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A way to address bias in the workplace that isn’t another HR-mandated training First things first, I want to…

When writing MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) in the headline of an article, there is a good chance to lose at…

Inspired by an excellent HBR article by Thomas Chamarro-Premuzic (7 Leadership Lessons Men Can Learn from Women) [1], let me…

Inclusive leaders commit to creating a work environment where all feel welcomed, relevant, and valued. More often than not, however,…

Two weeks ago, I was facilitating a session for middle managers about Inclusion & Diversity. And you know what intrigues…

Since I am working on my new book (for the last 2,5 years now), the book is work-in-progress. And so…

Mathematician George Danzig was a student in Berkeley in 1939. His father was a mathematician as well, and young Danzig…

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) occupies the minds of many leaders. They know that if they get the public opinion…

This time a post in Dutch, as it’s about Dutch stuff: something political you don’t want to understand if you’re…

Much of cross-cultural training bought in the corporate world is the right solution to the wrong problem and yields low…

Train your mind for unconventional approaches in 10 weeks We all think that we are reasonably good listeners. At least…

Let me not write a lengthy introduction but get to the point straight away. Learning in classrooms is often ineffective….

I recently facilitated sessions with future leaders of a company in Eastern Europe, in the context of a leadership development…

When you opened this website today, I’m sure you noticed something has changed. I hope you did. My ‘branding’ and…

The program Influence & Accountability that runs at one of my main clients has been planned in the calendar of…

Negotiation trainings are among my favourite trainings to give. While you read this newsletter or blog, I’m conducting a 3-day…

Last Friday International Business and Languages student Kitty interviewed me about my new program ‘Working with the US’. In my…

Last night I wrote an email to a colleague of mine, with a proposal for the design of a team intervention…

This is part 2 in a series of 2 blogs on the Brexit negotiation strategy. Read part 1 here. In…

This is the first in a series of 2 blogs on the Brexit negotiation strategy When the political campaign for…