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𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫
Exchanging business cards is not my thing. People who know me would probably say that I can connect easily, however I am not the type of...
May 32 min read


𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞?
Picture it for a second. Probably not like a straight or ascending line, but more likely a sinusoidal line, with high and lows. I...
May 32 min read


𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝?
Try this: ✍️ Write down one value you hold dear and ask yourself: What's the last time it showed up in my leadership? Am I happy with...
Apr 141 min read


𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞.
𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧? - Being driven and strong while vulnerable - Getting competitive results while caring for...
Apr 91 min read


𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 "𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝"?
Probably not... but still ... looking at limitations can be a driver for #growth . Looks counterintuitive but hear me out: We all live...
Apr 21 min read


𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭
That's true, but we often don't know how to wrap the gift - a.k.a presenting feedback in a way that is conducive and effective. Why is it...
Apr 12 min read


𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟏𝐬𝐭 - 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐇𝐑
Do you find change easy? In principle most of us like #change . It is a concept very much valued in our always-moving-societies. It...
Mar 112 min read


You are starting a new job...
Have you ever felt that suddenly you are starting from scratch again? Everything you knew, your expertise, your know-how is challenged....
Feb 282 min read


𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞? 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞?
You know the saying "Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast". It highlights how much your culture can supercharge or tank the best strategy....
Feb 52 min read


💡 👣 ɢɪᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɪᴅᴇᴀꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ʟᴇɢꜱ!
How many hours do we spend sitting in front of our computers? How many breaks do we take to stretch our legs and eyes during the day? For...
Jan 312 min read


Why the HR function should focus on Sustainability?
🤔 Polite silence and mild curiosity are usually the type of initial reactions I get when I speak about the importance of hashtag#HR...
Jan 282 min read


Have you seen the latest Job report from the World Economic Forum?
My take-aways on the key trends expected to impact the job force by 2030. hashtag#HR leaders and hashtag#business leaders, some...
Jan 142 min read


𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟓𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦?
The Zen Leader It indeed feels lonely as a leader: - Am I taking the right decisions? - Who can I talk to, to check my decision-making...
Dec 16, 20242 min read


𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫?
Is there even such a thing? I have seen in my career, countless of great experts, becoming managers. The switch is tougher than we...
Nov 29, 20242 min read


𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿?
5 traits of modern leaders that get results and have a real impact in their organization: - ⏩ I listen more than I talk. I take the time...
Nov 28, 20241 min read


𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐑 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐑?
Since I entered the workforce, the role of #HR has evolved a lot... and that's good news! From mainly an admin, tactical and...
Nov 25, 20242 min read


𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬?
A leader recently told me he was dreading the upcoming performance management period at his company. “Too much prep, too many tricky...
Nov 22, 20242 min read


🌏 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐟𝐮𝐧, 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐲𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠… 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞
Yesterday we delivered our AlterCOP full day event on 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 & 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞...
Nov 19, 20242 min read


𝐈𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐈 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝.
Yes, we've made amazing progress in many areas—everyone says that people are important. But too often, when the impact of...
Nov 5, 20241 min read


𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 I𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐃&𝐈) 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤
Every organization I work with acknowledges this. Why? 🤔 Because it requires openness, efforts, intentionality and consistency. It can...
Oct 8, 20242 min read
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