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Aug 10, 2026
Fearless leadership: what happens when a CEO tears up the org chart at peak performance
Pim de Morree Written by Pim de Morree
In 2014, Var Group was an Italian IT company with €154 million in revenue and 700 people on staff.Last year, it reached €909 million with…
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Jul 27, 2026
Reclaiming purpose and aliveness (by Frederic Laloux)
Frederic Laloux Written by Frederic Laloux
These are genuinely hard times to be a leader. The uncertainty feels different now—not the familiar turbulence of a difficult quarter or a…
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May 18, 2026
AI layoffs: the leadership choice behind every headline
Pim de Morree Written by Pim de Morree
The world feels chaotic these days. War, political chaos, economic uncertainty, and technological developments at the speed of light.Open…
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Apr 27, 2026
Organizational silos: what the Titanic teaches us about information that never arrives
Joost Minnaar Written by Joost Minnaar
Ask anyone what sank the Titanic and you'll get the same answer: an iceberg.Maybe they'll add the part about the lifeboats, the band…
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Mar 23, 2026
Leadership selection methods: why random selection outperforms the "best" approach
Pim de Morree Written by Pim de Morree
Here's something that most organizations take for granted: if you want a group to perform well, you need to carefully select the best…
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Mar 09, 2026
Positive vs Negative Freedom in Organizations: The Distinction That Changes Everything
Joost Minnaar Written by Joost Minnaar
In 1941, Erich Fromm published Escape from Freedom to understand something that puzzled him: why people sometimes flee from freedom when…
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Mar 09, 2026
Learned Helplessness at Work: Why Removing Hierarchy Isn't Enough
Joost Minnaar Written by Joost Minnaar
A great new academic paper on self-managing organizations was just published. It's one of those papers I secretly wish I had written…
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