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Actions are great. But it’s really the reactions that make the difference.

Psychological safety is about speaking up, voicing your opinion, sharing your mistakes, admitting you don’t know something, being yourself, taking risks, proposing out-of-the-box ideas, challenging the status quo and much more. The list could go on and many resources exist that describe what a world with psychological safety looks like.

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Coordination, cooperation or collaboration: that’s the question!

The 3C framework (coordination, cooperation, collaboration[1]) is a useful tool to think about how teams work and where the keys for improvement are located. Based on questions and comments received when sharing this framework, here are a few additional thoughts.

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Why Psychological-Safety is Important for Every Growing Organisation

Psychological safety is crucial for the success and growth of any organisation. It refers to the shared belief that a team or organisation is a safe place for interpersonal risk-taking, where individuals feel comfortable expressing their thoughts, ideas, and concerns without fear of negative consequences. Here are several reasons why psychological safety is important for […]

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Why teams eat culture for breakfast ….

Peter Drucker may have said that culture eats strategy for breakfast, but I think that what happens inside the teams in your organization is way more impactful – in a positive or negative way – than the all-encompassing idea of culture at the level of the organization …

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How can your team deal with complex challenges ?

Most of the challenges facing leaders today are complex. Dave Snowden’s Cynefin model separates the types of situations leaders are confronted with into simple, complicated, complex and chaos, and indicates how each should be dealt with differently (HBR November 2007). A complex challenge requires leaders to probe, sense and respond. How can this model be […]

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What color is your car park roof ?

Meetings have a bad name. Consultants and leadership gurus encourage you to abolish all meetings because they are a waste of time. Meetings are not a waste of time ! It is what is discussed in the meeting that determines if this is or not a waste of time.

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Let’s hope your bank is cooking the books !

You may not agree with the title. But this is about how a bank thinks out of the box with a cook !

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Where do you practice leadership ?

We have all been to numerous development courses and read the latest hit book on leadership. So we should all be great leaders by now. If not … what is missing ?

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Making conference calls fun and … engaging !

Conference are a necessity when doing business. When you are the one organizing the call, put some thought in how you can make it engaging for the participants.

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Learning from practice

King Bhumibol the great left behind many words of wisdom, not only for Thai people. His thoughts on learning are close to my heart.

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