by Merlijn Sluis | Jan 29, 2025 | Leadership, Society
Competition. It’s often hailed as the fuel for success, the driving force behind innovation, and the secret ingredient to personal and organizational growth. We’re told that competition makes us sharper, faster, better. But does it really? Or is competition more often...
by Merlijn Sluis | Jan 25, 2025 | Leadership
True Listening: The Superpower of Opening Up Welcome to the 5th edition in this “10 Leadership Superpowers” series, on listening! In our noisy, fast-paced world, the act of truly listening has become an underappreciated art. Yet, true listening is more...
by Merlijn Sluis | Jan 18, 2025 | Leadership
Curiosity Killed the Cat, Not the Leader… Welcome to the next chapter in the “10 Leadership Superpowers” series. If leadership were a novel, curiosity would be the plot twist you didn’t see coming but couldn’t put down. It pulls you out of the...
by Merlijn Sluis | Jan 11, 2025 | Leadership
Welcome to the third chapter in the “10 Leadership Superpowers” series. If self-awareness lays the foundation and values provide the compass, then intentions are the guiding light that brings clarity to your path and empathy to your interactions. Setting...
by Merlijn Sluis | Dec 25, 2024 | Leadership
Welcome to the second chapter in this “10 Leadership Superpowers” series. If self-awareness is the foundation of leadership, then following your values is the compass that ensures you stay on course. Values are your North Star—the principles that guide...
by Merlijn Sluis | Dec 10, 2024 | Leadership
Welcome to the first instalment in my “10 Leadership Superpowers” series. Before diving into the qualities that make great leaders, we must start where all effective leadership begins: with self-awareness. To “know thyself” is to possess the...
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