Three Tried and Tested Ways to Dramatically Improve Your Alliance Skills

Without doubt, today’s business environment puts different demands on your alliance skills than ever before. As an example, the sudden change in the world due to Covid-19 has resulted in […]

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Who is your alliance sparring partner?

When in alliance management, you are in one of the best jobs in the world. In alliance management you are a versatile person with a broad skill set. You need […]

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Is it time to say goodbye?

Last week I started to re-read “The 4-hour work week” * by Tim Ferris. I have been wanting to re-read this book for reflection for a while now. I was […]

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Focus leads to results

As a photographer, I can work with the aperture settings of my camera to influence the depth of field in a photo. With a large aperture I choose to make […]

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It’s all about the team and the strategy

Recently I started to watch the Netflix series “La Casa de Papel”. This Spanish series is about a team of crooks that rob the Royal Mint of Spain. A mastermind […]

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Why procrastination is good for you

In June I attended the GTD Summit in Amsterdam, a conference centered around David Allen and his “Getting Things Done” (GTD) methodology. The summit organizers brought together an excellent set […]

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The midterm reflection moment

Greetings from the Camino de Santiago! Just last week on Tuesday it was the middle of the year. We had an equal amount of days behind us in 2019 as […]

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Achieving Personal Mastery

The last set of leadership competencies in Marshall Goldsmith’s global study is about Continuous Change. This set comprises of the following three competencies: Achieving Personal Mastery Anticipating Opportunities Leading Change […]

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Boundaryless inclusion in alliance management

In previous articles we’ve seen how communication and collaboration are among the 15 leadership competencies as defined in the global study by Marshall Goldsmith. The third group of leadership competencies […]

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Collaboration is also a leadership competence

The second group of 3 competencies in Marshall Goldsmith’s 15 most important competencies for leaders, is all about working together with others. It is the group of competencies around engaging […]

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Communication is a leadership competence

Last week I mentioned the global study on which Marshall Goldsmith identified the 15 most important competencies for leaders. These 15 competencies are divided into 5 groups of each 3 […]

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Leadership, culture and performance

According to research, 35% of an organization’s performance is determined by the company’s culture. This is significant: one single factor drives over one third of an organization’s performance! As such, […]

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