Stop attending training courses that don’t produce any results. The kind of courses where you spend the whole day sitting at a U-shaped table, with the trainer overwhelming you with his knowledge and insights, accompanied by stunning graphics, wonderful films and spicy one-liners, and where you take down notes on the deluxe … Read full story
Janus was the Roman God with two faces. In itself striking when he is linked with talent development. The importance to accept talent development with open arms in words and by talking about it is very simple. The other side of the story is to actually do something with it, but often this … Read full story
How do you become genuinely and enduringly happy? Sonja Lyubomirsky, a highly respected researcher in the field of Positive Psychology, has analysed numerous hypotheses proposed by researchers of happiness, and her new book ‘The How of Happiness’ includes all the theories that have been scientifically tested. ‘The scientific world isn’t perfect, but … Read full story
An essential skill possessed by today’s leaders is the ability to show empathy, which is why many training and coaching trajectories devote a lot of attention to developing this capacity. This sounds logical, but which form of empathy do we actually need to develop? According to Paul Ekman, an expert in the … Read full story
We humans love to structure our organisations in such a way that they fulfil the requirements to function as a well-oiled machine: everyone is aware of the goals that have been set, and they know what’s expected of them; processes and procedures have been defined, and the products delivered. And then… the … Read full story
