Thank You!
Hi dear reader, From me to you: A big THANK YOU! Thank you for being intentional about your personal & professional growth journey. Thank you for investing into a growing team, organisation, business. Thank you for being growing leaders Thank you for growing impact. “Growing leaders. Growing impact.” That’s really what 2025 was all about […]
How Healthy Is Your Leadership? ( and why the end of the year is the moment to check in)
As the year draws to a close, most mission-driven leaders start thinking about strategy, goals, budgets, and planning. We rush to map the next steps, set new targets, or reorganize priorities. But here’s a simple truth that often goes unnoticed: You cannot lead your team into clarity if you aren’t clear yourself.And you can’t build […]
When Fear Disguises Itself as Preparation
Growth demands courage.But here’s the tricky part — fear doesn’t always look like fear. Sometimes it looks like research.Like another week of “just getting ready.”Or like one more round of tweaking your plan until it feels perfect. I’ve been there. There were moments I told myself I was being “thorough” — when really, I was […]
When Vision Runs Faster Than Structure
You know that feeling when your ideas are growing faster than your systems can handle them? It’s one of the most common things I see in visionary leaders — and honestly, I’ve been there too. You start with passion, momentum, and purpose. The vision is clear, the energy is high… until one day, you realise […]
“If I don’t win I’m not playing!”
If you’ve ever played any sports or games with very competitive people (welcome to my life) you might have heard someone say this phrase in an attempt to really impress the opposing party. “If I don’t win I’m not playing!” The implication would be that the person who says this only wins at everything they […]
Three Ways I Was Inspired By Meeting Marc Scibilia
Here’s something that really inspired me this week and I believe it will inspire you as well. A few days ago I got to spend some time with Marc Scibilia on his world tour. We went to go see him for his concert, but right before that we spent some time in the backstage area, […]
Are you Lenting?
As the subtitle says, my book ‘Sinning on Sundays’ helps provide tools for a ‘little less religious Lent for leaders.’ ‘Forty days of prayer, fasting and giving in anticipation of Resurrection Sunday!’ In the midst of our fast-paced world, high-impact leaders are turning to the timeless traditions of Lent for inspiration, renewal, and purpose. Miranda Tollenaar writes […]
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! MONDAY January 1, 2024. The paradoxical tension between a Mundane Monday, and the allround accepted symbol of a Fresh Start. Business as usual or a clean slate. You decide. Below are a few questions I’ve been asking myself and I’d love to invite you to join me… 2023 has been a challenging […]
Brain Games
Card tricks to kickstart ‘renewal of the mind.’ Who would have thought? Almost every day of this week we started our training sessions with what I like to call ‘brain games.’ Optical illusions, a bit of ‘mind reading,’ card tricks, even – lots of ways to make ourselves question if what we think we know […]
Rare Leadership – Part 2 of 3
Picture a runner in the desert, all by herself. Classic desert, just sand, for as far as the eye can see. Slowly the scene moves from wide horizons to up close with the runner. Wait, is that a prosthetic leg? In the meantime it’s the deep voice of Idris Elba telling you that the runner […]