The Evolution of Buddy Relationships in the Digital Age

In today’s hyper-connected world, the way we collaborate, support, and grow alongside our peers is evolving rapidly. Once grounded in face-to-face interactions, buddy systems are now being reimagined with the help of technology, creating opportunities for connection that transcend time zones and phy...

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How Well Do You Understand Your Leadership Style?

Leadership isn’t a static skill—it evolves as we face new challenges, opportunities, and shifts in the world around us. Yet, many leaders struggle to articulate their unique traits and capabilities. What if gaining clarity on your leadership style could unlock greater confidence, stronger connection...

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The Power of Assessments in Unlocking Leadership Growth

As leaders, we often focus on learning—acquiring new skills, gaining knowledge, and staying ahead of the curve. But what if the key to true growth isn’t about learning more, but about unlearning what no longer serves us? The first step in that journey isn’t action—it’s awareness.

Why Self-Awareness...

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The Art of Letting Go: Building Unlearning Capabilities as a Leader

As leaders, we often focus on acquiring new skills, mastering emerging trends, and constantly staying ahead of the curve. But what if the real key to growth lies not in learning more, but in unlearning what no longer serves us?

Unlearning is a powerful, yet underestimated, tool in the leadership to...

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Making sense of your mind and brain upon those bold decisions

During the last 11 months, I have met numerous professionals making bold, professional decisions. The pandemic has forced many of us to question ourselves about what we do for a living and why. A significantly higher proportion of the people I support has decided to do something very different from ...

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Dopamine for dummies

Last year, I learned something that proved helpful as the pandemic affected me, my family, friends, and my business, and it had to do with the brain. Several aha-moments came to me as I learned: how it works, what it needs, and what happens when it doesn't get what it needs. 

A tale about dopamine ...

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Four insights and a no-go by end of the year

Time has come to conclude this year, and I want to share my own list of findings from countless conversations with professionals like yourself during this exceptional year: 

Yes, we are adaptable creatures

First, when we are facing the implications of the pandemic, many people seem highly willing ...

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The DOs and DON'Ts of Delegating from a Distance

I am sure you agree with me that the pandemic has in many ways added extra pressure on leaders. Put in another way: Leaders have the opportunity to enhance and leverage specific skills more intensively now, simply because we have to. One of these skills is the art of delegation.

I used to stand in ...

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Perfect timing to launch a Portfolio Career

Every week I meet professionals who are considering launching a portfolio career as a response to the challenges and high degree of uncertainty in the current job market. You might have stumbled upon this term even if you find yourself pursuing a more traditional career within corporate. When pursui...

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A minute to learn...

If you, like me, used to play the board game "Othello", you will be familiar with the tagline "A minute to learn, a lifetime to master". This notion is also very true for one thing that has proven extremely helpful during the first half of 2020 when encountering the direct and indirect implications ...

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Masterminding Hot Seat - How to make the most of it

As you probably know by now, I have been a huge fan of Masterminding for many years. In my last newsletter, I shared some of the advantages of participating in a masterminding group to get access to other professionals' experiences, recommendations, and resources in a very affordable way. Some of my...

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Employer Branding in Times of Corona

I have always been fascinated by how successful organizations are in attracting, developing, and retaining talent to match the requirements long term. 

It might not be part of your job title, but as a formal or informal leader, I am sure you are engaged in one or more Employer Branding activities. ...

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