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Become a fan of meetings!
With so many poorly led meetings taking place in businesses every week, employees have grown to dislike meetings and disengage from them. And what happens when meetings are considered a burden? Proper preparation does not take place, the chair person is expected to do all the hard work, many feel they are wasting otherwise [...]
Keynote speaker at the Portfolio Management Awards 2020
Janet Poot will be the keynote speaker at the Portfolio Management Awards on March 26, 2020. The theme of the event is "In the Spotlights". Janet will speak on the topic of changing leadership requirements and different approaches to meet these in a rapidly changing environment. Organiser and initiator of the Portfolio Awards, Intermedius, [...]
Third Wave of the Internet (after search and social media)
Digital twins are transforming our world.... Yes, here's another ground-breaking development for business leaders to understand. All significant external developments demand changes in how managers lead and prepare their organisations to work faster, lighter and smarter. When I read about the emergence of digital twins, I realised that this is a disruptive development that [...]
Managing a Consultancy Business – Bucharest, Romania
It was a pleasure to be invited to Bucharest, Romania, by EBRD to lead a 3-day programme on Managing a Consultancy Business. It was stimulating to work with such ambitious, open consultants who are active in strategic, IT and operations consulting. The lively debates, case studies, sharing of dilemmas, experiences and laughter made this [...]
Partnership politics
The topic of partnerships is often raised during our courses. Strategic alliances are becoming increasingly popular as businesses are expected to deliver a broader scope of service to their clients. Any association formed for mutual benefit requires of both parties that they develop an effective partnership. Too little time is spent defining what makes [...]
A Different Kind of Leader – presentations to business clubs
Janet Poot has has been the keynote speaker at different business clubs ranging from Kiwanis club Laren, the Netherlands to Rotary Club Chisinau Cosmopolitan in Moldova. She was invited to speak on the topic of her book 'A Different Kind of Leader - accelerating progress in a world of disruption'. The reactions of the [...]
