Pinnedanto simpLEADfiesinsimpLEADfy vs. compLEADcateLet’s stop using the word feedback for at least 20 years. We broke it!Beginning of this year I tried to revive one of my “tiny revolutions” at the Offbeat event in Amsterdam. I was happy to see that I was not…Aug 8Aug 8
anto simpLEADfiesinsimpLEADfy vs. compLEADcateThe “get leadership quick” schemesA while back a good friend called me:May 27, 2021May 27, 2021
anto simpLEADfiesinsimpLEADfy vs. compLEADcate3/5 “I don’t feel like doing this!”;Deterrents or demotivators are the things that decrease the value of Want for an action. The value of Want is the result of the Sum between…May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
anto simpLEADfiesinsimpLEADfy vs. compLEADcateLeadership is the only job we don’t know we are doing while we do itLeadership, if we were to functionally define it, means INFLUENCE. That is what we do when we do leadership.May 22, 2021May 22, 2021
anto simpLEADfiesinsimpLEADfy vs. compLEADcate2/5 What does maturity have to do with motivation/engagement?Maturity or maturation (how it’s called in psychology) is the process of learning to feel what we feel. More easily said, maturity is when…May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
anto simpLEADfiesinsimpLEADfy vs. compLEADcate1/5 Motivating people is not always the answer: “I am not motivated” vs “I don’t want to do it”It is rarely that in normal conversation we say “we are not motivated to do something”. Instead we say things like this:May 15, 2021May 15, 2021
anto simpLEADfiesinsimpLEADfy vs. compLEADcateHey leaders! People already have meaning and purpose, you don’t need to create one.We know that finding the work meaningful and feeling it serves a purpose is crucial for work engagement (yes, not just for gen X,Y,Z …).May 4, 2021May 4, 2021
anto simpLEADfiesinsimpLEADfy vs. compLEADcate“How-to” for leaders: the mechanics of meaningful workI tried to figure out the mechanics of “meaning”, beyond the cognitive definitions and descriptions. So, what does it actually mean to findApr 16, 2021Apr 16, 2021
anto simpLEADfiesinsimpLEADfy vs. compLEADcateWhen leading give up asking“Why?” … because everything happens for a rea … function!There is nothing aberant when it comes to humans (and organizations). Anything that happens has a function, anything!Apr 9, 2021Apr 9, 2021
anto simpLEADfiesinsimpLEADfy vs. compLEADcateFake “High Performers” and Fake “Low Performers” … If it looks like a duck and it quacks like a ..Are you familiar with the hilarious “image recognition” fails? Let’s talk about the “performance recognition” ones.Apr 6, 2021Apr 6, 2021