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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, [...]

Last time we talked about authentic, values-based leadership. And now? What does this mean in concrete terms for me as a manager? Today and in future articles, we will look at different scenarios [...]

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 [...]

Recently I wrote about giving that unsatisfactory answer to trainees in leadership trainings I hold. The questions usually circles around the fact that one, or multiple trainees, ask what tool to [...]

There is this German saying that I use sometimes, ok many times, when working with leaders: If you can’t lead yourself, then you can’t lead others. And as I prefer things phrased [...]

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 [...]

I stumbled across this interesting impulse on empathy and caring, both topics that have been on my mind a lot recently. Since last year I have focussed on care and what it means to me, balancing [...]

This month’s, and maybe beyond, topic is empathy: What is it? How does it contribute to psychological safety? How do you develop it? etc.. Today I would like to talk more about how to build [...]

The last few weeks and months have left me, next to feeling slightly lost for words, with an even deeper conviction that empathy is a key skill for humans: in life, in leadership, and in [...]

Unwritten systemic laws – does that sound strange to you? Yet we are intuitively aware of them, and they become clear immediately when boundaries are crossed. For example: if there is no balance [...]