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Thoughts on leadership


Literary suggestions for a bright summer
Marketing: as old as... list-making! We humans love to check lists. Especially rankings. I won't bore you with a ranking. But with a...
Jul 27, 20232 min read


Work to live, don't live to work
We spend much of our adult lives working, so it better be good! Make sure that you balance bringing and taking, giving and taking. Only...
Jun 23, 20232 min read


Communication crisis: How leadership failure ruined Credit Suisse
Shoot the messenger! It seems to be that easy. Well, that's just crazy... Journalist Caroline de Gruyter recently wrote an essay,...
May 30, 20233 min read


Why do so many incompetent men become leaders?
Most leaders fail. That has always been the case: the majority of nations, companies, societies and organizations are poorly managed....
Apr 20, 20232 min read


Extremely out of office
Research has shown that nature has a positive effect on your concentration level and overall sense of welfare. Organizations whose...
Mar 28, 20231 min read


Managing your boss... and team members
Right around the time I started my first job, the first version of this article, ‘Managing your Boss’, was published by the Harvard...
Mar 16, 20232 min read


Self-awareness, essential for effective leadership
Willem Vonk, 27 years old and a master's student in psychology, wrote a thesis about his high school romance. Unfortunately, his feelings...
Feb 16, 20232 min read


Harvard Business Review 2022 top 10 management tips!
The well-known lists at the turn of the year. Let me indulge in it for once, as well. With a personal note, for a change. I am not the...
Jan 19, 20234 min read


A challenging outlook for 2023
In this new era, since Vladimir Putin disclosed his true agenda, everything depends on everything else. End of the year contemplations...
Dec 20, 20222 min read


What is true diversity?
Diversity, equity and inclusion Earlier this month, I attended a speed dating event organized by the SER in The Hague, smartly branded...
Nov 17, 20222 min read


Resilient leadership in uncertain times
Recent conversations at my kitchen table have all been about the same topics. Current times are turbulent and unpredictable, and what is...
Oct 27, 20222 min read


A war recession is not a an economic recession
It doesn’t go unnoticed that the war between Ukraine and Russia has a major impact on western societies. Up to the night before...
Sep 29, 20223 min read
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