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Recent Blog Posts

The Goal or the Growth mindset?

Liesbeth van der Linden - 21/08/2024

Who does NOT like winning? At work, in sports, in life, we feel great when we’re winning. We set ourselves a goal, we work hard, focus on the results, the goal is achieved, and we receive rewards like praise, a promotion, a bonus, a pay-raise etc. But fairly soon, we set ourselves a new goal, […]

What to do with the high-performing bully on my team?

Liesbeth van der Linden - 21/08/2024

It was all over the news in the Netherlands last weekend. Another case of alleged workplace bullying and sexual harassment. This time in the Sports News part of the Dutch National Television. The leadership team has stepped down. I have worked in a male-dominated environment for many years. I’ve experienced sexual harassment and bullying myself […]

Misuse of Imagination

Liesbeth van der Linden - 21/08/2024

Yesterday I received an email from one of my clients, let’s call him Tom, who was excited to share what had happened in a meeting he’d had with his senior manager and how relieved he was that it had gone so well. The day before, I’d had a session with Tom in which we talked […]

Uncover the Masterpiece

Liesbeth van der Linden - 21/08/2024

I’ve played small for most of my life. I was a very shy girl. Actually, I’ve been afraid to speak up for years. I remember the many times the teacher at school asked the class a question. I knew the answer right away but I would first second-guess myself, formulated the words of what I […]

5 Steps for a Leader who’s a Fixer

Liesbeth van der Linden - 21/08/2024

Ben sought my help as he was on the brink of burnout. He had set up the Dubai office for a renowned European tech firm and had grown the team by 500% within 12 months. The business was growing exponentially, with numerous projects and clients from across the region. Despite the success and financial freedom, […]

The Danger of False Humility

Liesbeth van der Linden - 21/08/2024

While preparing for an interview for a podcast by a leadership network community here in Hong Kong, one of the questions I was sent beforehand was the following: As a woman leader, what do you think are the key issues that young women and girls face today, and what advice would you give? During the […]

If you don’t know HOW to?

Liesbeth van der Linden - 21/08/2024

People will tell you all the time: “I know what I HAVE to do, but I don’t know HOW to”: “I HAVE to grow my business, but I don’t know HOW to”. “I HAVE to get more customers, but I don’t know HOW to”. “I HAVE to find a new job, but I don’t know […]

If life takes over...

Liesbeth van der Linden - 21/08/2024

Sometimes you meet people in your life that tell you a story that keeps lingering in your head for a while. I met Katrina (not her real name) in my skiing class during Chinese New Year holiday and we got to chat about what we do for a living. She mentioned she originally came from […]

How to Win from Imposter Syndrome

Liesbeth van der Linden - 21/08/2024

Most successful leaders will have felt like an imposter at some point. The fear that people will one day find out the truth about you. That the outside world will one day realize that you are a fraud, that you are actually not as good as everyone thinks you are. What you have accomplished was […]

What makes some entrepreneurs more successful in handling the pandemic than others?

Liesbeth van der Linden - 21/08/2024

Recently, I went to a very nice networking dinner. It was a lovely intimate setting: a private dinner with a French chef, fine wines and a relatively small group of about 30 people, mostly entrepreneurs and business owners. Inevitably, at some point the conversation turned to the topic of the pandemic. In Hong Kong, we […]

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