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What the future of work means for training in your organization

In a rapidly changing world, previous certainties about the nature of work can no longer be relied upon. This in turn impacts the type of training required for forward-thinking organizations and the people who work within them. We invited Business Futurist Bart Götte from FutureFlock to discuss these issues with HR managers, HR advisors, HR Directors and CEO’s at De Baak, and would like to share the resulting insights with you in this article.
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Are you really hearing what your team is saying?

Listening more attentively improves team performance and enhances creativity. And the good news is that listening is something you can learn. Three valuable pieces of advice.
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Conflict at work? Yes!

In flexible and innovative organizations, conflicts are more, not less, likely to occur. Looking the other way or sweeping things under the carpet is not a smart strategy. Five ways to tackle conflicts constructively.
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Develop the coaching leader in yourself

Coaching leadership is becoming increasingly important. Themes like sustainable employability, vitality, and innovation are playing an ever-more prominent role in organizations. Employees are supposed to work longer, to remain healthy, to respond flexibly to change, and to resolve matters from a different perspective.
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How can you manage smartly as a change manager?

Are you a manager or project manager who has to implement change? Saying how things must be done and expecting everyone to obey is an illusion. Everybody knows that. Different interventions at different levels are needed. You can find out what they are during our Personal Effectiveness in Managing Change training course. Here are three tips to be going along with!
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How does your team become skilled at finding solutions? Six tips

Change programs are intended to make organizations more effective, often to be able to respond more quickly to customers and to market developments. How do you ensure that people in teams find solutions themselves to the problems they encounter? Six tips.
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How to get people on your side

Leaders often face the challenge to mobilise people. But it does not have to be hard. According to ‘Motivational Psychology’ it is possible to create circumstances where people like to be mobilised and like to participate.
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The new manager is a perpetual learner

How do you make a culture that binds and is flexible?
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The Seven Biggest Mistakes of Intercultural Management

Globalization is marching forward – no matter what presidents and populists say or want. This means that more and more managers are supervising intercultural teams. The following seven mistakes are frequently made in intercultural management.
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The six habits that new managers really should dispense with

Learning something new is always high on the list of any manager. But now that more initiative on the part of employees is expected, this requires something much more difficult – that is, unlearning things. Read more about the six habits that new managers should unlearn.
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This is how you rely on your intuition

As organizations become more and more autonomous, their leaders have to learn how to let go and rely more on their intuition. But is intuition a safe advisor? Five pieces of advice for intuitive management.
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This is why NXP does not only need leaders of the 'engineering types'

Smart cars that communicate with each other, with infrastructure, and with the driver: NXP is developing chips that will make this possible. The strongly competitive semi-conductor market means that collaboration within the company must be highly effective. What kind of managers does NXP need to achieve this?
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Being agile in the workspace

Learn to sprint by trial and error
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Successful cooperation in teams

The law of group dynamics
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Leadership trends for 2019

How do you deal with turbulent times: new techniques and never-ending changes towards more flexibility and efficiency.
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Young talent, old habit

Rob Klinkert, Portfolio Manager Facility Management at PwC and ex-participant of de Baak Strategy Programme, talks about talent.
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5 Tips to tame your ego

Leaders like to be at the forefront. They are the face of the team.
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Integral leadership: 3 tips

The ‘integral leader’ is the key element in an environment with many different influences, players and interest at stake.
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Why leading former colleagues is so hard

Relationships change, whether you like it or not …
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Do not let performance pressure and stress discourage you!

Discover the 3 latest insights.
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Emotional intelligence is the secret of High Performance teams

Read how you can improve your team’s performance.
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Excellent collaboration, that's how you do it!

Why is one team successful and the other not? What can you do about it?
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How to create happiness on the work floor for everyone

Happiness in the workplace is a necessity.
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Video: the power of outrospection

Roman Krznaric, cultural thinker, philosopher and writer about the art of living and social change.
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10 tips on how to reach 'Human Excellence'

Human skills, or soft skills, are more and more often a requirement for jobs in organizations.
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How do you create an 'innovative mindset' in your team or organization?

Innovation is high on the agenda of virtually every organization. It’s all about renewal and creating an impact. Don’t disappear behind your desk to come up with an idea that nobody is waiting for, but interact with customers and the world as a way to shape the future. Creating an 'innovative mindset' is a hallmark of new leadership. We’ve got 6 tips for you!
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New leadership: 7 tips for 'new leaders'

It’s not simple being a new leader. How do you, as a leader, respond to the changes in this world.
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