Winning in the VUCA world with Design Thinking

One thing that last year has confirmed to us: the world around us is moving at an ever-greater speed. It is a world in constant change in which unpredictable events happen at ever closer rates over time. It is a VUCA world! The covid-19 pandemic is the latest in chronological order of these...

What if it’s a movie? – The critical management themes explained with TV series and films – Human-centric Leadership

Here is a new blog from the “What if it’s a movie” series. This newcomer piece is inspired by one of the hottest topics in the management landscape: leadership and what being a leader means in today’s context. In particular, I'd like to talk about one specific kind of leadership that I've come to...

People Friendly Policy: Successful internal policies with a human-centered approach

In today’s fast-changing world, the traditional top-down approach to policymaking has proven ineffective and is leaving in its wake great compliance issues, limited benefits and dissatisfied employees. In this context, human-centered internal policies can be the real way forward for policies and...

Make the most of your projects with workshops

In my exploration of Human-Centered Design in the Procurement function, it's now time to explore how to make the most of your projects with workshops, which are the top tool designers use. In the past blogs, I’ve introduced the possible applications of Human-Centered Design in the Procurement...

The “Stakeholder whisperer”: effective stakeholder management for successful projects!

“There are 10,000 of them. There's one of me. It’s impossible to pay attention to all of them!” I’ve now forgotten how many times I’ve heard a Procurement manager saying this! If you’re a Procurement Manager, I bet that you’ve said this at least once in your life! That phrase encompasses all the...

A deal with the devil – Lessons learnt from skiing

A deal with the devil – Lessons learnt from skiing

I signed a deal with the devil. In exchange for a beautiful black down jacket, I fell in love with from a prestigious shop in downtown Milan. My devil did not look like Brad Pitt (who can forget“I am Joe Black”?!?!), but the beautiful blue ski suit of the ski...

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Seven pills from  ACTE Amsterdam Global Summit 2019

Seven pills from ACTE Amsterdam Global Summit 2019

On 23-25 October 2019 the annual ACTE Global Summit & Corporate Lodging Forum took place in Amsterdam. The ACTE Summits are always a great opportunity for professionals working in the industry of Business Travel to learn about the developments in this field. At...

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A new blog is born!

A new blog is born!

Spring is a time of rebirth. Nature flourishes after the winter break and we, too, feel this drive for renewal. It is the right time to plan and start with new adventures. And so I too got caught up in this generating force, and my new blog was born! My relationship...

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