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About Leadershipwatch - Aad Boot

Fascinated by spotting Leaders who create success by mastering the essence of People Alignment. International business consultant, facilitator, leadership coach and keynote speaker. Founder and Managing Partner at HRS Business Transformation Services.

Leading Change: Why Do Many Leaders Struggle to Create a Vision

Posted on June 16, 2013

In today’s business reality the level of complexity and the increased rate of change cause challenges for many leaders. Motivating people to change direction, building new strategies, transforming business models, and adopting new ways of collaboration. Quite a job! Especially … Continue reading →

Posted in Change Management, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leading Change | Tagged Alignment, Business Transformation, China, Leadership Alignment, Organization Development, Organizational Change, People Alignment, Vision | 3 Comments

Leading Change: How Focus Creates Sustainable Change

Posted on May 16, 2013

You hear and read about it everywhere: if you want to create successful and sustained change in your company, it is important to be focused and to transfer that focus to your people and teams. In the turbulence of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Leadership Skills, Leading Change, Vision | Tagged Business Transformation, Change Management, Cultural Change, Focus, Leadership, Multinational corporation, Organizational Change, People Alignment, Senior management, Sustainability | 6 Comments

The People Alignment Compass – Part 3

Posted on April 25, 2013

How People Perceive Authority Across Cultures A leaders’ guide to mastering the Essence of People Alignment in today’s business reality. Welcome! The People Alignment Compass (PAC) is a new initiative on Leadershipwatch. It gives business leaders concrete tips and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross Cultural Teams, Leadership, Leadership Alignment, Leadership Development | Tagged Business Transformation, China, Compass, Organizational Alignment, People Alignment, People Alignment Compass, team alignment | 1 Comment

6 Contrarian Reasons Why You’re Lucky to Be a Leader Today

Posted on March 28, 2013

Our Guest Post on Switch & Shift: Nobody ever said that being a leader is simple. Certainly not in today’s world where changes seem to happen at the speed of light; where communication and collaboration are heavily impacted by new … Continue reading →

Posted in Business Transformation, Change Management, Leadership, Leadership Development | Tagged Cultural Alignment, Education and Training, Innovation, Leadership Alignment, Leading Change, Leading Teams, Organizational Culture | 1 Comment

Leiding geven aan interculturele teams: Begrijp je de cultuurverschillen binnen jouw team?

Posted on March 21, 2013

——————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Dutch translation of a previously published Leadershipwatch article on how to deal with cross-cultural differences within your team. Click to read original article. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Voor leidinggevenden is het vermogen om mensen op één lijn te krijgen, om … Continue reading →

Posted in Business Transformation, Cross Cultural Teams, High Performance Teams, Leadership Alignment | Tagged Fons Trompenaars, Interculturele Teams, Leiderschap, Leiderschapsliteratuur, Samenwerken, Verandermanagement | Leave a comment

Sustainable Change: Know How to Handle Complexity Across Cultures

Posted on March 8, 2013

Business leaders of today face a high level of complexity. Globalization, technological evolutions, market shifts, an increased pace of change. These have changed the business landscape. Business environments are more cross-cultural now than ever before. Cultural differences are changing working … Continue reading →

Posted in Business Transformation, Change Management, Cultural Integration, Leadership Alignment | Tagged Cross-Cultural Leadership, Cultural Alignment, Cultural Identity, Fons Trompenaars, HRS Business Transformation Services, Leading Change, People Alignment | 6 Comments

Creating Team Alignment: Team Development Initiatives Should Fit Today’s Business Reality

Posted on February 22, 2013

One of the things our work with multinational companies has taught us is the growing importance of cross-team collaboration. For 21st century businesses it has become a vital prerequisite for building success. And this has an impact on the team … Continue reading →

Posted in Business Transformation, Cross Cultural Teams, High Performance Teams, Leading Change, Post Merger Integration, Team Work | Tagged Cross-Cultural Leadership, Cross-team collaboration, Mergers and acquisitions, Multinational corporation, People Alignment | 2 Comments

Verandermanagement: Waarom het aligneren van mensen cruciaal is voor zij die veranderingen leiden

Posted on January 13, 2013

——————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This is a Dutch translation of a previously published Leadershipwatch article on the importance of people alignment, especially for those who lead change. Click to read original article. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ‘We hadden een duidelijke strategie uitgezet, maar ik zie nog steeds … Continue reading →

Gallery | Tagged Leiderschap, Leiderschapsliteratuur, Mensen aligneren, Samenwerken, team alignment, Teamwork, Verandermanagement | 1 Comment

Organizational Alignment: The Power of Cross-Organizational Networks

Posted on December 19, 2012

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How do organizations deal with the changes in today’s business environment? How do they keep up with the pace of change, let alone get ahead of it? How do they innovate and stay competitive? How do they increase their adaptability? … Continue reading →

Gallery | Tagged Collaboration, Harvard Business Review, Innovation, MIT Sloan Management Review, Organizational Alignment, People Alignment | 2 Comments

Team Alignment: What if Your Team is Stuck?

Posted on November 23, 2012

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Do you recognize this situation? A team is confronted with an important problem, and it has to tackle it. All team members are actively discussing and debating the problem, trying to come up with a proper solution. Everybody shares a … Continue reading →

Gallery | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Cross-Cultural Leadership, Decision making, Leadership Alignment, Management, Multinational corporation, team alignment | 5 Comments

Executive Team Alignment: The Power of Team Coaching

Posted on October 14, 2012

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‘We should have had this discussion a long time ago. It would have saved us a lot of time and a lot of useless frustration.’ This was the feedback I received from executives during an executive team alignment session I … Continue reading →

Gallery | Tagged Cross-cultural, Executive Coaching, INSEAD, Intercultural Leadership, Leadershipwatch, Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries, Multinational corporation, Senior management, Team Dynamics | 6 Comments

Leadershipwatch Anniversary

Posted on September 18, 2012

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This month is the 2nd anniversary of Leadershipwatch! The past two years have been exciting and rewarding. Leadershipwatch has become a source for 21st century leaders to find new insights, advice and tips on how to deal with today’s leadership … Continue reading →

Gallery | Tagged Cross-Cultural Leadership, Cultural Differences, Leadership, Leading Change, Management, Multinational corporation, Team, Transformation of culture | 4 Comments

Leading Multinational Companies: The Difference between Execution versus Action

Posted on July 29, 2012

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Some time ago this executive team contacted me. They were dealing with important market changes that affected their business. There was an urgent need for change in the organization and they had defined a set of strategic objectives that would … Continue reading →

Gallery | Tagged Conference Board, Corporate Change, Gary Hamel, Leadership, Leadership Alignment, Leadershipwatch, Management, Multinational corporation, Organizational Change, Senior management | 1 Comment

How Does Your Team Make Decisions?

Posted on June 29, 2012

The People Alignment Compass – Part 2 A leaders’ guide to mastering the Essence of People Alignment in today’s business reality. Welcome! The People Alignment Compass is a new initiative on Leadershipwatch. The People Alignment Compass provides tips and insights … Continue reading →

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The People Alignment Compass – Part 1

Posted on June 20, 2012

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A leaders’ guide to mastering the Essence of People Alignment in today’s business reality. Welcome! The People Alignment Compass is a new initiative on Leadershipwatch. The People Alignment Compass provides tips and insights on how leaders can create people alignment. … Continue reading →