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Relaxation on the weekly planner
How do you deal with stress? We're giving you five more tips to take with you this week.
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Plan a date… with yourself
Time for yourself – we all know it's important. Yet, in our busy lives, it's often a challenge to make space for yourself. Here are six tips to help. Because what does 'making space' truly mean? Sometimes it's about entirely different things...
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Goodbye miscommunication, hello results
A company's results are soaring. Goals are met and successes are achieved. But the talented people who drive these results are leaving the organization one by one. Consequently, the results will eventually stop soaring. Processes and goals are scrutinized. There…
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Stress, subtle yet impactful
Do you know that feeling? Someone says something to you and you feel yourself getting irritated, withdrawing, or wanting to lash out. Chances are you're doing this from a place of stress. Stress is a physical-chemical reaction to a stimulus. A stress reaction activates our fight-flight-freeze mechanism. Sounds...
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Resistance is a gift
Every trainer experiences it: resistance in a group. What actually happens at such a moment? And how do you, as a trainer, keep thinking clearly? Perhaps not something you want to read, but it's true: it starts with your own energy. That is crucial for how you deal with resistance in a training and how…
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Why NASA used the Process Communication Model for over 20 years in astronaut selection
How do you manage your own stress under high pressure, and how do you continue to communicate effectively? Miscommunication is the main source of ineffective collaboration, reduced performance, and it increases stress and fatigue. What if you could transform miscommunication into clear, powerful connection with simple tools that…
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Miscommunication
Unnoticed, we lose a lot of energy due to miscommunication, along with all the accompanying frustration and stress. Why does he never see that I... How can it be that she hasn't yet... Often, noise on the line is the cause of this miscommunication. But seeing and acknowledging that noise is quite difficult in practice. And once you've reached that point: how do you get...
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Out-of-office off, work enjoyment on
You've left those wonderfully long, lazy days behind; your flip-flops have been replaced by your professional heels, and what was your password again? The vacation is over: goodbye beach, hello coffee machine.
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Bring out the best in everyone
The research data is clear: how we say something is more important than what we say. Studies from the Human Dynamics Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) demonstrate that the way people communicate within teams is the most significant predictor of success, regardless of the industry or team…
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Engage all training participants – even that one
Tuesday morning, nine-thirty. All participants are quietly waiting for you to start the training. You look around the group. Your gaze lingers on Frank. Frank is slouched, with his arms crossed and his chin up. He tries to look nonchalant, but you see tension in his eyes. You look again and know:…