Leadership 2.0

Only a decade ago, executive coaching was associated with either very senior business leaders coached by well-known authors and thought leaders, or with leaders who were struggling in their roles and were given a coach...

In corporate life, we accept that 40% of newly appointed executives fail - we simply accept it as an unavoidable risk. The financial and professional implications of failed transitions however, are significant for both...

Unfortunately, nowadays one look at a television news bulletin or a glance at a newspaper cover is enough to see the dark side of leadership. However, many people do not need to switch on the TV or read the paper to...

'Lost in Business Transformation' Despite the fact that there is a solid body of knowledge about the topic of change management for several decades already, McKinsey's infamous notion that '70% of all change management...

'Adult Innovation' Many individuals and organizations wrestle with the question of how they can become more innovative, ... and Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg has the answers! Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg is the author of...

'Eating radishes' That is how, according to Matt Dixon, many 'doer-sellers' experience selling their services. People do not become management consultants, executive coaches, accountants, lawyers, or engineers to sell...

Why do people want to become CEO in the first place?" That was one of the first questions I posed to Ty Wiggins during our interview for the Leadership 2.0 Podcast. After all, the statistics are sobering: The turnover...

I have always been quite cynical about ESG and CSR initiatives from companies. They always struck me as 'Do as I say, not what I do'. My favorite examples include a 'Big Oil' company preferring suppliers with a 'green'...

'We live in the most Generationally Diverse Demographic' (Rebecca Robins). Unfortunately, generational differences are often seen as a source of problems - sometimes misunderstood, and exaggerated by social media...

In many organizations Learning & Development (L&D) is seen as a 'Nice to Have'. Unfortunately, this is often reflected their (bland) L&D offerings, which, more often than not, are generic and fail to address the...

Many people in the workplace wrestle with combining their ethical and spiritual convictions on the one hand, and what they feel is required of them to progress their careers or simply to stay in their roles. For people...

Most of us are acutely aware of the gap between how our organizations aspire to operate and the everyday reality of working within them. In 'Badly Behaved People', executive coach Zena Everett describes many highly...

Even though, for years, we have had a vast array of change management theories and methodologies at our disposal (Kotter, Lewin, Kubler-Ross, Bridges, ADKAR, etc.), it still proves to be very hard for us as leaders and...

Most organizations use complex tools and processes, and are often supported by external consultants to analyze and (re) shape their culture. When I heard Manuela Staub on a seminar describing the pragmatic, inclusive...

In this episode I interview Deborah Perry Piscione about her latest book: ‘Employment Is Dead: How Disruptive Technologies Are Revolutionizing the Way We Work’, which she wrote together with Josh Drean. The central...