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7 Reasons why it makes perfect sense to continue investing in people during uncertain times Another recession is looming and many people are worried about their future because of this and also because of many other reasons. As I have lived through several recessions...

Looking back today I can see that since I was a child I have challenged the movements and changes in my life. Maybe you feel the same way... At 20 I used to see life manifesting itself as movements. Movements coming from me into the environment or from people who are...

About 30 years ago, former MIT professor Ed Schein proposed a model of organizational culture with three specific levels: artifacts, espoused values and assumptions. By espoused values, he had in mind the values that are formally articulated, mostly through a core...

Today, most executive coaching assignments are company-sponsored. In fact, coaching has become a sought-after perk and is frequently seen as a prestigious incentive: proof that companies see sufficient value in an executive to want to invest in his or her personalized...

Oh boy. I hear that constantly. Everyone is just hanging on. That refrain triggered a long, internal debate for me about my blog topic this time. What would truly be worthwhile?? There are so many emerging business trends affecting us: Artificial Intelligence is now...

My Journey with My Daughter… It was ten years ago when I decided to setup up my own company with my colleagues, after having worked for a corporate organization for 30+ years. It was a major change in my life, stepping out of a very big family, full of good memories...

The data coming out of the recent Global Gender Report presented at the Economic World Forum in Davos looks scary – and it is. There is much to do to achieve worldwide gender parity, as a gap of 32% remains to be closed across the four index parameters — economic...

As Avvartes we have a unique global reach, we are deeply rooted in all geographies and have a distinctive experience supporting women in over 40 Countries. Examples of our beliefs in action: Coached all around the Globe Female Leaders at the Senior Level. Masters on...

I’ve been asking myself for a long time now, ´how can a business, whose vocation is to change the world through human organizations, grow? What is the individual way, and not someone else’s appraoch, in which a business can evolve, spread to more people and...

Recently I was visiting the Memorial Lyceum Museum in the town of Pushkin where our great Russian poet studied for 6 years from the age of 12 (1811 - 1817). That was a unique educational institution, which was founded with the objective of educating youths...

Imagine the usual turbulence and volatility of day-to-day business as you know it…then double or triple those complications by introducing an unknown:  the integration of two companies during a merger or acquisition. Leadership is not easy in the best of times.  It is...

40 Years – Steep Learning Curves – Great Friends – Deep Gratitude And lots of future and passion It was Monday, August 15, 1977 when I took the 6.15 am train from Culemborg to Delft in the Netherlands, to be in time for my first working day as an assistant personnel...

On Sunday, I went to the Navy Open House (NOH) at Changi Naval Base. I am talking about the Republic of Singapore navy. As I reflect on the people I met at the NOH, I am grateful for being part of an organisation’s transformation. I have often been asked “how long...