From Defense to the Boardroom: Five Lessons in Leadership
23 December 2025From 1986 to 1990, I completed my training at the Royal Military Academy (KMA) in Breda. Four intensive years in…
Non-directive coaching opens your mind and deepens your leadership
28 October 2025 As a leader, your team members regularly come to you with questions. How often do you feel the pressure to...
Conscious leadership: from reaction to direction
6 October 2025 In your leadership, you set the intention for how you want to engage with others. You want to remain calm,...
Toxic Shame: the invisible brake on leadership
16 July 2025We all know the feeling of shame. You say something awkward in a meeting, make a mistake that others notice,…
Four essential behaviors for successful leadership
22 July 2024Extensive research among CEOs shows that successful leaders exhibit certain behaviors that set them apart from their less successful colleagues. Although…
Empathy Unmasked: Exploring Empathy’s Three Dimensions
1 June 2023 Empathy plays a crucial role in establishing deep and meaningful connections with others. This is true for both your personal...
7 differences between a group and a team
22 October 2022I observe that people often refer to team when they really mean group. In this article seven essential differences are outlined between a group and a team.
The HALO and HORN effect
28 May 2021A common way to put people in certain ‘boxes’ and act accordingly is known as the Halo and Horn (angel and devil) effect. Short article about this effect.
The three levels of listening
28 February 2021You’ll get a wise lesson to take home, a piece of theory about listening. The fact that there are three levels of listening. What level is your preference?
10 behaviours that create trust
28 February 2020In this article we describe 10 behaviours that help to create trust. Are you aware of these behaviors and are you applying them in your own life?
The emotional infrastructure
28 December 2014Little structural attention has been paid to the emotional infrastructure, encompassing forms of interaction, trust, empathy, respect and perceptions.
The 7 styles of leadership
28 November 2014What is your preferred style of leadership and what are your supporting styles of leadership? Are you a Warrior, a King, a Visionary, a Magician, …?