Collaboration: I vs. You and We

Last week I listened to an interview with Ron Wallace about his book “Leadership lessons from a UPS driver”, with the subtitle “delivering a culture of we, not me.” Like […]

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Collaboration is everywhere: 3 ways to accelerate

Collaboration is everywhere: We are approaching a collaborative networked economy where no company can go it alone. Partnerships will become of greater importance than they already are today; at least, […]

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Practice makes perfect

Last week I had a conversation with my son Laurens about the differences and similarities between sports coaching and executive coaching. Laurens started to coach the women eight competition team […]

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My daily success habits

Last week I wrote about success. I hope it inspired you to rethink about what success means to you! Recently in a conversation, I was asked what daily success habits […]

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Back from vacation? Everything has changed!

Just imagine, upon returning from your vacation, you find out that a couple of elements for the success of one of your projects suddenly changed. A senior executive that used […]

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A short term fix or a long-term investment?

How valuable would it be to be measurably more effective in your work? Your answer might vary, but whatever your job role is, becoming measurably more effective is valuable. Both […]

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Effective leadership behaviors

Over the past ten days, the news has been dominated by the Brexit developments. Whatever the outcome will be, we are witnessing a significant event in history. Countries might have […]

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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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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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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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The power of Follow-up

It’s February! Time flies, spring is around the corner, the crocus almost blooms and January, the month of the New Year resolutions, is already behind us. So we can forget […]

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That's all!

That's all!