#Have Done List 2024
Writing the last editorial of 2024, I’m reflecting on the radical shifts in power happening at different places in the world. As leadership professionals we’re always looking at how these shifts impact the world around us and focusing on what we can influence with the people we live and work with.
To do so, there’s still a lot of work to do, listed on my to do list. Sometimes I add things to my ‘to-do’ list that I’ve already done, simply because it feels good to check them off. A childish pleasure, I have to admit. That brief triumph of accomplishing something I initially dreaded is incredibly motivating.
As we approach the finish line of 2024, the inevitable need to reflect on the past year increases, along with the pressure to come up with New Year’s resolutions—aka to-do lists—for 2025. I’ve decided to nurture my inner child and create my ‘Have Done List 2024’: a collection of tasks I procrastinated on for various reasons—fear of failure being the biggest—and that now make me really proud, both big and small.
- Partnership with Daria officially arranged – I hate paperwork and financial admin, but i’m so happy it’s done!
- Quitting a client project that didn’t bring me joy – making a clear choice and creating space for what I really want to do.
- Storytelling workshop with the team – making our Better Future story even stronger.
- Writing a LinkedIn post about the impact of a project – it’s loud out there!
- Adding strength training to my weekly sports routine – not just running anymore.
- Scheduling a meeting to be upfront about the conditions under which I’d take on a client project – no going back anymore, setting clear boundaries.
- Participating in a writers’ retreat – finally committing to writing that book and making progress!
- Asking for help with the next steps in writing – because I don’t have to do it alone.
- Ice skating lessons – facing my fears head-on.
- Hiking a portion of the ‘Pieterpad’ with a close friend – finally done, despite my packed schedule.
- Organizing dinners with our network and +1s – when good people meet, great things follow.
What if you allow yourself to write down your list and be honest about why you procrastinated, what would that look like?
#Master the Art of Facilitation
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During a 4-day program over a period of 2 months, we will guide you through different facilitation methods and frameworks that help overcome resistance and group insecurity, give space to the minority perspective, and help bring together conflicting interests in organizations. During this journey, you will get to know like-minded people that are also working on systems change or are contributing in their way to organizational development.
Connect with like-minded change-makers committed to organizational development and systems change.
We have a few spots left, join us next year for the next Art of Facilitation program!
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This holiday season, we wanted to give you something meaningful to pass on—a beautiful postcard designed by one of our talented team members. Use it to send a heartfelt wish for the New Year to a loved one, a friend, or even a stranger.
We’ve made it easy for you to share:
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- Download and Print the PDF – A printable file is available for you to use. Simply print it out and post it!
- Send an e-card – Use the Greetings Island platform to create and send an e-card version of this postcard
- Sign up to the Greetings Island website
- Upload the Better Future card design (download design here)
- Write a personalized message & send your e-card
As a child, she dreamed of becoming a doctor to make the world a better place, but today she creates impact by guiding companies through their transformation. She does this by helping businesses step out of their bubbles and connect with “unusual suspects” to create greater impact together. Meet our Annemarie de Jong!
In this episode of De Idealenpodcast, Jasper de Weerd and Annemarie discuss Annemarie’s journey from idealism to entrepreneurship, the power of independence, and how her personal background both strengthens and challenges her work.
An inspiring conversation about ambition, empathy, and finding your own path.
Wat lijken die hoogopgeleiden toch op elkaar! (Dutch only)
What do people with lower levels of education and those with higher levels of education think of each other? On which issues do they see eye to eye, and on which don’t they? Our guest is sociologist Quita Muis, who conducts large-scale research into the opinions of Europeans and Dutch citizens on all sorts of important matters, ranging from abortion to immigration. In doing so, she made a surprising discovery about how polarization really works.
A roundup of personal essays, short stories – surprising, disarming, heartbreakingly funny – from the bestselling writer David Sedaris. Time named him America’s Favorite Humorist.
One story in particular “Six to eight blackmen” is an interesting reflection on the Dutch Holiday Sinterklaas from a foreign perspective.
Perhaps we should, for once, take a moment to acknowledge that a lot of things are going well. Especially when you compare it to the past. Because no matter how bad things might seem now, the past wasn’t always better. In fact, most things were worse back then.
