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As a business coach I work regularly with leaders who perceive themselves caught in a trap. This trap consists of having to choose between leading authentically, lead by their leadership values, [...]

The focus of much negative attention by some, it can be easy to lose sight of how integral diversity is to the human experience and work experience. The diversity wheel is a powerful and [...]

Psychological safety: key to team performance Following my article on psychological safety and leadership, I would like to expand a bit on what psychological safety is beyond the buzzword of the [...]

When I talk with my trainees about authentic, value-based leadership, invariably there comes the time when this gets questioned in one of the following ways: What about this example of leader XY [...]

Piggy-backing on my last article, today we are going to look at what to keep an eye out for when building company culture.  And critically, when building a good company culture. So, what do I [...]

I had a couple of interesting experiences recently from a customer point of view with, let’s call it a large German transport company. You know when you have a strange or negative [...]

I am pleased to present the eleventh part of the my article series on inspiring people in my life. My inspiring colleague Florentine Dräger  is on the ‘hot seat’ today.  I am so [...]

Have you ever heard the term ambiguity tolerance? It’s not necessarily a word you forget. And certainly, especially since the Covid pandemic, and definitely since the events since then, a [...]

Recently I read a comment that went something like this: The author lamented the following situation, in which he said “poor leaders” and the perceived need that they should be able [...]

Continuing the series on empathy, today’s article is about the value of fostering empathy in your organisations. Empathy, often described as the ability to understand and share the feelings [...]