Rebel Leader with a Heart

I don’t know if you’ve noticed but a lot of things are being automated these days. You might be afraid that your job might be automated, and you want to stay relevant in these fast-changing digital times. Especially with the added crisis and how the workplace will be post-Corona.  In today’s episode, I talk about how you can stay relevant and be assured that you will maintain a job in these disrup...

Have you lost your motivation at work? Are you left wondering how to get back the motivation you once had? Rest assured, you are far from being the only one feeling this way. Many leaders are currently looking for more meaning in their lives and in their careers.  In today’s episode, I am going to share with you why so many leaders have lost their motivation. In this episode, I will break down los...

Do you have any bad habits that may be stopping you from reaching your full potential? Are you stuck in the leading styles of the past before these fast-digital times? I had to change many of my habits during the digital transformation of my organization to become a better leader.  In today’s episode, I will share with you the 10 mistakes that I have made when I was still a traditional manager and...

Growing a successful business while only working 4 hours a day? In this episode, I am joined by Ségolène Le Grelle, an online business owner who has seen great success and growth for her company while only spending less than four hours a day working!  Ségolène and I discuss the benefits of Ségolène’s life and the career choices she makes. Ségolène Le Grelle also shares some interesting information...

Would you like to have more time? Do you feel like you have too many things on your plate? Are you feeling overwhelmed? There may be some habits that you could ditch in your daily life to save you some precious time.  In today’s episode, I will discuss the five habits that you should stop doing right now if you want to save time at work and in your personal life. In this episode, I also share the...

Are you fulfilling your needs to gain success? What about the needs of your team and organization? If you want to be happy and if you want to be successful, you must understand how to elevate your consciousness level. Using the Barrett Model, we can identify the common shifts that occur between levels of consciousness.  In today’s episode, I break down the seven levels of consciousness for an orga...

Are you looking for a more meaningful life? Do you dream of being able to spend more time doing the things you love with the people that you love? Then you should join us in becoming a meaningful rich. In a previous episode, I talked about why I quit my high paying CEO job and bought a little house in an Andalusian village.  In today’s episode, I am going to talk about why quitting my high paying...

Have you ever been fired or quit a job? Are you thinking about quitting your job? Getting fired or quitting your job can be scary as your future plans become unclear. In my experience, both events have led to great things happening in my life and that often is the case for others!  In today’s episode, I will discuss what you can do if you have been fired, quit your job, or are thinking about quitt...

Many organizations are in a state of transformation right now. They want to go fast because we live in a fast time. The implementation of transformations can be really hard, and some people may even resist this change, especially if they have to work on automating their own job. So how do we deal with this resistance?  In today’s episode, I will discuss how you can deal with a team member that is...

Today more than ever we live in uncertain times as the world has become less predictable than before. Many of us did not see the Corona crisis coming and could not predict the impact that it would have on companies, our families, people, and the world.  As a leader, or even as a parent, often you don’t know all the answers. Yet still, people look to you for motivation or reassurance in difficult t...

Do you face communication or collaboration issues in your organization? Are you spending too much time in meetings trying to align with your colleagues? To break these silos and become customer-oriented, there must be a dramatic organizational shift. In the previous episode, we were joined by Nestlé Belgium’s talent manager Paul Van Roy to discuss how Nestlé Belgium is transforming its organizatio...

One of my passions is to help leaders build meaningful lives and organizations while shifting the mindsets in their organization’s work culture. In this episode, I am joined by Paul Van Roy, the talent manager of Nestlé Belgium who I recently partnered with to pilot a course on how to train leaders to be authentic in the digital age while also fundamentally changing the mindsets of the work cultur...

You have probably noticed that the speed of change is accelerating. No longer is change coming at a consistent pace. This calls for the need to adapt to those changes and with adapting comes learning new skills. In the previous episode, we talked about how you could turn the average person into a great one and one of those tactics was to motivate the person to learn.  In today’s episode, I share w...

How do you empower everyone? Even average people. In the last episode, we discussed the 5 steps to increasing empowerment. With an empowered team you will see higher profits, a motivated team, cost savings, and more happy customers! I often get the question, what about the average person? How do we deal with the average person and how do we go about empowering them?  In today’s episode, I share th...

Would you like to save costs while simultaneously boosting profit and sales? You may get some pushback from people resisting cost saving or maybe even the implementation isn’t great. In today’s episode, I share how one of my teams was able to increase their profit by 30% while boosting the morale within the team through empowerment.  There are really only two ways to increase profit: increase reve...

Would you like to have more autonomy at work or maybe an increased salary? Do you want people to follow your vision? Last week, we discussed how a bad decision can be imposed on you, especially in the workplace. To counter a bad decision, it is crucial to learn how to sell your ideas like a pro! I have tested many different ways on how to get what I want from a conversation. In today’s episode, yo...

Are you tired of bad decisions imposed on you? Why are so many bad decisions made at work? And why being a large organization isn’t an advantage anymore? Organizations like to centralize decisions to reduce costs. But economies of scale are often not working anymore in VUCA times. And that can lead to bad decisions imposed on you. In today’s episode, I explain why economies of scale are often coun...

How can you change your mindset? Every successful transformation starts with a new mindset. With your new mindset, you’ll suddenly see possibilities that weren’t visible to you before. And you need a new mindset for your personal transformation but also for the success of your organization. In today’s podcast, I’ll share how to grow your mindset but also why showing up as a strong leader wasn’t se...

Have you ever been in this loop where whatever action you take, you don't seem to get the results you want? You try to deliver what is expected from you, you go from one meeting to the next, from one project to the next and still, it's not enough to reach the outcome you want. And at the end of the day, you can be exhausted. That's because there is one thing you need to manage befor...

Do you want a better work-life balance? Do you believe you should choose between having a great life or a great career? That is not the choice you should make. In fact, having both makes you a better leader. In this episode, I interview Valérie Urbain, CEO of Euroclear Bank. I believe she embodies the leadership traits of a leader in disruptive times. She'll share how she leads, how she manag...

Many leaders think that to reinvent their organization, they need a new strategy and a strong implementation plan. In the past, that was indeed enough and that was the way to success. And when you faced a lot of challenges you could compensate by working hard. But today, in our fast-changing digital world, working hard doesn't work anymore. It's not enough to get the results you want and...

Why are leaders so busy? Why are organizations not adapting fast enough? In this episode, I'll share why that is and what you should start doing to be successful in these disruptive & fast times.  Do you have too many things to do? Do you lack clarity at work? Are your plans constantly changing? Sometimes even before the implementation has started? Are you spending more time in meetings t...

If you are overwhelmed, busy. If you've lost your motivation, are looking for more meaning or just want to stay relevant in fast-changing digital times, listen to this episode. I'll share my story from overwhelmed mom & CEO to a meaningful life and career. You should become a rebel for yourself, for your loved ones, your organization and even our planet. It'll bring you meaning...