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This week, Belgium was wrapped in snow. Like a shaken snow globe. Beautiful. Quiet. And completely stuck. Trains stopped. Flights cancelled. Cars turned into frozen artifacts. Not because we don’t understand snow. But because we lack the infrastructure, habits and reflexes  for it. We tried to drive on snow. Open iced car doors with hot water. Good intentions, wrong terrain. We distinguish between experience  and expertise . Experience is having driven the road before. Expert

Both in transformation assignments and in training workshops, I often use the Kübler-Ross Change Curve . It’s a simple yet powerful framework that helps me recognise the emotional journey  people go through during change — and therefore understand what is needed to lead  change, rather than just manage its side effects. When you look at the Change Curve, it shows that while the process can be complex and cyclical, every stage is part of an ongoing journey toward acceptance an

I left because I wanted meaning. For years, my career looked perfect on paper. A strong company, great projects, a fantastic team. It was everything I had worked for; the kind of job people called a success story . And yet, something quietly shifted. Not because the work was bad, but because I  was changing. I started craving something I couldn’t find in performance reviews or project dashboards: authentic leadership, real human connection, purpose. I realised that what I val

My father has been sailing for as long as I can remember. He reads the water the way others read books — quietly, with patience and intuition. Now retired, he’s teaching my daughter how to sail. I watched them while they opened the fairway in Nieuwpoort. The boat rocked gently as he showed her how to hold the tiller, how to sense the wind before you even feel it. “The wind,” he said, “is everything. It can carry you home — or it can hold you back. You can’t control it, but y

I met my younger self for coffee today. She got there five minutes early. So did I. She had just started her first job out of university at Siemens. I tell her the next three years of work will change her life —but not in the way she expects. She’s eager to learn and perform well, but afraid of failure. I tell her she will eventually leave Belgium to land a dream role that brings out her entrepreneurial spirit in China. But she’ll leave after three years because she has to gi

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In today's fast-paced world, the concept of self-leadership is more important than ever. It is the ability to lead yourself effectively,...

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