Team Culture
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต 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…
Read More๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ
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 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 More๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ
Most organizations will focus on helmets, protocols and compliance.Important? Absolutely. Sufficient? Not really.. Because hereโs what we often see in our TeamCulture scans across 5 islands:๐ Trust is low.๐ People hesitate to speak up.๐ Mistakes are hidden instead of discussed. And that is where safety becomes an illusion.Real safety doesnโt start with procedures and a…
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:…
Read Moreโ๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฎ.โ
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…
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๐๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐.๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ: ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ. ๐ 93% ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด, ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ 11% ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ. 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…
Read More๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐. ๐
We donโt 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:๐๐๐๐๐ 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…
Read MoreIn the blink of an eyeโฆ we start 2026 celebrating 10 years of WannaGrow. ๐
Time really does fly when youโre doing work that matters on islands that vibe! After a ten-year corporate career in the Netherlands and Curaรงao, I discovered that rigid structures and predefined career paths were not where I thrived. Moving to the Caribbean opened the door to freedom, entrepreneurship, and a different way of working and…
Read More๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง.
Itโs interesting how, as a consultant and coach, I am motivating others to celebrate their wins, yet hesitate to share our own. I received this beautiful feedback from Shahaira Richardson, teamleader at Guardian Sint Maarten, three years ago but never shared it.Not because I wasnโt proud, but because I struggle with visibility that feels like…
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