidants have disappeared from his life or betrayed him. Maybe it
I believe that all supporters of leaders, whatever their job title, have heard this time and time again, that they would like to have techniques and ways to quickly increase accountability, performance, turnover, profits. And I understand that desire, and as a management trainer it would be very easy to fall into that trap –
Give me the techniques that will increase your turnover many times over! Read More »
This is something many people have thought or said about managers who come back from management training and start behaving strangely. People can tell when a manager who’s been trained is going to use some kind of tool on them. People are not machines and managers should not use TOOLS on people. One of the
“He must have been in training. It’ll pass!” Read More »
Part of the journey of going through one dietary programme is taking a break from added sugars. This means that eating at most places will be challenging and you will need to be precise about what you want. A couple of weeks ago, I happened to be eating at a restaurant in Tallinn and asked
Is creativity a manager’s tool? Read More »
As a trainer, I enjoyed working for many years with start-up managers, until at one point I got tired and wanted to focus more on introducing a new management philosophy with experienced managers. A couple of days ago I did the ABC of Leadership training again after a long time and again enjoyed this kind
My rediscovered passion: the ABCs of leadership Read More »
