06 Apr 2021

Engagement and Transformational Leadership, Inclusiveness and Women Leadership
Grooa featured image for the article "Most business women sabotage their success via poor networking, do you?"
The pandemic appears to have affected women more than men. It seems like the anxiety of an uncertain future has somehow triggered conservative fear-reactions that have pushed many women several years "back" in their journey towards equality. Concerns are being raised about the increased share of domestic chores that have disproportionately fallen onto women; as well as about the increas...
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27 Sep 2020

Digital Working Place, Engagement and Transformational Leadership, Innovation Leadership
Scientific Framework - Grooa
I recently attended an executive MIT Sloan program on "Digital Business Strategies". It was fascinating to deepen my understanding of AI and Learning Machines, Platforms and Blockchain, Crowd Sourcing and the Economy of "free, perfect and instant". It was also enlightening to get a better grasp of the strategic challenges posed by digitalisation to firms and organisations in general. ...
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02 Sep 2020

Courageous Conversations, Engagement and Transformational Leadership, Innovation Leadership
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Have you ever wondered how some business teams predictably achieve breakthrough innovation? Time and again, research indicates that positive change thrives where ideas conflict – and our perspectives clash. Think about yourself and your organization. Do you show the curiosity and courage to listen to one another's views, while keeping your options open until each puzzle piece fits? Does ...
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22 Jul 2020

Engagement and Transformational Leadership, Priorities / Trivial and Toxic Work
Businesswoman talking to colleagues in meeting - Grooa
Not a day goes by without someone telling me that they feel under increasing pressure to make faster decisions and deliver ever faster results. I am not surprised. The complexity and interdependence of work has dramatically increased in recent years at the same time as the digital agile world demands ever faster decisions and faster outcomes, whether the organisation one works in has a f...
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30 Jan 2020

Engagement and Transformational Leadership
group of people, one woman alone
If you sometimes feel ignored or not heard, you are certainly not alone, it happens to everybody at times. Circumstances might not be ideal, people might be busy with other urgencies or you yourself might not be at your best, maybe tired or distracted. But when it happens a bit too often, you may start to go into a negative circle, doubt yourself, or get defensive-aggressive. This is ...
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08 Dec 2019

Courageous Conversations, Engagement and Transformational Leadership, Positive Leadership and Fun
Group of women talking at Grooa Learning Center. The Clear Mindset Neuroscience Leadership
Most people are anxious about facing disagreements. Some of us tend to get defensive or shut up, some may become righteous and overpowering; usually, once we "cool down" we regret our choice of behaviour and wonder if there is a different, more productive way. Whether the difficult discussions are in the business arena (e.g. getting our proposal accepted, giving or receiving feedback,...
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07 Aug 2019

Courageous Conversations, Engagement and Transformational Leadership
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I had a thought provoking coaching session today, with one of my executive Clients. First, some background: This Client is an extremely intelligent, competent and business-savvy man. Throughout his international career he has collected a string of successes that allowed him to climb the hierarchical ladder at one of the most competitive multinationals in the world. He is both ki...
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15 Jan 2019

Engagement and Transformational Leadership
Inspire & Influence Master Class
The Gentle Power of Mobilising Others Watch the Intro Animation Video on You Tube: Inspire & Influence; Online MasterClass Whatever your position in work and life, you always need to mobilise and influence people around you: colleagues, friends, relatives, your boss or your subordinates. Trying to “convince” can be a frustrating experience; “convincing” actually rarely works. ...
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03 Jul 2018

Engagement and Transformational Leadership
Women Building a creative wall with paper butterflies
Whatever your position in work and life, you always need to mobilise and influence people around you: colleagues, friends, relatives, your boss or your subordinates. Trying to “convince” can be a frustrating experience; “convincing” actually rarely works. Instead, when you are able to influence with confidence, flare and no stress, when you manage to engage and mobilise others, you...
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14 May 2017

Engagement and Transformational Leadership, Innovation Leadership
Two men yelling to each other
A different opinion needs not be a provocation, yet we often feel personally attacked and tend to react in one of three classical ways: we find faults in the other opinion, we display a defensive/aggressive behaviour or we insist on explaining our logic. In all three cases we let our pre-conscious biases hijack our behavior. Not surprisingly, this seldom produces constructive outcomes. B...
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