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Earlier this year, I found myself facing a challenge that many of us dread: my driving exam. It was March, and as the day approached, I was almost certain I… Read more: My best speech of 2024- September edition

Hope you are having a nice summer break. Taking a break from work is nice and crucial. For me, more than work, taking a break from planning feels like the… Read more: Navigating Planning Fatigue- August edition

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”- Mahatma Gandhi Reorganization within a company is a challenging time for all, but introverted leaders often face unique struggles. Their natural… Read more: An Introvert leader and a Reorganisation – July edition

Rob, an exuberant leader, felt drained and isolated as his team remained disengaged and unresponsive despite his enthusiasm. He wondered if they didn’t like him, if they were boring, or… Read more: What makes Change fun- Social Intelligence- June edition

“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” – Helen Keller Amidst the complexity of modern team dynamics in the workplace, team roles often supersede… Read more: Are you missing the Big Thinker in your team- May Edition

A company initiates a reorganization of its marketing department aiming for a 40% increase in productivity within six months…

Let’s ponderReflecting on your past experiences, can you share instances where you’ve grappled with balancing personal relationships with colleagues and professional standards in the workplace? What doubts or challenges have… Read more: Boundaries and Leadership: A Tale of Workplace Dynamics

Meet the go-getter letter Harry, who leads from the front when there is trouble in the project, escalation or any issues with other teams and stakeholders. However, when a colleague… Read more: Strategic Leadership Insights: Drawing Inspiration from Simon Kjær’s Crisis Management

This month, Amsterdam celebrates Pride. The annual Amsterdam Pride event includes the iconic Canal Parade, parties, and activities, fostering a vibrant and supportive atmosphere for people of all sexual orientations… Read more: Embracing Authenticity: Building a Fulfilling and Change-Ready Corporate Culture- August edition

Executive Summary: Inflation and price rise have significant implications for franchise relationships, including increased operating costs, reduced profit margins, and a direct impact on consumer purchasing power. These challenges strain franchisees’… Read more: Navigating Inflation and Price Rise Challenges in Corporate Relationships

Last week, I was invited to speak at ING Bank on how to add creativity and a human touch to ChatGPT content. The hour was filled with laughter, insights, and… Read more: Don’t send your ChatGPT-generated content without doing this

What is the smell in your team? How much does that smell influence your work, your drive and your sense of belonging in the team Have you been to Barcelona? … Read more: What is the smell in your team?

Have you ever had a leader who you would describe as half genius and half-mad? Someone who has a great vision and idea but has no clue how to implement… Read more: When Change leaders are half genius and half mad, what happens to the project?

How many times do you hear the word “but” at your work? This is often a sign of resistance to change. But is a convenient way to mask any form… Read more: How many times do you hear the word “but” at your work?

Do you remember the most jaw-dropping and bone-chilling moment in Game of Thrones towards the series finale? Yes, I am talking about the moment Arya Stark jumps over the heaps… Read more: Can you motivate your change agents to be as good as Arya Stark in the most crucial moment?

How many times have you seen senior leadership announce a new big project or a new working method? I’m guessing quite a few times.

As Method in Madness completes 25 episodes, we will bring some key learning from these episodes, that can help leaders and change makers lead change and transformation initiative successfully.

The year 2022 is finally coming to an end. This year has been a dramatic one. It started with the fear of Omicron and ended with the fear of recession.

Management announces a new way of working that will make the team efficient, reduce delays, and be more flexible.

The Mumbai dabbawalas are a group of delivery people in Mumbai, India, who specialize in delivering hot, homemade food to people’s workplaces.

“We have a new idea that can have a great positive impact on your work and our client. Are you on board?” 

Today’s guest is Yaroslav Medvedev, the CEO & co-founder of not8. Not8 has been named as Amsterdam’s 15 most exciting startups by EU Startup News. Today they are launching a… Read more: Yaroslav Medvedev

” You only need 2% success in life”. We are so trilled to have 4 times Olympian Reina-Flor Okori Makendengue OLY as our guest in Method in Madness. She is… Read more: Reina-Flor Okori Makendengue

Let’s start our MIM journey of 2023 with some fun, inspiration and madness as we welcome our guest Stephan Dekker, the world champion of sailing. He has rich experience from working… Read more: Stephan Dekker

Let’s end the mad year of 2022 with some bad ideas. Yes. Today’s guest is Rico Bakker🎤 . He is a speaker, podcast host and a very inspiring storyteller. His signature talk… Read more: Rico Bakker

Today’s guest in Method in Madness is Tim Wesselink. Tim’s journey as an entrepreneur is not inspiring but also fascinating. From Product centric, innovation focused approach to a more people centric approach, he… Read more: Tim Wesselink

Method in Madness is back with a very inspiring episode with inspiring story. Today’s topic is all about Change, Transformation, People, and Public speaking. Our guest Aditya Maheswaran is the true ambassador and… Read more: Aditya Maheswaran

The next episode of Method in Madness is dedicated to all the amazing guests who have shared their thoughts, ideas and madness. In this episode Sarah Burbedge interviews the host Sabyasachi Sengupta, on his experience,… Read more: Mix Back

The 25th episode of Method in Madness is going to fun ride because our guest today is Raymond Mens. Raymond is a popular face on Dutch television and needs no introduction. In this… Read more: Raymond Mens

Today in Method in Madness we have Reinier Roosen, who is the Managing Director at Assets Only. His story is the story of an entrepreneur who has steered his trajectory through several adversities,… Read more: Reinier Roosen

Have you ever wondered what limitation and difficulties a blind or a visually impaired person will face to live a “normal” life? Can something be done to takeaway these difficulties.… Read more: Karthik Kannan

This episode of Method in Madness will be about stories, confidence and even friendship. Introducing one of the top storytellers of Amsterdam Philipp Humm. Philipp shares his journey with adversity,… Read more: Philipp Humm

Method in Madness brings another fun and mad episode with Sarah Burbedge – who is currently the Head of Change at BBC. Sarah has been a BBC TV and radio… Read more: Sarah Burbedge

Method in Madness is very proud to welcome our next guest Afrodite Zegers OLY . She is an Olympics athlete in sailing and secured the 4th position in Rio Olympics… Read more: Afrodite Zegers OLY

Method in Madness is back Nick Stals, the founder and CEO of Yesty. Nick a serial entrepreneur, shares his experience with burnout, ambition and bounce-back. It has been truly inspiring… Read more: Nick Stals

“Love an idea for a minute before you dissect it”. And that ideas of change, transformation and creativity can emerge and be sustained in organisation. Today’s guest Saskia M. is… Read more: Saskia Maas

Our next guest is Arthur Tolsma, startup entrepreneur, coach and speaker. He is currently the cofounder of Codean, a high-tech cybersecurity startup. What makes Arthur so inspirational is that not… Read more: Arthur Tolsma

Welcome Ankita Bhambri to Method in Madness. She is ranked as one of the top 10 female tennis players in India and one of the very few women to become… Read more: Ankita Bhambri

Method in Madness is back with another exciting episode. This week we have Advait Gupt (He/Him). He is an entrepreneur, Forbes Asia 30 under 30. He started his career in… Read more: Advait Gupt

Method in Madness is back after a short break with India’s top keynote speaker. Yogesh Chabria shares his story, secrets, methods and madness on how he became a Best selling… Read more: Yogesh Chabria