๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™š๐™ ’๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ?

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: ๐Ÿ‘‰ Sustainable Employability๐Ÿ‘‰ 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…

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๐—œ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐™๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™š๐™›๐™ช๐™ก.

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…

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๐—›๐—ฅ, ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

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: ๐Ÿ‘‰ Culture eats strategy…

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๐Ÿ’ก ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€โ€ฆ

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…

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๐Ÿ‘‰ Build Culture Before Skills

๐—”๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜†.๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ: ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ. ๐Ÿ“Š 93% ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ 11% ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ. 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…

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๐Ÿต๐Ÿฏ% ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€. ๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ% ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ.

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 isnโ€™t accidental.And itโ€™s not solved with another communication course. ๐Ÿ‘‰ Why?๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€. Itโ€™s about who you are.Your background.Your…

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How to Prevent Toxic Conflicts in Your Organization?๐Ÿ’ก

Managers now spend over ๐Ÿ’ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ญ according to a 2022 study by the Myers-Briggs Company . Let that sink in… That’s a big chunk of time that could be used more effectively! So, CEO, HR directors, team leadersโ€”here’s your first action: Do the math! What do those 4 hours a…

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“Why do you pick up the trash of others?”

Itโ€™s a question I hear often from those who havenโ€™t participated in World Cleanup Day yet. And that’s a shame, because itโ€™s so much more than just picking up trashโ€”itโ€™s about joining a movement that unites people, sparks awareness, and makes a real impact on our beautiful island!โ™ป๏ธ This year, the event was again very…

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Creating a Happy Workplace Starts with Strondg Leadership

Great leaders understand that organizational culture is the engine that drives financial performance. They take bold actions to align goals and translate growth ambitions into Employee Engagement, Happiness, and Satisfaction KPI’s. These leaders know that when culture is prioritized, performance naturally follows. ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™™๐™ค ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™จ๐™ช๐™˜๐™ ๐™– ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™š๐™ง?๐ŸงThe visual illustrates our comprehensive approach…

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Wanna join us on a Vertical Journey?ย 

In my previous post, I shared my intention to recharge by shifting my travel habits. Instead of the usual summer travel frenzy, I stayed at one place reconnecting with friends and embracing Holland – even the rain. This choice led me on a profound inward journey. Inspired by writer Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer’s concept of “vertical…

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