In this episode, I visit Onno Koelman, whose consultancy, Dynamic Leader Development, operates on a three C’s framework—clarity, climate, and competence—aimed at enhancing teams’ leadership skills and performance. We discuss the challenges of managing multigenerational teams with diverse responses to leadership styles, highlighting the need for different skills at various leadership levels.
Onno Koelman, has a diverse professional background that includes design engineering, sales, and leadership roles in environmental startups. Koelman’s perspective on professional development and leadership transition is shaped by his unique experiences and emphasizes dynamic growth and adaptation over simply acquiring a set of skills. He advocates for vertical development, which involves enhancing capabilities, refining worldviews, and reducing reactivity. His approach to leadership training focuses on understanding and interrupting existing behavioral patterns within individuals and organizations, rather than merely imposing new behaviors. Koelman also underscores the importance of clarity, a supportive climate, and the right competence within teams, and acknowledges the complexity of leading multigenerational teams, suggesting that leaders should understand and cater to the diverse motivations and responses of team members from different generations.
Key Highlights:
- Enhancing Leadership Skills through Human Behavior Understanding
- Dynamic Leadership Development Through Skill Progression
- Fostering Success: Essential Ingredients for Teamwork
- Vertical Development for Effective Leadership Transformation
- Influential Tone in Leadership for Organizational Success
Resources:
Onno Koelman on LinkedIn
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