Neuroscience and Neurolinguistic can be of great use in business.  Lets explore how gossiping can have significant consequences for both...

Today my newsletter gets a very personal drive.  My oldest one graduated yesterday. My girl did the Everest this last three years. She...

I don’t like putting people in boxes and I’m not particularly fond of labels either; I find stereotypes and generalisations...

I definitely remember all the things that I said about myself for all these years, things that no one imposed on me, but if someone asked...

Values in Culture What is it that defines success in international business nowadays? Culture! This is not only about team culture but...

How to build rapport online How can you build rapport in this new digital world through online platforms? That is the key question I...

The fish did not discover the ocean Someone once said that someone discovered the ocean, but surely it wasn’t the fish. And this is...

Focusing on the wrong things I was in my car this week driving around being in trance, but aware enough to drive safely. The period of...

When people feel insecure they become animals. One time, some years ago, we were on an island for the weekend. One of the most peaceful...

Peter Koijen writes about the future and the learning from that we can take away for the corona crisis. The coronavirus has put a stress...

Management teams and organisations are coping with a lot of problems. Some examples are lack of profitability, underperformance of teams...

Dutch People are not direct, my Portuguese wife said. Well, as a Dutchman, I found that a pretty direct statement. And, as I know her,...

Leaders need coaching skills and coaches need leadership skills. Peter Koijen and Ligia Ramos from in2motivation explain. Coaching is the...

NLP does not exist. One of the most frequent questions we get asked is: What is NLP? How can I use it? The answer to this is that NLP...

So, how do you choose the country that suits you best? How do you avoid culture shock? This is the time of year when newcomers start...

Being a parent is the most intensive personal development training that you can have, so say Peter Koijen and Ligia Ramos from...

As we move around in the world of expats, we have found out that it is much more than moving countries every four years. An expat is...

“Remote Leadership” Everyone that has been managed or led from a distance might recognise this: either you are happy because nobody is...

Summer is not only the time for holidays and rest. For a lot of expats time it is time to move to the next adventure. For others it is...

High self-confidence can come from low self-esteem! A lot has already been said about self-confidence, not only about how it can help in...