PinnedMember-onlyWill you be my follower?Will you be my follower? I love to write. I write 2 stories per week for about two years now. I send them to my subscribers, post them on my website, and occasionally post them on LinkedIn. I also post on Medium. “Medium is a living network of curious minds,”…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyWhat’s your word?Italy. India. Indonesia (Bali). No, those are not my holiday destinations for 2024. They’re also not countries where my latest clients have their headquarters (I wish). Do you know what these three have in common, except that all three start with the letter I? Hint: all three countries play a…Self-awareness3 min readSelf-awareness3 min read
4 days agoMember-onlyJump over your shadow.How often do you jump over your shadow to get what you want done? How often do you have to compromise some of your values, principles, or beliefs to make progress on your ambitions? Your shadow reveals who you really are. Your shadow is the perfect reflection. And sometimes, you need to let go of that perfect reflection to move forward. My home country…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Dec 1Member-onlySuccessionSometimes, a TV show can help us see our business clearly. If only we were receptive to the cues we got. I started watching the TV series Succession a while ago. Then, I gave it up for a few months. And I continued last week when I was awake at…Succession Planning3 min readSuccession Planning3 min read
Nov 28Member-onlyYou need a social media detox! I had one. Here’s what I learned.Algorithms are addictive. We live in a wonderfully dangerous world. A world that confronts us daily with multiple realities. On the good side, the world we live in is developing so that more and more opportunity is available to us. With the right mindset, an inspiring dose of creativity, and…Social Media3 min readSocial Media3 min read
Nov 24Member-onlyYou’re not your Thoughts. You’re not your Feelings.One of the more complex concepts to grasp is that who we are is not defined by our thoughts or feelings. Thoughts and feelings come and go. They’re as fluid as the water coming out of your faucet. You turn it on, and it’s there. You turn it off, and…Thoughts3 min readThoughts3 min read
Nov 21Member-onlyChoose your painA life without pain is impossible. Every human being on this planet will go through pain at some point in their life. We may experience death, sickness, violence, accidents, wars, relationship issues, get fired, be discriminated against, get bullied, etcetera, etcetera. Pain is simply inevitable. If you’re heavy, you will have pain. If you…Pain3 min readPain3 min read
Nov 17Member-onlyAre you leaving something on the table?In one of my earlier posts, I spoke about organizational pain. Companies and leaders that can create organizational pain leave nothing on the table. I wrote this story to give you food for thought and to help you decide whether you’re leaving anything on the table in your life. It’s a story with multiple realities and a bit of self-reflection. Whatever…Self-awareness3 min readSelf-awareness3 min read
Nov 14Member-onlyDoes the mirror tell you that you are a role model?Nearly all companies worldwide have some version of integrity as a value. Only a few have clearly defined what behaviors they expect when they speak about integrity. And even fewer companies reinforce and live by those behaviors. Just for fun, let’s say that 80 out of 100 companies have integrity…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Nov 10Member-onlyPutting a man on the moonDuring a visit to the NASA Space Center in 1962, President Kennedy noticed a janitor carrying a broom. He interrupted his tour, walked over to the man, and said: “Hi, I’m Jack Kennedy; what are you doing?” The janitor responded: “I’m helping put a man on the moon, Mr President.” …Purpose3 min readPurpose3 min read
