Selected articles by Jan Salomons
Leadership becomes tangible in the decisions you make, the conversations you have and the conditions you create for others. These ten articles connect those everyday choices with team and operational performance.
Start with the challenge that feels familiar. Each article offers a way to examine the situation before deciding what to change.
When urgency keeps winning
What Gets Seen, Gets Repeated: Firefighters vs Preventers
Read this when the same crises keep returning and the people who prevent problems receive little recognition.
The Reliability Paradox: 5 Habits of Reliable Operations
Read this when efficiency targets leave too little room to recover, adapt or cope with disruption.
An Obeya Room Is Not a Wall Full of KPIs
Read this when dashboards multiply but decisions, ownership and follow-through remain unclear.
When responsibility exceeds your influence
Responsible for Everything, in Charge of Almost Nothing
Read this when you own the result but other people control the budget, resources or decisions.
You Don’t Have a People Problem. You Have a System.
Read this when a problem survives changes of manager and you need to examine the conditions around the work.
When your team needs a different conversation
Most Leadership Teams Lack Dialogue
Read this when meetings produce energetic debate but assumptions remain untested and decisions keep reopening.
When pressure changes how you lead
It is not the workload. Stop calling it the workload.
Read this when everything feels like too much and you need to distinguish volume from conflicting demands and unclear expectations.
It Happened to Me, and It Changed How I Lead Forever
Read this when your reaction under pressure has damaged trust and you need to take responsibility for its impact.
When the familiar approach stops working
When the Lights Went Out: Leading Through Chaos in a VUCA World
Read this for a firsthand account of leadership during the TNT/FedEx cyber crisis, when teams had to find direction without their usual systems.
4R Model: Reflect, Reset, Re-Align, Rise
Read this when a new role, career decision or major transition calls for reflection before your next move.
Bring the challenge behind the article.
If one of these patterns feels familiar, bring a real example to a 30-minute introductory conversation. We can explore what is happening, what you want to change and whether coaching, team development or my operational experience fits what you need.
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