Since our move to a more rural area of the Netherlands, I have experienced a different pace of life, a more relaxed pace. It took me some time to adjust, […]
In a recent conversation I was asked if preparing for a proper alliance isn’t just common sense for an experienced business executive. Indeed, to some extent, it should be just […]
PWC, Accenture, IBM and some other consultants regularly perform CEO studies. In these studies we see a rising desire of the C-Suite to grow through partnerships and alliances. The reports […]
Focus: many say that focus is the single most important habit we need in order to succeed in getting the results we want. Still, there are so many distractions in […]
Last week, my brother reminded me of something our father used to say. It goes more or less like “If you would know everything in advance, you would only need […]
A lot has been written about collaboration in the past year. Amongst others by me in this weekly column. Thank you for being a loyal reader! A general definition of […]
In some professions, it is very easy to see if you are getting better at what you do. A decline in errors, an increase in results, the measurement might be […]
What to do when your executive sponsor is arrested
The Renault Nissan alliance is a great example of a cross cultural long standing alliance. Created in 1999, the alliance is constructed in a way whereby Renault and Nissan work […]
Takeaways from the 2018 European Alliance Conference
“Why are you here” was a question I faced the first day of the ASAP European Alliance Conference in Amsterdam. It is not that I questioned myself, it was someone […]
At the moment of writing this column, I am leaving our new house behind for a day. After we bought the house, it turned out to have asbestos in the […]
Do you ever wonder what is next for you in your journey? I do, in so many situations. Take for instance the journey of our home improvement project for our […]
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