Wendy van Ierschot

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Too busy for a management book? Read a comic book!

The days fly by, but there is no time for yourself. Let alone that you can sit quietly and pick up a good book. What a shame! Jan de Vuijst has the solution.

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Self-criticism of own way of communicating

We all disagree sometimes, but in the workplace it can be difficult to come to an agreement. In the Netherlands, we love 'poldering', making compromises. The only thing we sometimes forget is that then both parties lose a little.

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Dealing with addressing behaviour and feedback

Giving and receiving feedback, something that is not always easy. Three times already something has happened that you wanted to say something about, but then you didn't do it. What makes you do it the fourth time?

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The hiccups of success

"So many things went wrong and the competition was so good, but why did we end up being so successful despite those mistakes?" That is what Remco Boer, today's guest, asked himself.

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Three principles of process, attitude and way of working

You often hear that when you want something, you can actually do it. Or that you will get there with enough perseverance and following the right path. Today's guest, Jelte Krist, does not agree with this. According to him, people today are running after a superhero script.

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Learning to read non-verbal behaviour strategies

Non-verbal profiling, what is it and where does it come from? And perhaps even more interesting, how do I recognise certain behaviours? Expert An Gaiser knows all about it.

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50 episodes Work Professor further, and nothing has changed

For conflict expert Caroline Koetsenruijter, however, it is nothing new. Exactly fifty episodes ago, Caroline was also a guest in the Werkprofessor to address the problem of aggression in the workplace. Now, almost a year later, the situation has not improved. Why is that? Caroline tells.

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Leadership is the solution to inequality of opportunity

The fact that inequality of opportunity exists within organisations is no longer a matter for discussion; it has even been scientifically proven that inclusiveness increases creativity and the chances of survival of a company. This was the motivation for Marian Spier, who is trying to change the world in her own way.

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Working as a commando, you can do that too.

Imagine you set up your organisation the way the special forces work, the operational heart of the Korps commandotroepen. Daan Dohmen and Richard Bergmans did it and tell their story.

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How to build a successful business

Setting up a bicycle brand and factory in the Netherlands is hardly an innovative idea. Yet in the past two years, in the middle of a pandemic, the Dutch bicycle manufacturer VanMoof managed to grow from 200 to 700 employees worldwide. After one and a half years of Work Professor, we have spoken to quite a few professors and experts about the scientific basis for a successful organisation. Today we are talking to Co-founder and CEO Taco Carlier of VanMoof, and we are going to check with him whether they have applied some of these scientific insights, consciously or unconsciously.

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We are losing what really matters

The benefits affair, shocking. The purple crocodile as a symbol that rules, protocols and manuals have taken over from our own intelligence. Sometimes it seems as if we have built a society that can no longer do without. Simply letting go is not the solution either. Today in the Werkprofessor podcast, Thom Verheggen is our guest to save us from this trap.

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A fresh look at 10 million years of leadership

"It's time to take the back room of our brain more seriously" with that slogan Psychologist, management lawyer Leon Schaepkens tries to explain to us that everyone has certain basic needs. Today in the Werkprofessor we talk to Leon about his new book '10 million years of leadership'.

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How far can you go with freedom in the workplace?

Some 25 years ago, the rise of self-managing teams began. Now there are companies where employees can determine everything, from strategy to each other's salary. People who believe in it see it as the holy grail. The sceptics among us see it as a way to take no responsibility anymore as leader. Organisational psychologist Lennard Toma falls into the believers category and is a good example of someone who always looks at: how far can you go with freedoms on the shop floor? What about unlimited holidays, determining your own salary and collective dismissals? Lennard does it at the company Key-too and shares his experiences today in the Werkprofessor.

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What are we going to achieve with EUR 95 billion?

At the European level, money is being invested in sustainable innovations, but the business case often remains a challenge. Last weekend, I had dinner with a couple of entrepreneurs. One of them, owner of a large company in internal transport systems, told me that the will is there but the business case is often not. Europe has made EUR 95.5 billion available for the Netherlands for the sustainable transition until 2027. How can we, as entrepreneurs or entrepreneurial professionals, best use this? That is what we are talking about today with CFOs Rolf Schudde and Maurik Jehee.

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Leading Engineers, Developers and ICT Specialists

We have already made a number of podcasts about the digital transformation and yet there is one aspect that we have not yet discussed. Leading those specialists who make the digital transformation possible. Today in the Work Professor we are talking with Dr Eric Kuisch about leading that group, the engineers, developers and ICT specialists.