It is sad when people separate after 20 years because they “don’t love each other anymore”. Sometimes they get lucky, they stay friends and help each other where needed. Love is hard work. You keep working at it until you’ve done everything you could and then you still have to let go. This happens in private situations but also in professional environments.
Read MoreWhen I was a small girl I dreamt that, as a business woman, I would travel the whole world. At the age of 28 this dream has been fulfilled. That dream has been followed by a new one, made up of fragments of events I have witnessed on my travels. Spurred on by my father-in-law who told me repeatedly that instead of relating all my stories I should perhaps start writing them down. This craving was strengthened by my returning desire to share stories. During the last few years I have dreamed two dreams: a novel about friendship and a book about business for ambitious, over 30 females.
Read MoreIn 2014 I published my first blog Genuine succes: an exciting step for me. The surprising reactions and the many "likes" have led to inspiring meetings, assignments and the blogs that followed. An extra boost for my own company Business in Person. What an unexpected and special gift. I started writing because I wanted to share my experiences and set people thinking. I have heard from readers that it strikes a chord in them and that they discover that there can be other ways to operate. This also happened to me.
Read MoreIs there a difference between how you act at work compared to how you are at home? If so, what does this difference look like? (see "Genuine success"). If you come over differently at work than you do at home why is that? Is it a choice? Is it the role you play? Can you be completely yourself, or do you not dare? Or does the organisation not allow it?
Read MoreI always do my grocery shopping at the same supermarket and that is how I have bonded with the personnel over the years. The other day I noticed that the cashier looked different, more radiant then she normally does. I could not resist the temptation to compliment her on this. The effect? She was clearly touched! She enthusiastically explained to me what made her shine. Her enthusiasm radiated onto me and as a result I (the customer!) left the supermarket happier than I was before.
Read More"I would love to live in a villa, have three children, a dog and be head of a big company". So answered an interviewee last week when I asked him about his ambitions. I then asked him the key question: "WHY do you want those things?" It stayed quiet then for a long time.
Read MoreI think we all have moments in our lives when one day we feel “on top of the world” and the next day we feel we’re “at the bottom looking up”. Bridging that gap was my personal challenge: Being balanced and staying balanced!
Read MoreLast week I called a client to relay my condolences on for the loss of a family member. Afterwards he immediately asked: "That's not why you called, right?" When I said that that was exactly why I had called, he fell silent and was truly moved. The opposite of this approach, on the other hand, was when a sick family member of an employee was a point on the agenda during a meeting, so that the manager would not forget this....sincere or not?
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