We don’t need a contract, we need trust

Can you have a successful collaboration without trust? I mean any collaboration: with another company, with a colleague, inside a team, with your boss or with your subordinates. Can these […]

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A positive mindset is a joy forever

While at breakfast in a hotel last week, I overheard a conversation from another table. I had not much choice; the breakfast room was relatively empty, and they were quite […]

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Ready for your next collaboration? Take a walk!

While catching up on email after a week of walking the Camino with my son, I had a short email conversation which gave me the nagging feeling that someone thought […]

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Quality time: What are you doing this summer?

What comes to your mind when you think about the summer? I know, it is still May, but sometimes it is good to think ahead. When I think about the […]

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Leaders are made, they are not born

It was a warm Sunday afternoon and the streets of Rome were filled with all kind of tourists who meekly followed their guide. They’d all come to visit and behold […]

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Is your collaboration due for its regular maintenance?

Last week my trusted Volvo was due for its regular maintenance. It was the kind of maintenance that I could not do by myself, hence I brought the car to […]

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Focus: What NOT to do

The joy of a good photo is endless. In many ways, a good photo requires a lot of work and focus. Photographers often use a DSLR, a professional camera that […]

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Recharge!

Some weeks are quieter than others and rightfully so. After all, we can’t always run at full capacity. However, sometimes we tend to forget that we need to recharge every […]

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Changing habits is simple, but not easy

Changing habits is simple, but not easy. It is simple: you can simply decide to stop or start with something. It is not easy: it will require time, discipline and […]

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Building a team for measurable improvement

In my last article I closed off by saying “The success of your external collaboration is directly related to your ability to collaborate internally.” It was the conclusion of an […]

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The external payoff of internal collaboration

Over the past week people told me a few times that sometimes it is easier to collaborate with outside parties, than it is to collaborate within the boundaries of the […]

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Influence or be influenced by your stakeholders

We live in a constantly changing business world: a world where no one can go it alone, a world characterized by an increasing variety of collaborations. Also a world where […]

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That's all!

That's all!