Do you tend to keep your comments about others to yourself? Is there a difference between giving feedback to an employee, a colleague or your boss? Do you avoid complimenting others or praising them for their efforts?

Many people would answer these questions with a resounding ‘yes’. They are uncomfortable dealing with feedback and would rather sidestep the issue entirely. But open, honest communication enables others to learn and grow, which ultimately improves their performance in the fut...

The circle technique might just be the ultimate progress-focused technique. It encapsulates everything that makes progress-focused work so effective. The approach is simple and goal-oriented, focusing on making achieved progress and further desired progress visible. It's no surprise, then, that the circle technique has become one of the most beloved techniques among progress-focused professionals.

In this booklet, you can read about how to easily use the circle technique in various situati...

Unless you face your devil inside, the dividing line between success and misery is thin. It is all too easy to sabotage yourself and others, with huge consequences for you, your family, your friends and the people you lead. To avoid this hazard, practising introspection is the most important skill we can use in our lives.

The Devil Inside is about breaking through your own blockades. This book enables you to observe how you have developed particular habits, helps you to analyse why you behave...

Fashion Management

The fashion sector needs management as well

Who hasn't heard of the famous 'Antwerp Six'? They are now all established names in the world of fashion, and there is plenty of young new talent waiting in the wings. Even so, the economic context has changed in recent years: globalization and growing competition are increasingly important factors in the fashion industry. Luxury brands and major chain stores are taking over the market; digitalization and online sales are turning...

Philip Holt (Head of Operational Excellence and Accounting Operations at Philips) explains in Leading with Lean exactly what his model of Lean Leadership is, how we can learn to apply it, and how you can convince the workplace never to settle for anything less than excellence. We also learn how to redefine our leadership style and how to identify and eliminate wasteful activities within the company. This way you can recognize, realize and retain the ideal state. Philip Holt shows us the best ...

Awarded a Golden medal from the Axiom Business Book Awards in the Business Theory category and shortlisted for Management Book of the Year

Organizations are currently in a new economy. They are either being disrupted or causing disruption. Continuity is no longer a given. Only one law applies: Strategy = Execution, because a strategy is only as brilliant as its execution. Strategy execution is the last competitive advantage, and strength, speed and agility in execution are more important than...

“In ‘Agile, the times they are a-changin’‘, I see a clear ‘why‘

and a practical approach to and tools for the tilt that

organizations have to make in order to survive.‘

– Prof. Dr. Ir. Jan Rotmans, Professor of Sustainability &

Transitions, Erasmus University Rotterdam.

“Addo gives very concrete tips on how to deal with it as an

organization, how to implement it and what to pay

attention to.“

– Gunther Verheyen, Scrum Caretaker, Ullizee-Inc.

Increasing globalization, com...