De kracht van people skills

Activeer de menselijke motor van je organisatie

Annet van Duren

Hoe betrokken medewerkers jouw organisatie weer laten groeien 

De rek is eruit bij veel organisaties. We zitten onze eigen groei in de weg. We werken keihard, maar zijn meer bezig met overeind houden wat er is, dan dat we erin slagen onze ambities waar te maken. Wie uitzoomt, ziet waar het misgaat: we sturen organisaties nog steeds aan met organisatiemodellen uit de jaren zestig. Waar procedures, ...

Voor leiders in organisaties die verlangen naar de volgende stap in hun leiderschap

Leiderschap gaat over het vermogen om betekenisvol richting te geven aan mensen en organisaties in tijden van verandering. Het vraagt moed om te vernieuwen én de wijsheid om trouw te blijven aan wat wezenlijk is. Duurzaam leiderschap realiseert succes dat niet ten koste gaat van anderen, dat mensen én organisaties versterkt en waar iedereen van profiteert.

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Als er één ding belangrijk is in een mensenhoofd, dan is het wel het willen. Het ware wezen van de mens is zijn wil, zei Schopenhauer. Je bent wat je wilt. In Drijfveren leggen de auteurs uit dat er tussen wat mensen willen en wat ze doen vaak een groot verschil zit. Dat verschil ontstaat door aanpassing en dat doen mensen meestal heel knap, maar soms ook erg onhandig. Aanpassing is comfortabel omdat de sociale druk wegvalt, maar tegelijkertijd oncomfortabel omdat de eigen wil wordt onderdr...