Leadership Development
โ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ WannaGrow ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐?โ
That was one of the questions we were asked last week. And itโs a great question. Because thatโs exactly what differentiates us: ๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐จ๐ช๐ง๐. I had been in conversations with this prospect since November.Several meetings. Good dialogue. Sharp questions. Growing trust. This specifically is an interesting question. Because ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ is not a technical intervention…
Read More๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐
Curiosity has always been one of my strengths. It helps me read a room, understand behaviour and look beneath the surface. It allows me to ask the sometimes uncomfortable questions that can lead to new insights, stronger teams and real growth. Curiosity helps us understand instead of assume. But I have also learned that my…
Read More๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น
Green Phenixโs circular mission goes far beyond transforming plastic waste into beautiful jewellery, flowerpots, furniture and more. They also create opportunities for people who experience barriers to the labour market, helping them develop, regain perspective and grow. ๐ฑ That makes their work meaningful, but not always easy. Social impact requires more than passion and a…
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Every meaningful growth journey starts with an honest look at where you are today. Over the past five years, 33 teams across our islands have opened up about the way they work together. They reflected on questions such as:โข Do we feel safe enough to have difficult conversations?โข Are we truly committed to our shared…
Read MoreIntegrity is not a compliance issue. It’s a leadership responsibility.
Yesterday, Curaรงao.Nu published the results of a recent SOAB study on integrity within the Government of Curaรงao. The findings align with what we have been seeing for the past 5 years through our TeamCulture research across the Dutch Caribbean: ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐.๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ-๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐…
Read More๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ฃ ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ’๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ?
Last week, both HR Network Curaรงao and HR Evolve Sint Maarten inspired hundreds of HR professionals and leaders with conversations around themes that are deeply connected: ๐ Sustainable Employability๐ HR Claim Your Seat Both require leaders who are able to create environments where people feel safe to speak up, contribute, challenge ideas, make mistakes, learn…
Read More๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐๐๐ช๐ก.
WannaGrow was proud to sponsor both the HR Network event in Curaรงao and the launch of HR Evolve in Sint Maarten. While I attended the conference in Sint Maarten, my colleagues Gwen Leuteria and Disaeny Molina were present in Curaรงao. What stood out most? Both the experienced HR Network team in Curaรงao and the newly…
Read More๐ง ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด
Thousands of volunteers united across our islands during CuraDoet, BonDoet, ArubaDoet, SXM Doet, SabaDoet, StatiaDoet.๐ Can you imagine the kind of positive brain wave this created collectively? Research in neuroscience shows that acts of contribution, connection and purpose activate reward systems in the brain linked to dopamine, oxytocin and serotonin. In another words:Helping others helps…
Read More๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ. ๐ฑ
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…
Read More๐ ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ WannaGrow ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
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. Itโs a big responsibility. And Iโm surprised how many organizations believe this works because the cost is triple:1. Performance loss: you often lose a strong expert.2. Culture impact:…
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