Disney's acclaimed, latest animation picture Inside Out takes place in the head of the 11-year-old girl Riley. Five emotions, personalized by as many characters - joy, fear, anger, sadness and disgust - help her to understand both the world in her head and that surrounding her. The script is based on director Pete Docter's own [...]
Recently Gustaaf and Nathalie had the honor of being interviewed by the wonderful American author, professor and consultant Deirdre Breakenridge, during her podcast show Women Worldwide. On the show, they discussed their work with executives, the leadership characteristics for success and the challenges that women face in their professional roles. They also shared information about the [...]
'Empowerment, I hate it!' So said Netflix's former Chief Talent Officer Patty McCord recently. During a discussion meeting on the welfare of workers, organized by Virgin Disrupters. A woman after our own hearts! Strange for consultants who help companies to get the most out of people? At first glance it might be. But when you hear [...]
Wonder why Nathalie does the work that she does? What role her strong makers play? How the future ideally would look like for her? And how she wants to achieve that? She wil be sharing her story soon, on the American radio station 89.3 FM KZUM. In Community Matters, a weekly talk show on how people can come [...]
What are strength creators? What are the most common ones? How do they help you, on your way to your top? Why should not only develop critical thinking, on your way there, but also need to work on more 'soft' qualities such as emotional intelligence, leadership and creativity. And how you can do that for [...]
The main lesson Harvard Psychology professor and author Tal Ben-Shahar likes to teach his students is: "Make sure you that fail, and that you fail well." In this video he explains why he thinks that that is so important: "It is the only way to learn." He also introduces the biggest failure champion in history: [...]
How does it feel to be angry? What happens in your body? And what is the best way, in those cases, to relax? These kids know, and tell you in this video. Do you want more peace of mind as well? A way to focus and concentrate better? To be more creative? Mindfulness helps you [...]
Today there is a coach walk on the program. One about difficult emotions. Sadness, fear, anger, shame, despair and defeat. How can you best deal with it, at work and at home? Based on a conversation and some exercises we are going to work. A beautiful gift, such a walk. Both for the client and [...]
'Only passion makes people jump out of bed in the morning, looking forward to the work of the day. Only passion pushes them to try things that may be difficult or seem impossible. Only passion makes them take on responsibilities or accept tasks that are not strictly specified in a contract document.' "What [...]
We meet them often in our coaching practice. People who move loads and loads of work, but still never do well. Never good enough anyway. This gives them a lot of trouble, and pain. The remedy is simple, but not easy. When people like this arrive somewhere late - because that preceding other action was a bit off - they pause [...]
