Written by Cathalijne Bol-Oudijk Before I became a leadership and team development coach I’ve worked at Unilever for 15 years, a purpose-driven organization that uses its brands consciously, strategically and intentionally to work towards making a positive impact on the world. I don’t know if I would have lasted for…

Written by Jorgen van der Sloot Clients often ask us what we think the most important themes for the future are, based on the insights we gain from our work. It is true that we collaborate with many different kinds of organizations on the futures they see. This gives…

Written by Jorgen van der Sloot Over the last few years, ever since I first published this article, people have asked me over and over again to write a translation of it in English. Better late than never! As I was preparing for my summer holiday break I thought I’d…

Written by Jorgen van der Sloot At Minkowski we always say: “Nobody knows Minkowski, but everyone knows Einstein”. We use this statement as an illustration for something that is at the core of who we are and what we hope to accomplish in our work. Our work is not about…

Written by Jorgen van der Sloot A fascinating thing is taking root in our societies these days. For years we’ve heard complaints about people loosing touch with the localities they live in while taking refuge in (sometimes extreme) online environments. It was often said that nobody knows their neighbor anymore…

Written by Jorgen van der Sloot I’m writing this from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the schools have been closed for at least three weeks and almost everyone is working from home. Only the most vital functions in society are still fully operational: people in healthcare, educators, law enforcement, fire brigades…

Written by Jorgen van der Sloot Is there a project in your company around digital transformation? I’m guessing that most of you are involved in, have heard of, or have been in a digital transformation program by now. If you haven’t, then your company is probably going to loose in…

Written by Jorgen van der Sloot Don’t get me wrong. I am a big advocate for agile methodologies. From the start I was involved in initiatives within ING that led to the successful agile transformation based on the Spotify model. …

Written by Jorgen van der Sloot When I was in junior high one of my teachers taught me to ‘never say what you don’t want to do’, because subconsciously you can not deal with that. Apparently it will plant a seed in your head leading you to do exactly what…