LEADING FROM WITHIN

In this episode, I explain, why I believe, at some point in your career it is not more expertise that will help you develop your leadership, but other qualities and skills; empathy, deep listening, the ability to bring people together, bridge between different perspectives, the courage to have difficult conversations and take decisions for example. To develop these, you don't need another degree or title, but first and foremost the ability to lead yourself; know yourself (your values, vision and what is yours to do and what not, in a given context), observe yourself, know your patterns, step out of your comfort zone, set priorities and boundaries etc. For this you need space and time. I explain how I can support you through coaching in this process and how this is different from mentoring, consulting or therapy.For more information on how I can support you, look at my website.Or, book a free 20-minutes matching call.

Uncertainty is increasing. Rapid changes at various levels in the big picture have an impact on our daily lives, our systems, organisations, teams and and individuals also in the workplace. This episode looks into why it is becoming more important to deal with uncertainty and difficult situations at work, what we can do about it and how we can nourish trust, confidence and agency within ourselves and others. As usual I give examples from my own experience of working in European policy and cooperation in Brussels and with universities across Europe as leadership and team coach, moderator, facilitator and EU policy and foresight professional.If you wish to strengthen your inner leadership to better deal with uncertainty in a professional context, have a look at my 1-1 coaching "Leading from within".If you wish to strengthen trust and cooperation within your team, I am here to support you through a dedicated team coaching workshop.You can also book me as facilitator for your strategy workshop with your university or association board or leadership team, or as speaker for your event on leadership and foresight in the context of European cooperation, higher education, research and universities. Just get in touch by email: [email protected]

In this episode I share why I believe it is important to give ourselves some space in between two things, two jobs, two projects, two activities, two meetings, or simply the time to take a conscious breath before moving forward.I share my own recent experience with consciously taking a step back from a routine that I had developed in my work, when I noticed that it doesn't fit my current business phase anymore. I also explain how cultivating that space in between can help you in developing your own inner leadership and put you back into the driving seat of choice and decision-making, rather than being driven by external developments. If you are curious to explore the relational space in between you and a current professional challenge you are phasing and see how you can use this to develop your capacity to lead from within, have a look at my three months 1-1 coaching "Leading from within"#innerleadership #professionaldevelopment #leadingfromwithin #selfleadership #trust #intuition

In this episode, I tell you, why I believe breaking free of stress and struggle is not a personal luxury, but a powerful act of leadership in a world that is ever more loud, hectic and uncertain. I also share more about BREAK FREE my 1 month online group coaching programme for women, who are ambitious, but tired of running behind the clock and whish to get their inner fire back in their job and have an impact without burning out. If you read this before 5 March, you can still sign up to the programme which goes over five weeks* from 6 March to 3 April. It includes 5 live group sessions via Zoom plus recordings, a personal journal and exercises in-between the sessions. *When I briefly spoke a about BREAK FREE in episode 18, I still mentioned 5 weeks, but I decided to reshuffle the programme content afterwards to keep it to five weeks.

In this first episode of 2026, I share, why I believe that self-leadership is becoming a key competence and how it can help us staying grounded in turbulent times.If you listen to this episode before the end of January, you can still sign up to my free online workshop on 30 January "Lead yourself first in 2026 - How to break free of stress & struggle and stay grounded in turbulent times".At the end of this episode and also at the workshop, I briefly speak about my 6-weeks group coaching programme "Break free" that I will launch in spring this year for a small group of women to jointly develop their self-leadership. If you are interested, just drop me an email: [email protected] you prefer to work with me 1-1 more intensely and have me by your side for 3 months, my individual coaching "Leading from within" is for you to work on a particular challenge you are facing in the current stage of your career. Book a free 20-minutes matching call to explore how I may support you.