Essays, columns and reflections on leadership, executive search and the seasons of organisations. From the operator's chair.
Wanneer is een leider echt op? En wat het verschil maakt tussen een goede overdracht en een rommelige.
Tijd voor een nieuwe aanpak. Waarom de oude executive search niet meer werkt en wat in de plaats moet komen.
The essay that introduced the Seasonal CEO framework. Why one leader rarely fits every phase of a business.
Over opvolging: de fout die boards en founders telkens weer maken.
Over identiteit, authenticiteit en hoe makkelijk het is om jezelf te laten optimaliseren door een tool.
Why the most disciplined leaders feel the least rigid, and what makes that possible.
What a football club teaches us about boards, succession, and what happens when leadership is not in alignment with the phase.
Growth that has slowed is rarely a strategy problem. It is almost always a leadership-alignment problem.
What you keep because losing it costs too much. Why this becomes a quiet kind of trap at the top.
Why I choose to be myself. A personal essay on what changes when you stop performing the role and start inhabiting it.
Long-form interview series with leaders Ineke most admires. Marit van Egmond, Marion van Happen, Debbie Klein.
Panel piece with Guido Pot. Why CEOs should tie cybersecurity to their bonus, and what autonomous AI agents mean for the boardroom.
Recurring column on leadership, execution and the operator's view of growth-stage management.
On what it means to lead in service of the company and its people, not in service of your own title.
Shorter pieces, comments, and conversation starters published directly to LinkedIn. The most current view of what Ineke is thinking about.