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founder & host of 33voices®.

Rob-Jan de Jong is an international speaker, writer and consultant on strategy and leadership themes. Rob-Jan de Jong serves as an expert lecturer at various leading business schools such as the Wharton Business School (USA), Thunderbird School

of Global Management (USA), Nyenrode Business University (The Netherlands), and Sabanci Business University (Turkey).

Rob-Jan de JongFounder, Vongolo Consulting and DSI Affiliate

As a leader - for your vision to be effective, it has to be original, provocative, and slightly

controversial. Be courageous enough to voice it.

Insight #1

Insight #2

Beyond charting a path forward and igniting emotional engagement, your vision must

persuade your followers. Think like Aristotle:

Insight #2

Beyond charting a path forward and igniting emotional engagement, your vision must

persuade your followers. Think like Aristotle:

Logos - “persuasion is effected through the speech itself when we have proved a truth or apparent

truth by means of persuasive arguments.’

Insight #2

Beyond charting a path forward and igniting emotional engagement, your vision must

persuade your followers. Think like Aristotle:

Pathos - “persuasion may come through the hearers, when the speech stirs their emotions.”

Insight #2

Beyond charting a path forward and igniting emotional engagement, your vision must

persuade your followers. Think like Aristotle:

Ethos - “persuasion is achieved by the speaker’s personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible.”

Insight #3

Visionary leadership isn’t a personality trait. You can grow your

capacity to anticipate the future by seeing things early and connecting the dots.

Insight #4

“The one competence that I now realize is absolutely essential for leaders - the key

competence - is adaptive capacity. Adaptive capacity is what allows leaders to respond

quickly and intelligently to relentless change.” - Warren Bennis on observation

Insight #5

To prime your mind to see things early, follow these four golden rules:

Insight #5

To prime your mind to see things early, follow these four golden rules:

Scope for relevance and time - Look for relevant changing realities in your business,

industry and geography

Insight #5

To prime your mind to see things early, follow these four golden rules:

Don’t make your own company part of your future fact. follow an outside-in approach and stay attuned

to how the outside world is doing what its doing

Insight #5

To prime your mind to see things early, follow these four golden rules:

Explore the area between the Conventional and the Absurd. Stretch what you,

and your team already believe .

Insight #5

To prime your mind to see things early, follow these four golden rules:

Describe an event, not a trend. create a memorable hook that highlights something

significant about the event

Insight #6

A responsible leader is conscious of her responsibilities as well as her human

flaws, still she takes steps to prevent those flaws from misleading her team in

strategically critical circumstances.

Insight #7

Is doubt is a true sign of intelligence?

“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of

themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.”

- Bertrand Russell.

Insight #8

Timeless leadership boils down to character and authenticity - for your followers

are watching closely to see if, at your core, you are who you say you are.

Insight #9

Only when words are connected to what you do, and your behavior is aligned with your vision will you earn the trust of

your followers. Ignite your mindful state with these three behaviors:

Insight #9

Only when words are connected to what you do, and your behavior is aligned with your vision will you earn the trust of

your followers. Ignite your mindful state with these three behaviors:

Relabel, reframe and re-categorize key areas of your life

Insight #9

Only when words are connected to what you do, and your behavior is aligned with your vision will you earn the trust of

your followers. Ignite your mindful state with these three behaviors:

Welcome new information and insights

Insight #9

Only when words are connected to what you do, and your behavior is aligned with your vision will you earn the trust of

your followers. Ignite your mindful state with these three behaviors:

Adopt more than one view

Insight #10

Your thoughts are born through words. Be intentional when communicating:

Insight #10

Your thoughts are born through words. Be intentional when communicating:

Keep your messages short and crisp

Insight #10

Your thoughts are born through words. Be intentional when communicating:

Stay positive and hopeful at all times

Insight #10

Your thoughts are born through words. Be intentional when communicating:

Start with the future

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