15 mei

The full logic (and context) of yes and no

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A yes from Beijing and a yes from Amsterdam can come out of the same mouth in the same meeting and mean radically different things. A reference-grade walk through the four cross-cultural frameworks — Hofstede, GLOBE, WVS, Schwartz — and the two psychological theories underneath that explain why.
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10 mei

What is my colleague’s salary? I have the right to know!

Infographic titled 'Same work' showing salary bars for three senior managers: €87,500, €105,000 and €128,000 with figures and icons beneath.
The EU Pay Transparency Directive shifts the burden of proof onto the employer. A pay difference will now require an objective, documented justification, or a correction. "She negotiated harder when she joined" is not a defence. "He's been here longer" might be — if your tenure logic is documented. The leaders who navigate this well will be the ones who do the work before the questions arrive. Conversation by conversation, fairness becomes a leadership problem.
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23 apr

Leidinggeven in de wachtkamer: hoe je je team bij elkaar houdt als de organisatie nog geen beslissingen heeft genomen over veranderingen.

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Wanneer vier van je twaalf teamleden mogelijk ontslagen kunnen worden — maar niets is nog officieel — wordt leiderschap iets anders. Het wordt de kunst om mensen bij elkaar te houden in onzekerheid. Dit artikel biedt zes praktische principes voor leidinggeven tijdens het wachten: met eerlijkheid, focus, differentiatie en het soort standvastigheid dat mensen zich nog lang zullen herinneren nadat de beslissing is genomen.
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19 apr

Hoe één persoon de wereld kan veranderen

How does one person actually change the world? Not through grand gestures, but through shifts in thinking and behavior that ripple outward. This article explores the science behind societal change, from evolutionary psychology to systems thinking. It shows how mental models shape behavior, how small choices scale into cultural shifts, and why institutions tend to follow rather than lead. For leaders, the implication is clear: real change starts with how individuals see their role in the system. When enough people act differently, culture moves—and with it, performance, policy, and outcomes.
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17 apr

Invloedrijk worden: Meer voor elkaar krijgen

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Most managers have two default tools when they need something to happen: tell people what to do, or escalate to someone who can. Direct communication and the chain of command. Both have their place. But if they are your primary or only tools for getting things done across an organization, you have a problem. Not because they don't work, but because they work less and less the higher you climb and the more complex your environment becomes. The managers and project managers who consistently get things done are not the ones with the biggest title or the loudest voice. They are the ones who understand that in most modern organisations, influence is the currency that actually moves things. Directives produce...
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12 apr

Je leiderschapskompas voor intercultureel management

Most cross-cultural leadership problems don’t look like cultural problems, until they cost you performance. Misaligned expectations around trust, feedback, hierarchy, and decision-making silently undermine teams, delay results, and create friction that leaders misread as personality or competence issues. The Cross-Cultural Leadership Compass translates decades of academic research, including Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions, GLOBE Study, World Values Survey, and Schwartz Theory of Basic Values, into precise, actionable leadership insights. Instead of generic awareness, it gives you a data-backed map of where cultural gaps actually impact your role, your team, and your results.
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12 apr

De Cross-Culturele Leiderschapscompas: Een Praktische Gids voor zijn 11 Leiderschapsdimensies

Every leader who crosses a cultural boundary carries two operating systems at once. One was installed in childhood. The other was acquired through years of professional adaptation. The real skill — the one that separates effective cross-cultural leaders from merely well-travelled ones — is knowing which system is running at any given moment, and whether it is serving the situation. The Cross-Cultural Leadership Compass is built around exactly this challenge. It integrates four validated academic frameworks — Hofstede, GLOBE, the World Values Survey, and Schwartz — and translates the data into eleven specific leadership dimensions where cultural gaps play out in practice. This post unpacks each one.
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