“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…

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𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮ç𝗮𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝘃𝗲 – 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸

As we prepare to launch our renewed WannaGrow 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 we are consciously exploring places that invite leaders to do their inner work, away from meeting rooms, KPIs and daily noise. And here on Curaçao, we are truly blessed.The island is full of powerful, grounding places that naturally invite reflection, presence and deeper…

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✨ Saturday reminded me why I love this work so deeply

With WannaGo Outdoors we organized our very first teambuilding event at Hofi Mango and somewhere between the laughter, the challenges, the sweat, I realized how much I’ve missed this. In recent years, our focus at WannaGrow has shifted more toward profound leadership and team development trajectories. And while outdoor elements have always remained part of…

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Happiness at Work is Serious Business

How Corporate Culture Drives Financial Performance When I came across a job vacancy for “Chief Happiness Officer” (CHO) about 6 years ago, I must admit this raised some doubts and questions. Should this be considered as part of a “happiness hype”? What’s the difference between that and the role of an HR manager? Where can we…

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