Choose your time carefully
When I teach personal leadership, we always touch upon time. Time is a quantity that really affects our organizations and the well-being of them. But the way, we as leaders, approach time varies greatly. Time can be something we relate to in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, seasons – even in years! The prevailing concept of time depends on the type of organization you work in and where in the organization you work. Of course.
To outpace the rat race
When I, as a young hopeful graduate, started my career at Lego, I daily passed the “Hall of Fame” on my way to the canteen. Rows of portraits of colleagues who had achieved 15th and 25th anniversaries adorned the wall. The reality today is that very few people are going to celebrate their 25+ year anniversary in the same company. Both companies’ average life expectancy is declining and our loyalty to employers is declining as well.
Where do you become the best leader?
When I was asked if I would like to participate as part of the Jury to EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year last year, I didn’t hesitate for one moment. Of course, I would! So many different business models, so many perspectives on running a business, so many solutions to important issues and so much energy, creativity and passion. I just went through this year’s candidates and was truly excited by the quality presented.
To be a “boomer” AND feel a huge responsibility
My son regularly chooses to let the expression “boomer” mark the end of an exchange of views. He is 21, on his way through the education system and hopeful for the future – thankfully. Boomer as a concept has evolved from being a mass term for the generation born before the mid-60s to summarizing an explosive exchange of views between generations. But it is also a concept that gives food for thought.