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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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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All you need to know for your strategic alliances

April 5, 2016 Alliance Workshop in Amsterdam Back in 2000, I learned the hard way how a partnership should not be created. A lot of the things I now know […]

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Staying aligned in your partnership

In my previous article I wrote about the need to set clear expectations at the beginning of a collaboration. To help you in doing so, I included a link to […]

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How to set clear expectations in a collaboration

Collaboration is a strange thing. Most of us realize that it is important, yet many people feel that collaboration is a natural thing and that it is something we just […]

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What are you going to stop doing in 2016?

Happy New Year! I hope you had a memorable Christmas time and that you are on your way to a great 2016! I’ve spent my Christmas time on the beautiful […]

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That's all!

That's all!