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𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸
Most organizations will focus on helmets, protocols and compliance.Important? Absolutely. Sufficient? Not really..Because here’s what we often see in our TeamCulture scans across 5 islands:👉 Trust is low.👉 People hesitate to speak up.👉 Mistakes are hidden instead of discussed.And that is where safety becomes an illusion.Real safety doesn’t start with procedures and a Code of…
𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱. 🌱
Last weekend I got back on a mountain bike race after many years. And how I missed this! That passion I once even turned into a business will never disappear. I sold WannaBike 9 years ago to focus on WannaGo Outdoors and the launch of WannaGrow. I never planned to quit biking. But life had…
👉 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 WannaGrow 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗜 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴.
We promote people into leadership roles without truly prepairing them for leadership. “You’ve been here the longest, so now you lead.” But leadership is not a reward. It’s a big responsibility. And I’m surprised how many organizations believe this works because the cost is triple:1. Performance loss: you often lose a strong expert.2. Culture impact:…
𝗛𝗥, 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Last Friday WannaGrow had the pleasure of facilitating a session on Sint Maarten with 22 HR professionals thanks to the invitation of my partner Krystal Wanga of Strategic Elements. What stood out most?The willingness to ask tough questions and share real experiences. We explored a simple but often underestimated truth:👉 Culture eats strategy for breakfast.And…
💡 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀…
Receiving this kind of feedback from a talented GIS team member at Openbaar Lichaam St Eustatius (OLE) really makes us happy! What stands out most is not just the appreciation but the impact:practical tools, real insight, and a safe space where people feel open to reflect and grow. And equally important, it confirms something we…
“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙘𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙮.”
Today I came across this quote attributed to Elon Musk: I find it worrying how easily such statements spread. Because a lack of empathy is often the real foundation of conflict. Not only in the wars we see across the world, but also in the everyday battles happening inside organizations. Across our islands I regularly…
Best leadership insights I’ve had came while spending time in nature
Last weekend I traded meeting rooms for mountains at Sint Eustatius.Climbing, crawling over rocks and enjoying the nature off the beaten path. With best guide of the island, lucky me! 🍀 And again I was reminded why I need this. Because when you step into nature:🌿 Your nervous system slows down → stress drops🌿 Your…
👉 Build Culture Before Skills
𝗔𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆.𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸: 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲. 📊 93% 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 11% 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦. So yes, investing in communication training seems like the logical step.However, communication is NOT just a skill. During our recent TeamCulture & Communication webinar, facilitated…
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀. 💙
We don’t work together every week. We all walk our own paths.But what we built is solid. Because we succeeded in building the most important cornerstone of any team:𝙏𝙍𝙐𝙎𝙏 2025 has been transformational for me. I continued the deep dive into myself. Into what drives me and what still holds me back. It confronted me…
𝟵𝟯% 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀. 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟭% 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲.
I recently came across this research by Leadership IQ. And honestly, I think most of us recognize this. How often a message we think is clear is received very differently? That gap isn’t accidental.And it’s not solved with another communication course. 👉 Why?𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀. It’s about who you are.Your background.Your…