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Feb 05, 2026
Why “They” is The Most Dangerous Word at Work
Joost Minnaar Written by Joost Minnaar
Two weeks ago, I ​shared​ the lessons of Bill Gore and the case of W.L. Gore & Associates: the legendary example I recently re-read in…
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Jan 22, 2026
Distributed Leadership: When Everyone's a Captain
Joost Minnaar Written by Joost Minnaar
There’s a persistent claim in popular leadership books that the modern word “to lead” comes from the Old Norse word “laed,” supposedly…
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Dec 25, 2025
Get Rid of Your Boss. Share a Story Instead.
Joost Minnaar Written by Joost Minnaar
At our recent Corporate Rebels Summit in Barcelona, one theme kept resurfacing from very different voices: the quiet but transformative…
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Nov 06, 2025
Why Flat Organizations Must Be Full of Leaders
Joost Minnaar Written by Joost Minnaar
​Landing somewhere new always brings back echoes of the last time I was there. As I step into Shanghai again, I’m taken back to my previous…
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Oct 30, 2025
Big Data Confirms It: Less Hierarchy = Stronger Culture
Joost Minnaar Written by Joost Minnaar
A new paper by Arianna Marchetti and one of my favourite academics, Phanish Puranam, just dropped in the Strategic Management Journal.…
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Sep 11, 2025
The 4 Human Skills That Make Self-Management Work
Joost Minnaar Written by Joost Minnaar
It started with a visit. Over the summer, Delphine, Marie, and Isabelle from Butterfly&CO (also the driving force behind our ​Belgian…
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Jun 19, 2025
Beyond Hierarchies: The Real Org Chart
Joost Minnaar Written by Joost Minnaar
A month ago, white smoke curled from a chimney in Rome. ​Crowds gathered. News anchors speculated. The world held its breath. A new pope…
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The Corporate Rebels Handbook - How We Handle Fuck-Ups, Meetings, and Compensation
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One of the main principles we rely on at Corporate Rebels is radical transparency. And what better way to live up to that than to share our…
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