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March 19, 2020

By Koen Marichal

Corona shows what true leadership is much better than I can explain it

Human Resources

Once upon a time there were two little fish swimming in the ocean when an older fish swam by and said hello: "Hey you guys, you okay? How's the water today?" "We’re good," the two of them answered in chorus. Just a fraction of a second later, they swam after the older fish and made him

Report Opinion

October 2, 2017

By Koen Marichal

Leadership with a small ‘l’

Human Resources

A few weeks ago, Doctors for Doctors organized an evening devoted to the film Burning Out by the Belgian Jérôme Le Maire. The award-winning documentary shows the lives and the silent suffering of surgeons, anesthetists, nurses and other personnel in the operating theatres of Paris’s

June 9, 2017

By Koen Marichal

What’s new in The Leader’s Clothes?

Human Resources

In 2013, ‘The Leader In The Mirror’ (De leider in de spiegel) was published and quickly became a bestseller for those interested in or specializing in leadership. The book’s honest approach, combined with its inspiring stories and up-to-date research, was a source of inspiration to many.

Expertise

April 11, 2017

By Koen Marichal

Which leadership style is most effective?

Human Resources

The search for the most effective leadership is as old as time and starts with the idea that behavior is developable and that certain acts by leaders have a better effect on their employees than others. So if we know which behavior is most effective, then we just need to teach it to our

Opinion

February 10, 2017

By Koen Marichal

“At Google, leadership was not a badge for senior people.”

Human Resources

Stephan Thoma was responsible for learning & development at Google and now advises mostly European companies on embracing the Silicon Valley spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship. He gave an inspiring talk to a group of leadership professionals organized by Circleradius. He

January 19, 2017

By Koen Marichal

How to: 5 survival tips for leaders in 2017

Human Resources

2016 was a year of significant insecurity and increasing tension. How do you navigate this as a leader and how do you adapt your leadership? Thought Leader Koen Marichal shares five resolutions for leaders to work towards.

December 19, 2016

By Koen Marichal

Leadership lab: “Values are a blurry mess.”

Human Resources

Kathleen Vangronsvelt began her story with that comment during the last leadership lab of this year. She is working on her PhD at the KU Leuven and writes about how people deal with values, how they can be measured and what effect they have on things like 'performance', for example. “In

October 11, 2016

By Koen Marichal

"The Leader Gathering develops leaders into storytellers and gives them a more comprehensive vision of the future"

Human Resources

If you take place in front of Luc Tuymans’ ‘München’ painting on identity and self-doubt in the Koninklijk Atheneum Antwerpen for an hour, your vision on leadership will change. This is due to the space, which I have described before. If you are in touch with what goes in society, this

March 24, 2016

By Koen Marichal

Shared Leadership as strategy of the future

Human Resources

How do I gain leadership within my organization? It seems to be a simple question, yet at the same time it's like opening Pandora's box. Leadership is one of the most researched topics in management literature, which illustrates the importance as well as the illusiveness of it. The