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09 Jan

How Will You Measure Your Life?

  • By salomons.coach
  • In Blog, Improving personal leadership effectiveness
At some point in every serious leadership journey, progress starts to feel hollow. You are delivering, trusted, and influential—yet a deeper question emerges: Is this the life I actually want to be building? This reflection explores leadership, integrity, and what truly endures over time.
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29 Aug

Find your true purpose

  • By salomons.coach
  • In Blog, Improving personal leadership effectiveness, Video
Purpose isn’t a slogan or a statement — it’s a force that moves you. In this post, Jan Salomons explores the difference between intellectual purpose and deep purpose: the kind that calls you into action even when it’s uncomfortable. Drawing on insights from Frederic Laloux, his coaching practice, and his experience in VUCA leadership, he explains how purpose guides choices, builds trust, and creates focus amid uncertainty. Discover how to sense your true purpose — not from your mind, but from what feels deeply right — and how to lead from it.
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15 Aug

Beyond being busy: how leaders can reclaim focus and purpose

  • By salomons.coach
  • In Blog, Sustaining performance under pressure
Busyness has become a badge of honor, but it rarely leads to impact or well-being. In this post, Jan Salomons explores why being busy is more often a habit than a necessity — and how leaders can shift from managing time to managing focus. In a VUCA world, where speed and complexity dominate, clarity and reflection become the real leadership differentiators. Learn how to move from motion to meaning through self-awareness, attention, and purpose, and discover why slowing down might be the smartest move you can make.
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27 Jun

Debunking the Ikigai venn diagram myth

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  • In Blog, Improving personal leadership effectiveness
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Discover the true essence of Ikigai—far beyond the popular Venn diagram. Rooted in Japanese culture, Ikigai is about finding joy and purpose in the small, meaningful moments of everyday life. Learn how this concept has been misunderstood and how embracing its authentic meaning can lead to a more fulfilling existence.
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09 May

Is It Time to Stay or Move On? Why Regular Career Reflection Makes You a Stronger Leader

  • By salomons.coach
  • In Blog, Navigating leadership and career transitions
In today’s fast-changing workplace, leaders and teams benefit from regularly reflecting on whether their current environment still supports their energy, growth, and purpose. Using a structured reflection questionnaire, I help leaders gain clarity on what strengthens or drains them — and whether they should stay, adjust, or move on. The same process transforms teams by uncovering hidden dynamics, restoring passion, and realigning people with the mission and vision. This reflective approach boosts engagement, performance, and retention, while preventing silent resignation long before it starts. Reflection isn’t a sign of doubt — it’s a sign of leadership.
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25 Jan

How to Measure your life?

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  • In Blog, Improving personal leadership effectiveness
A small in memorial for prof. Clayton M. Christiansen, the wise lesson he provided during the last day in class: "How to measure your life?"
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19 Aug

Deep Purpose

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  • In Blog, Improving personal leadership effectiveness
Deep purpose can only be sensed, don’t let your ego overrule it. Deep purpose will force you to make aligned choices that will change your life fundamentally. Learn more about deep purpose and how to start working on yours.
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06 Oct

Hello world!

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  • In Blog, Navigating leadership and career transitions
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! When you start a website, this is the first post already created by WordPress. And no, I dit not delete it. This is not my
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