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How to Spot (a Lack of) Alignment during Team Meetings
Successful teams act out of a common focus, a sense of direction, and team members ‘own’ decisions as if they were their own. But reaching and maintaining this state takes conscious effort. Even in the best teams team members can…
Read MoreCross-Cultural Leadership: Why Learning Chinese Business Etiquette is Not Enough
Do you want to be successful in doing business with the Chinese? Do you want to build lasting relationships? Then understand why learning Chinese business etiquette will be important, but not enough. Your company is looking for a Chinese business…
Read More3 Rules of Thumb for Building Smart Cross-Company Networks
How well do people in your company work together across organizational units? Is your company structure rather hierarchical and formal or does it stimulate people to create cross-company networks? Are people able to collaborate effectively with people working in different…
Read MoreLeading Change: 3 Misconceptions about Successful Collaboration
Are you leading change? Do you believe in the importance of a collaborative culture in your company? Do you want to encourage successful collaboration between people and teams across organization units, even across companies? Let me share a few considerations,…
Read MoreBuilding Your Executive Team: 3 Valuable Lessons from Andrew Carnegie
“Here lies a man who knew to enlist in his service better men than himself.” This is how Andrew Carnegie, the (Scotland-born) U.S. steel magnate who gave away the vast majority of his fortune, wanted people to remember him. (Among…
Read MoreLeadership: What is The Essence of Building Trust
Being able to build trust is regarded as a crucial element of successful leadership. Especially in today’s globalized business world with its high rate of change and its cross-cultural challenges. But what is the essence of building trust? What does…
Read MoreCross-Cultural Leadership: Jacques Rogge on Negotiating with the Chinese
Jacques Rogge, Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), speaks with a surprisingly soft voice. I had the chance to meet him last week, when he – invited by The Antwerp Forum – shared his insights on ‘How to…
Read MoreLeading Change: 3 Reasons Why Great Leaders Are Reluctant to Compromise
The other day I watched a political leader proclaim with great pride what a huge success this compromise was. How they had reached it after long and exhausting negotiations. This was truly a great solution that would change the future…
Read MoreCross-Cultural Leadership: How to Avoid Making People Lose Face
Business leaders of multinational organizations are often confronted with cross-cultural differences. These differences can cause misunderstandings and awkward situations between people. Especially when people feel they are losing Face. Face – an Eastern concept most likened to the Western concept…
Read MoreLeading Change: Why Do Many Leaders Struggle to Create a Vision
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…
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