Posts Tagged ‘LeadershipDevelopment’
๐๐ผ๐ 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 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 ๐๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ฃ ๐ ๐ข๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง?
Recently, I had the pleasure of facilitating a webinar for the Curaรงao Chamber of Commerce & Industry together with my dear friend and colleague Jessica C. Keetelaar on a topic we are both passionate about: ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐-๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ At WannaGrow, we work with leaders and teams across Curaรงao, Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, Saba, Statia, and…
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 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 More๐๐ฅ, ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
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: ๐ Culture eats strategy…
Read More๐ก ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐โฆ
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…
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…
Read More๐ Build Culture Before Skills
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…
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