260 relationship moments in a year

It is April 1988 and I am in the midst of a job interview. The job role I am applying for is selling high-end solutions to customers. I am in […]

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Back from vacation? Everything has changed!

Just imagine, upon returning from your vacation, you find out that a couple of elements for the success of one of your projects suddenly changed. A senior executive that used […]

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A short term fix or a long-term investment?

How valuable would it be to be measurably more effective in your work? Your answer might vary, but whatever your job role is, becoming measurably more effective is valuable. Both […]

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Is Less More?

It is mid-summer, and many people are on vacation. My schedule has no external meetings, only many phone conversations, and an enormous task list. It is beautiful weather, and I […]

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Your Personal Investment in Business Collaborations

How personal are your business collaborations?  In this question it might seem that the words ‘personal’ and ‘business’ contradict each other. After all, business collaborations are always between businesses, or […]

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Understanding expectations in a collaboration

When was the last time you were crystal clear to your counterpart about the expectations you had about him/her? I believe that in general, we make too many assumptions in […]

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Unintended offending communication

Last week I wrote about “Effective leadership behaviors” and made the parallel with the leadership behavior in the UK with regards to the Brexit development. In my newsletters and workshops, […]

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Effective leadership behaviors

Over the past ten days, the news has been dominated by the Brexit developments. Whatever the outcome will be, we are witnessing a significant event in history. Countries might have […]

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We don’t need a contract, we need trust

Can you have a successful collaboration without trust? I mean any collaboration: with another company, with a colleague, inside a team, with your boss or with your subordinates. Can these […]

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A positive mindset is a joy forever

While at breakfast in a hotel last week, I overheard a conversation from another table. I had not much choice; the breakfast room was relatively empty, and they were quite […]

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Ready for your next collaboration? Take a walk!

While catching up on email after a week of walking the Camino with my son, I had a short email conversation which gave me the nagging feeling that someone thought […]

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Quality time: What are you doing this summer?

What comes to your mind when you think about the summer? I know, it is still May, but sometimes it is good to think ahead. When I think about the […]

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That's all!

That's all!