Meeting Strategist - Conversations on Leadership & Communication

May 12 2024 28 ep. 49 mins 19

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Executive coach Marcel van de Hoef interviews professionals and thinkers from the worlds of investment, business and arts about leadership and communication. Reflecting on their own unique experience, they share inspiring stories as well as the strategies, tactics and mindsets they rely on to make their daily interactions more productive and meaningful.

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Hoe gaat het echt met jou? (een gesprek over mentale gezondheid)

May 12 2024 15 mins

Welkom bij deze speciale aflevering over European Mental Health Week (13-19 mei 2024). In een klein kwartier vertelt Marlies Zegelaar over haar mentale worstelingen en hoe die haar hebben gevormd tot de persoon die ze nu is. Na een loopbaan in onder andere de communicatiesector werkt Marlies sinds enkele jaren met veel plezier als taaldocent op het mbo. Door haar verhaal te delen,

Update for listeners - May, 2024

May 12 2024 1 mins

This is a quick update for listeners. In this short episode, I explain what I've been up to and why I chose to occasionally publish episodes in my mother tongue, Dutch. Talking about episodes in Dutch, today I’m launching my first episode in a long time. It's a conversation to raise awareness for European Mental Health Week (May 13-19, 2024) and discuss the impact of mental healt

Introducing The Happy Investor

Jun 18 2022 3 mins

Here's a short episode about what I've been up to and what you can expect from me going forward. The biggest news is that I'm launching a new show: The Happy Investor, a podcast about leadership and personal development for people in the asset management and investment industry. To listen, go to: www.thehappyinvestorpodcast.com

Thuiswerkers, kom los van je Teams-scherm (Dutch)

Nov 23 2020 27 mins

[Bonus episode in Dutch] Bram van den Hoogen deelt zijn ervaringen en lessen als thuiswerkende manager van het compacte marketing- en communicatieteam van de Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij (BOM). Hoe communiceer je op afstand met je team en andere collega’s? En hoe kun je als communicatieteam op afstand je voelsprieten uitsteken en zorgen dat je op tijd bij projecten wordt

Ron Ashkenas on Coaching Effectiveness

Oct 20 2020 23 mins

“The purpose of an organization isn’t to make leaders feel good about themselves and make their subordinates feel like ‘gee, I’ve got a really nice leader, I like that person’. The purpose of an organization is to get something done.” Ron Ashkenas is a seasoned executive coach and boardroom advisor and the author or co-author of more than 100 articles and five books, i

What Makes a Great Leader? (with Ron Ashkenas)

Oct 13 2020 40 mins

What is leadership, how is it different from management and what does it take to succeed as a leader in today’s virtual environment? My guest on this episode is Ron Ashkenas, an executive coach and boardroom advisor with more than 35 years of experience in supporting leadership growth and organizational transformation. He’s a Partner Emeritus at Schaffer Consulting and the auth

Exploring Bias, with Chaya Mistry

Sep 23 2020 37 mins

Wikipedia defines bias as “disproportionate weight in favor of or against an idea or thing, usually in a way that is closed-minded, prejudicial, or unfair.” In this episode, fellow communication coach Chaya Mistry and I explore this important topic and how it affects our ability to lead, communicate and build human connections. Contrary to what many people might think, bias is

REPLAY - The Preparation Paradox: High-Stakes Meetings with David Rudolf, The Staircase

Aug 13 2020 73 mins

Summer break! Time to replay one of my most downloaded episodes. In 2018, I invited David Rudolf onto the show because of the communication excellence he demonstrated as Michael Peterson's attorney in 'The Staircase' on Netflix. But when listening to our conversation again nearly two years later, I'm equally impressed by David's personal leadership. He has a strong sense of purpo

How to Talk About Race, with Kwame Christian

Jul 22 2020 40 mins

Kwame Christian, the author of 'Finding Confidence in Conflict', talks about the role of leaders in tackling systemic racism and inequality in our societies. This episode can be broken up in two parts: In the first 14 minutes or so, we discuss Kwame's personal story, his view on the Black Lives Matter movement and his own experiences with systemic racism. In the second part, we f

Weaving Coaching into Your Leadership, with Michael Bungay Stanier

Jun 04 2020 38 mins

Michael Bungay Stanier, the best-selling author of ‘The Coaching Habit’, returns to the show to talk about how to blend coaching into your lifestyle. Coaching is the most underutilized leadership skill, but it can be highly effective in engaging and empowering employees – and making sure that the right people are working on the right things. Of course, we also discuss Michael