I’m excited and grateful to participate at Alpe d’HuZes 2025 with team “no stRess no dRama – positIVO”. The dream to participate in the Alpe d’HuZes event came in 2023 when I experienced a cancer situation first hand and with a close relative. The Alpe d’HuZes logo became part of my personal development plan, and now I’m happy to share that I will participate with a team.
Personal Development
High Performance Habits – Brendon Burchard
In this article I will review the book High Performance Habits from Brendon Burchard.
In addition to the book review, I will share my personal experience with the 12-week coaching program that I went through in 2020.
The 6 Habits of Growth – Audible Book of Brendon Burchard
In this article I will review the 6 habits of growth audible book of Brendon Burchard. However, I won’t spoil all the details that Brendon shares around the growth habits motivation, focus, confidence, energy, purpose and leadership.
In addition, I will try to link this audible book with the learnings from High Performance Habits.
Gallup Team Strengths Grid
In this article I will write down my views and learnings on the Gallup Team Strengths Grid (which was previously called the CliftonStrengths Team Grid). It is a visual tool that combines the Gallup Strengthsfinder 2.0 results of each team member, and show the distribution of talent and strengths, as well as the balance within the team.
FitCEO Be the leader of your life. Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann, Lillian So
In this article I will review the book FitCEO Be the leader of your life, the latest book from Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann and Lillian So. I was fortunate to speak with Rebecca and reflect on the book and my High Performance Habits Coaching results.
So let’s have a look at the book and how I’ve used it.
Headspace Guide to Mindfulness & Meditation – Andy Puddicombe
In this article I will share my thoughts on the book “The Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness” by Andy Puddicombe. I also an active user of the headspace service and make the daily investment of 10 minutes a day to meditate.
The Headspace Guide was listed by Bill Gates in the article “5 summer books and other things to do at home” on gatesnotes.com Summer Books for 2020.
Management Drives App – Individual Profile Remo Knops
In this article I will share my thoughts on the management drives experience and the resulting MD assessment and my individual profile. I noticed the Management Drives Experience on the LinkedIn feed of Arne Essers, HR Adviseur at Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek and Team Coach at Punt Komma Coaching. Brief introduction to Management Drives “Drives are … Read more
Curiosity Profile Assessment – Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review published the Curiosity Profile Assessment a little while ago. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, a professor of Business Psychology at University College London, states that curiosity is a vital quality for “people who ask smart questions, explore new ideas and solutions, and are eager to grow“.
Gallup StrengthsFinder 2.0 – Book review
I’ve purchased the book Gallup StrengthsFinder 2.0 and participated in the StrengthsFinder online assessment. The resulting report really provided me with helpful insights for my professional- and personal development. I was tipped about the StrengthsFinder 2.0 assessment by Julie Brown, Talent Development Manager at Microsoft.
Peter F. Drucker – Managing Oneself
As the result of looking a Corporate Effectuation from a personal development perspective, I came across the Managing Oneself Harvard Business Review article from Peter F. Drucker. In this article I will provide a quick overview of Drucker’s main focus points to manage oneself.