The Fall His boss flew over to sack him. He was stunned. It felt like the walls were collapsing around him. A cold wind cut through his skin. He had not expected this. He thought they would discuss the new plans.
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Is there really a VUCA World? Someone asked me why I use the acronym VUCA in my book on sustainable leadership. He referred to a statement by Rob Briner who says that VUCA is an empty word. Change and uncertainty has
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This blog is about culture change. Culture Change “We need to change our culture“, said the CEO, “if we want to execute our strategy“. We often talk lightly about culture change. We know that culture is a determining factor in
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Careers have ups and downs. We value the ups more than we appreciate the downs. But both might have value. So here are some insights in the psychology of career loss. Your boss tells you … Imagine you have gone
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Trouble Theresa May seems to be in trouble. Although she is holding on to power, the least one can say is that she has lost the support she had when she stepped into the footsteps of David Cameron. Why is
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Corporate and political life seems to be burdened by behavior the broader public does not appreciate (any more). In Belgium we are faced with a scandal in the city of Brussels. The mayor of Brussels accepted fees as a board
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This blog is about fear and trust. Popularity Revisited My earlier post on popularity seemed to have touched many people. There were many discussions on Linkedin and the number of views went ballistic. Why would that be? Popularity is controversial. At first
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Or at least, they should not strive to be popular. Why? Because being popular is rather a liability than an advantage. Why? Because being popular is not very sustainable? Why? Because it puts leaders in a very weak spot when things
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Strategic Organisational design In previous blogs I have talked about organizational design. The question I want to debate here is how you start an organisational design process. My argument is that you need to start from the strategy a company
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Board meetings have a dubious reputation. Boring. Rigged. Useless. Endless. Two years ago I have met Sir John Parker, chairman of Anglo American. He showed me otherwise. Board meetings are moments in which one can decide about the future of the company.
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