Als leidinggevende bent u niet alleen verantwoordelijk voor het mededelen van goed, positief nieuws. Ook het vertellen van slecht, negatief nieuws behoort tot uw taken. Zoals het aankondigen van organisatieveranderingen. Dat hoeft overigens niet per se negatief te zijn. Integendeel zelfs. Organisatieveranderingen worden vaak doorgevoerd om positief resultaat te behalen. Toch wordt verandering door werknemers vaak als eng en spannend ervaren. Verandering brengt onzekerheid teweeg. Uw werknemers zijn bang dat hun functie, resultaten en/of groeiambities […]

It is a core task of the board of directors of a company to oversee the senior executive of the company to ensure their leadership is strong. But boards of directors are frequently less involved than they should be in onboarding new management, and the result is that new CEOs begin their jobs at a disadvantage. Follow the suggestions below to ensure that your board gets a new CEO off on the right foot. The […]

Een mentor, dat is toch iets voor start-ups en young professionals? Ja, maar ook voor bestaande bedrijven en ervaren managers, managing directors en ondernemers. De top bereiken is een uitdaging, maar aan de top blijven is evengoed een challenge. Een mentor in handen nemen is dus altijd een goed idee, voor een professional die het maximale uit zijn carrière wil halen en voor een ondernemer die alles uit zijn organisatie wil halen. Een goede mentor […]

Over the last years, work has changed. Collaboration has become more flexible. People co-operate in changing partnerships, using their expertise temporarily on a specific job within a cross-functional project. Then move on to the next. Even between partner companies, experts are exchanged or outsourced. This way of working entails people’s need to help each other. Only by sharing knowledge and asking for each other’s help, results can be achieved. This is not only valid within […]

Let’s face it. Every day we’re confronted with negativity. Just turn on the news, and it’s full of tragedies. That’s the nature of the news; it focuses mostly on the bad stuff. Then at work and while running your business, you’ll sometimes have to deal with negative people. Be it a coworker that loves to complain or a client that always seems to be unhappy. Keeping a positive mindset, which is essential to success, can […]

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 company treats its people and the environment is a central theme in maintaining positive relations with the public. Companies do show an increasing awareness of this, but only 10 percent of US company boards […]

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 urgent issues to handle. It can be anything; finding new revenue streams, implementing cutbacks or getting the company out of the red. As a CEO […]

The only thing sure in life is change. This rings truer than ever today. Our world is undergoing rapid societal and technological shifts. New markets are opening up with a whole new set of consumers. Many of the biggest companies today, barely existed 10 years ago. New, and old, players thoroughly disrupt traditional industries. No wonder that change management has become so important. However, a 2013 survey by Strategy and the Katzenbach Center among global […]

Every day a thousand and one things are clambering for your attention. Social media updates, apps from a friend, family, and coworkers, breaking news notifications or urgent emails. It’s so easy to get distracted. According to a study it takes our mind about 25 minutes to get back to the level of focus we had before getting distracted. Imagine the negative impact on your productivity. Let’s change this. Read them through in one go; it […]

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 standard for a long time, from feudal times right into the industrial revolution up until very recently. Actually, this style is still quite common in certain industries and work cultures. […]

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 down. However, there is no need for despair just yet since two can play that game. All these potential threats bring opportunities as well. You simply need to understand how to play your cards right. To help […]

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 meet market demand, and start making a profit for the first time in its history. However, it’s running into a myriad of problems. […]

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 and profit greatly. But in this star-driven culture, where competition reigns king, how do you get these top employees to put aside their egos and work together for the good of the business? The […]

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 play. And when you’re a manager, what’s better than being able to tell your employees that they deserve a bonus? Even if it’s the end […]