25 Jul

Make strong emotions work in your advantage

trong emotions aren’t the enemy — they’re leadership data. In today’s volatile and uncertain world, emotions like frustration or fear often mask deeper values and unmet needs. Reframing helps leaders decode those emotions, turning tension into insight and pressure into performance. In this post, Jan Salomons explores how emotional intelligence and reframing allow leaders to stay grounded in a VUCA world — transforming reaction into reflection, and reflection into purposeful action. Learn how to work with, not against, your emotions and use them as a catalyst for self-leadership and organizational growth.
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14 Mar

Why people abandon their principles (sometimes)

Why do visionary leaders sometimes abandon their principles when the pressure mounts? Decisions like Meta ceasing fact-checking or Elon Musk supporting divisive figures highlight the complex interplay of fear, short-term thinking, and herd mentality in leadership. This blog explores the psychological and organizational dynamics behind these behaviors and offers actionable strategies to help leaders stay authentic, aligned with their values, and principled in turbulent times.
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01 Nov

Cooping with VUCA at Work – Web-event Recording

It’s become a trendy managerial acronym: VUCA, short for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, and a catchall for “Hey, it’s crazy out there!” (HBR). It’s also misleading: VUCA conflates four distinct types of challenges that demand four distinct types of responses. That makes it difficult to know how to approach a challenging situation and easy to use VUCA as a crutch, a way to throw off the hard work of strategy and planning—after all, you can’t prepare for a VUCA world, right? WRONG! in this session I deep-dive on the characteristics of VUCA to provide you more handles on dealing with them. An introduction to create more awareness. A 1 hour web-event to quickly increase your understanding of VUCA and how this impacts the workplace and team dynamics, including possible coping strategies for leaders.
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04 Oct

The real reason you feel so busy (and what to do about it)

The Real Reason You Feel So Busy (And What to Do About It), In this TED talk, Dorie Clark explains that feeling perpetually busy is often a result of poor prioritization rather than a lack of time. She emphasizes the importance of setting boundaries and saying “no” to non-essential tasks to focus on meaningful work, ultimately leading to greater fulfillment and productivity.
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