I recently got reminded of this book again.
I was part of an inspiring conversation with a group of senior leaders discussing talent growth inside their organization.
We talked about the mindset to disrupt yourself, ask yourself and others the hard questions, leaving your comfort zone frequently to learn and expect the same from others.… Read the rest
To light a fire, you need a spark.
To let a fire go out, you need to kill the oxygen. Or just stop feeding the fire with more supplies of wood. It will eventually dim and then die.
Some people are sparks. Some people suck oxygen. Some people are passive and do nothing.… Read the rest
I’m not a finance guy.
But I’ve done enough finance in my life to understand the principles when I put my mind to it. My brain can build many connections fast, but when it comes to finance, I need to think.
That’s why I’ve always admired people who can make complex stuff easy to understand. … Read the rest
Did you play as a kid in a sandbox?
Was it your sandbox, the sandbox of a neighborhood kid, or perhaps a public sandbox?
What do you remember about your sandbox adventures?
Was there ever a territorial fight about the best part of the sandbox? Or perhaps some kid entered your sandbox, and you were not pleased with the uninvited intruder.… Read the rest
Should I ask this as a question or make a statement out of it?
That’s the question I’m asking myself, pondering the title for this insight.
If I’m true to my point about curiosity, I should write it as a question.
But today, I prefer a statement.… Read the rest
We all have a superpower.
That’s my belief.
Something that makes this person stand out around the people around them.
Having a superpower is not exclusively for people with a high IQ. That’s an assumption some people have that could not be further from the truth. … Read the rest
Some years ago, Microsoft claimed that the attention span of a human being had evolved so dramatically that it was now shorter than the attention span of a goldfish.
Eight seconds for us human beings.
I added the average word.
Why average?
Because I can’t imagine that every single goldfish is the same.… Read the rest
What a week it was.
Our vacation started with spending the night in a different place than planned.
Our rental for the week was not accessible because of wildfires near the house.
We got this message as soon as we landed in Heraklion, Crete.
First thought? Here we go!
Recently I spent a few hours in one room with a highly visionary entrepreneur.
Frequently, I seek the company of visionary leaders because they’re a breath of fresh air in a world where target-driven managers dominate.
First Chaos. Then Structure.
I just completed ten stories about each growth cue in my playbook.
It was fun to do. It gave me some structure for five weeks in a row. I basically knew what I was going to write about next.
Sort of.
I knew the topic, but the story still came from what was happening around me.… Read the rest
In 2007 we moved to the United States from Belgium. I had accepted a role at our local business in North Carolina.
While discussing the opportunity, one of the arguments to convince me was that I would be an officer in the company and get the title of Vice President.
The only Vice President I knew at that time was Dick Cheney, and I was not impressed.… Read the rest
What do the leaders you want to follow do well?
Notice the word, want.
There are many leaders in our lives we ‘follow’. After all, we would make our lives hard if we didn’t. But that does not mean we like the way they lead.
Of course, we can choose to leave the companies we work for or the countries we live in (it’s election time), but that’s simply not always an option. … Read the rest
