We believe 3 key principles help turn aspirational ideas into real-world impact:
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The Power of Purpose
Having a clear "Why" that serves as a guiding light provides motivational fuel and helps prioritize what truly matters. Having a North Star helps leaders to develop ways to maintain that internal commitment amid external demands.
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Cultivating Empathy
Inspiring leaders are students of human behavior. They recognize and manage their own emotions while empathizing with others. This allows them to navigate complex social dynamics, foster real human connections, and constructively handle inevitable stresses.
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Leading with Authenticity
People can sniff out inauthenticity from a mile away. Inspirational leaders must truly listen to their inner compass and lead with conviction based on firmly rooted principles and values. They are guided by an inner truth. They walk the talk.
Balancing aspiration and pragmatism is no small feat.
It’s easier said than done.
That’s where we come in.
Our Services
Leadership Development
As a leader, tapping into your team's full potential is a major challenge. Keeping employees motivated, engaged, and empowered to reach their potential requires intentional and strong personal leadership. Empathetic leaders drive success and create inclusive environments where all voices are valued. Based on The Wilf Jarvis Institute’s Four Quadrant Leadership, our comprehensive program ensures you and your team gain insights and skills to achieve success. Emphasizing self-awareness, relationship-building, and effective decision-making, it’s designed to empower managers to evolve into effective, empathetic leaders who unlock their team's highest potential.
Empathy Training
Leaders with strong empathy skills can create environments where team members feel valued, heard, and motivated to perform at their best. Our empathy training equips leaders with the skills to actively listen, express authentically, and build stronger connections within their teams. Using Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication (NVC) principles, our workshops provide a framework for effective communication, conflict resolution, and fostering meaningful relationships. This training not only improves team dynamics and cohesion but also drives higher engagement, motivation, and overall success. Embracing empathy as a core leadership skill helps leaders inspire and empower their teams to achieve meaningful, positive impact.
Strategic Communications
Transformational moments, crises, or new opportunities can be exciting but also overwhelming. During these pivotal times, it's crucial to ensure the right message reaches the relevant stakeholders through appropriate channels, aligning with your mission, vision, and values. Drawing on over two decades of international communications expertise, we guide you through transformational moments with empathy and clarity, helping you seize opportunities and mitigate risks. As a thought partner, we help leaders think through complex issues, ensuring actions and messaging are aligned with company values while maintaining stakeholder trust.
Cross-Cultural Understanding
Cultural differences can sometimes make it challenging to maintain meaningful relationships, whether in the workplace or in your personal life. Cross-cultural training or coaching helps bridge this gap by promoting mutual respect, reflective listening, and a deeper appreciation for diverse perspectives. This training fosters empathy to increase effectiveness and expand communication styles, leading to greater mutual understanding with people different from yourself. We tailor these trainings for organizations with diverse or international teams, as well as for individuals in cross-cultural relationships. Both Kyoung Mi, originally from South Korea, and Christel, from The Netherlands, bring rich personal and professional insights to these trainings, enhancing their impact.
Intergenerational Healing
We believe that leadership and personal growth are deeply interconnected, and that the key to both lies in the transformative power of owning your story. Through courageous conversations, we support individuals, families and communities to unpack their formative yet challenging stories. Together, we cultivate empathy, in order to deepen our understanding and transform past events into a source of connection and healing. Our approach incorporates various techniques, including mindfulness practices, Nonviolent Communication, Theatre of the Oppressed, and other exercises. This safe and transformative space allows individuals to process a range of experiences, from intergenerational trauma to personal struggles related to emotional well-being.
