Podcast with Ellen Van Acker and Hans van der Loo about: Toxic behavior on the workfloor
I started a Dutch podcast a half year ago, around personal growth. Its called ‘De Groeizoekers’, roughly translated ‘those searching for growth’. Once per month I interview a person from whom we can learn a lot, around different topics or expertise. In my 6th podcast, I interviewed an expert on Psychological Safety. Best seller author…
Keep readingShe rises
That’ s me. 10 Years ago. On my best friend’s wedding day. I had been working for about 6 years by then, and was in my first leadership position. I felt it from the beginning of my career that I wanted to manage teams and people. Just didn’t know if I could and if it…
Keep readingGiving feedback difficult? Not if you do it like this
Use the Feedback Rules We all have things that bother us. Colleagues or managers that annoy us with the way they act or how they treat us. Situations that frustrate us because they never seem to change. We don’t feel acknowledged or understood. All things that lead to negative energy and unproductivity because they simply…
Keep readingFind your purpose in 5 steps
Purpose. A word you often hear these days. Companies, but also individuals have a purpose. In both cases it means the same: a higher goal why you exist. But what is your purpose? How do you find out and what can you do with it? It asks for a bit of self-reflection to figure out…
Keep readingIf you don’t jump, you’ll get nowhere
Our behavior is partly determined by our own experiences that we gain over the years. Based on what you have experienced, you build up certain beliefs. Beliefs that unconsciously guide your thoughts and behavior. Beliefs that you often take for granted, in which you confirm yourself and with which you create your own reality. Limiting…
Keep readingHow do you get to know yourself better and why would you want to?
Who are you? But then something deeper than just your name, age, position and hobbies. What are you good at? Why is that? Are you already making the most of that? How can you ensure that you become more and more empowered? How do you behave under stress? Why do you feel pressure at such…
Keep readingYou cán turn your dreams into reality
Today it is exactly 4 years ago that I went on a world trip with my husband and our son. We decided it was time to think about ourselves. Enough of all that working, time to enjoy. We sold our apartment, stored our belongings, packed everything we needed into a few suitcases and hit the…
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