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How to maximize the middle years and not be middling as a CEO?
In life, we tend to focus on beginnings and endings, be it of relationships, going to college and new jobs. However, the most critical part is often what happens in-between. This rule goes for a CEO as well. As a new CEO, you typically start with a clear agenda of...
5 key benefits of a dedicated corporate responsibility committee
The success of any company depends on its relationship with its customers. Nowadays, organizations need to be customer-centric to survive. Also, your customer has come to expect much more from you on issues like sustainability and corporate responsibility. The way a...
Your business needs to be able to drive its strategy
A strategy is a roadmap for your company. It shows you the way to achieve your mission. However, the roadmap won't do much if your car isn’t working. Take a look at all the recent trouble at Tesla and its Model 3. Tesla needs to increase production of its Model 3 to...
Do you want to be a better leader? Get humble
The leader was once was a patriarchal person, an authority figure. There was a clear top-down hierarchy. You had the worker bees and their boss. Speaking out as a worker was an unwritten no-no, just like asking for a workers’ opinion. This leadership style was...
6 Tips for your business to use now to win the innovation game
As a company, you want to be winning the innovation game. This easier said than done. Your market environment is continuously changing. New technologies arrive, customers' needs evolve, global competition increases and disruptive startups turn your industry upside...
Smart collaboration harnesses the power of your subject-matter experts
Workplaces these days depend on their subject-matter experts to steer them in the right direction. These star employees use their knowledge to advise on a variety of business decisions and to create innovative strategic plans that help organizations hit their numbers...
5 Ways how giving boosts your energy and grows your business
The saying goes; It's better to give than to receive. And though we all probably like to receive a thoughtful gift, deep down we know that we also love to give. That happy face of your partner when you surprise them with flowers or tickets to see their favorite team...
Want to be more innovative? Take these 4 simple steps today
Every company wants to be innovative. Discovering new products and services, or improving existing ones, before the competition does. Innovation is speeding up exponentially in the last few years. From breakthroughs in AI to huge rockets that launch satellites and...
How questioning can thrive your business
“Question everything”, Albert Einstein once said. His advice made sense as most people do not ask many questions in conversations. Yet, we can learn so much from it. Those people who do ask questions, tend to be more liked. We all remember conversations at birthday...
Discover how to introduce Agile successfully in your company
Why and how to introduce Agile successfully in your company? Agile is no longer confined to just the IT companies or departments but is now spreading its wings. It opens up opportunities and possibilities for companies across the board, since agile is excellent for...
Go big or go home: 6 steps to scale Agile up in your company
Agile is a great way to encourage innovation. Instead of receiving orders from the top which you’ve got to follow to the letter, it is an iterative process. The focus is on outcomes, such as increased customer satisfaction, instead of outputs, a new product. As an...
Successful yet feeling unhappy? 6 easy steps to change this
You know the expression that you don’t live to work but work to live? However, the fact is that a considerable part of our life is spent working. And many of us don’t only go to work to make a living, but to achieve something. We want to be successful, raise the...
8 Essential steps for your business to lead the digital revolution
The Industrial Revolution has changed our way of life. It has impacted everybody and upset societal hierarchies, changed business and overthrown governments. Industries rose from water power, turned to steam power and then got hooked up to electricity. Now the next...
How to surf the waves of digital disruption to success
The 2 words that strike fear into the hearts of many executives are ‘digital disruption’. And for a good reason. Digital disruption has lead to the downfall of businesses, which until a few years ago, were successful. It has left a trail of debris of bankrupt...
Become a business leader by thinking like an Olympian
It is always exciting to watch the Olympics or a world championship. You see the best athletes in the world competing against each other. Powerful men and women who are the absolute best of the best in their sports, going head to head. The international marketplace is...
Is uw bedrijf klaar voor de toekomst?
Niemand kan de toekomst voorspellen met een glazen bol, helaas. Toch kunnen we voorzichtige voorspellingen doen over ontwikkelingen in de toekomst, gebaseerd op de huidige trends en ontwikkelingen. Digitalisering is één van die belangrijke ontwikkelingen. Het digitale...
Heeft iedereen binnen uw bedrijf aandacht voor de strategie?
The value chain is only as strong as its weakest link, is exact de reden waarom het belangrijk is dat de strategie van uw bedrijf organisatie breed gedragen wordt. Wie is er bij uw bedrijf eigenlijk verantwoordelijk voor het uitzetten en waarborgen van de...
Welke kwaliteiten heb je nodig als een leider?
De beste manier om daarachter te komen, is om de kwaliteiten van succesvolle leiders onder het vergrootglas te leggen. Zij hebben immers een bewezen trackrecord; wat doen ze wel en wat juist niet? Sommige kwaliteiten zijn niet aan te leren, daar ben je mee geboren… of...
The power of the “Positive Question”
We want to make the most of our employees, using different techniques and coaching. But the question remains which way works best? There are many roads leading to Rome, but we want to use the most efficient way. One option is to focus on the employee and see what's...
Automate processes
Companies do not fully utilize their software capabilities on a large scale. Either of the existing software or the failure to write a custom software program, which allows you to work many times more efficiently. This can save companies a lot of money, especially in...
Dreams
What a wonderful day. Beautiful weather with warm temperatures. What surprised me lately is the big difference among youth. You have the passionate youth who are beginning at a young age with their own business. Amazing to see how these young people have an intrinsic...
Sustainability
Such a beautiful day with incredible experiences. I read a new book about “sustainability”, which clearly emphasizes a new way of selecting employees. This book is a truly eye opener for many people and businesses, The way of today's selection should actually be...