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27 Dec

After redundancy: how to introduce yourself without explaining your career

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  • In Blog, Self & Personal Growth
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Especially after redundancy, many professionals explain themselves too much — in interviews, CVs, and conversations. But interviews are not about telling your story. They are about positioning. This article shows why “tell me about yourself” is a strategic question — and how to answer it with relevance, not biography.
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17 Dec

Why silence makes better leaders: the neuroscience of stillness

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  • In Blog, Self & Personal Growth
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In high-pressure leadership environments, silence is often mistaken for indecision. Yet the most important insights rarely emerge in the middle of noise. They surface afterwards, when reaction stops and space is created to think. Drawing from decades of leadership experience and supported by neuroscience, this article explores why silence is not the absence of leadership, but a condition for it. Silence reduces cognitive load, calms the nervous system, activates reflective brain networks, and supports clarity, creativity, and better decision-making. You will...
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29 Aug

Find your true purpose

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  • In Blog, Self & Personal Growth, 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,...
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