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,”…

I’ve said ‘Yes’ way too many times in my life. For the record, I’m not talking here about getting married multiple times. I mean saying Yes to projects, jobs, activities, fun suggestions, and things others thought I should be doing. Initiatives that sounded good, were proposed by well-intended people and…

Last week I conducted my training called “Growing Leaders and Culture.” Its principles are based on effective dialogue. Why? Because dialogue is what makes people grow and deliver on their dreams. You’ve done half the work if you understand that running a successful business is an accumulation of constructive, forward-looking, and growth-focused dialogues. “Relationships succeed or fail one conversation at a time.” ~…

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! Murphy’s law. But…

“You’re not going to like me now.” What was considered normal twenty years ago is unacceptable these days. I grew up knowing that my country, the Netherlands, had a colonial history, but we were taught in school more or less matter of fact. It was a part of our history, and we didn’t consider the implications deeply. …

“But we’re fourteen!” That was the argument from a traveler last Friday morning at 5.18 am when I was in a massive security line at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The lady was talking to a security assistant and making her case that she was about to miss her flight with her group if she…