How Leaders Create Curious Organisations
Stefaan van Hooydonk
Book a demo →from €2,250 for your whole company
Book a demo →from €2,250 for your whole company
After building a distinguished career as Chief Learning Officer, a learning innovator and strategist for multinational companies such as Philips, Agfa, Cognizant, Flipkart and Nokia, Stefaan van Hooydonk founded the Global Curiosity Institute where he and his team are supporting professionals, teams and organisations to foster a mindset of curiosity. He has been globally recognized for his innovative approach to learning, people and technology. Stefaan has a Master’s degree in Economics and in Chinese, together with postgraduate degrees in Marxist Economics from China, Cross Cultural Management from France and an Executive MBA from Rutgers University. He is a certified ICF and NLP coach.
All sessions by Stefaan →The shadow a manager casts on the team is one of the biggest drivers for productivity, engagement and the feeling of well-being of the team. Those managers who do this well, uplift the team. Those who don’t, stifle it.
The key to effective task management and people leadership is curiosity. Curious leaders are good at operationalizing the present as well as securing the future. They create the psychological safety for the team to thrive.
Curious leaders represent a high level of cognitive, empathic, and self-reflective curiosity. They are curious about the world around them, the people they work with and about their own internal conscious and unconscious drivers.
They go out of their way to engage with their team, also in times of crisis. They stretch their teams to excel in the present and to embrace the future. They are Intentionally curious. In this interactive session we explore what we know about curiosity and why it is important for leaders, teams, and organizations.
During the expert session, Stefaan van Hooydonk engages the participants through interactive activities and discussions. The Mentimeter app or other tooling is used to share thoughts and learn from one another.
Understand how the shadow a manager casts affects team productivity, engagement, and well-being, and learn the importance of fostering a positive influence.
Discover the different dimensions of curiosity (cognitive, empathic, and self-reflective) and how they contribute to effective task management and people leadership.
Learn how curious leaders create psychological safety, enabling teams to thrive, excel in the present, and embrace future challenges through continuous learning and adaptation.
The shadow a manager casts on the team is one of the biggest drivers for productivity, engagement, and the feeling of well-being within the team. Managers who do this well uplift their team, fostering an environment where members feel valued and motivated.
Conversely, those who fail to cast a positive shadow can stifle the team, leading to decreased morale and productivity. The key to effective task management and people leadership lies in curiosity. Curious leaders excel in both operationalizing the present and securing the future.
They create psychological safety, allowing team members to thrive and contribute their best.
Curious leaders exhibit a high level of cognitive, empathic, and self-reflective curiosity. They are deeply interested in the world around them, the people they work with, and their own internal conscious and unconscious drivers.
By engaging with their team, especially during times of crisis, they build strong, resilient connections. These leaders challenge their teams to excel in the present while also preparing them to embrace future challenges.
Their intentional curiosity fosters an environment of continuous learning and adaptation, crucial for the team's and organization's success.
In this interactive session, we will explore the concept of curiosity and its significance for leaders, teams, and organizations. Participants will learn about the different dimensions of curiosity and how they can be harnessed to improve leadership effectiveness.
Through practical examples and engaging discussions, attendees will gain insights into how curious leadership can drive productivity, enhance team well-being, and create a culture of psychological safety. Join us to discover how to become a curious leader who uplifts their team and ensures long-term success.
No prior knowledge is assumed. It is built for a general working audience, and people who already know the subject get the research and the practical side rather than an introduction. What the hour itself covers: The shadow a manager casts on the team is one of the biggest drivers for productivity, engagement and the feeling of well-being of the team. Those managers who do this well, uplift the team.
Stefaan van Hooydonk is one of the experts we auditioned ourselves, and we produce every session so we see how each one lands. Participants rate this session 4.1 out of 5, across 51 responses, and rate Stefaan personally 4.3 out of 5.
It is interactive, and the block higher up on this page says exactly how for this session. Nobody has to speak up who does not want to: the chat and the polls carry most of it, and the questions can come in anonymously.
It runs 45 min / 15 min: the talk, then live questions. All you do is pick a date. We brief Stefaan, produce the session, host and moderate it, run the Q&A, and send you the report within an hour of the end.
A team, a department, an employee network or every single employee at once, with no cap and no per-seat price. It runs inside your own Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet, or on a branded page we build. No integration, no login, no company device or e-mail.
The session is delivered in English. You can add high accuracy live subtitles in 8, 16 or 24 languages, so everyone follows in their own. That is a paid option, priced by the number of languages you need.
No, and that is by design. There is nothing to install, nothing to integrate and no connection to your systems, so there is nothing for IT to validate: we join your own Teams, Zoom or Meet as a guest speaker, or we host a page and your people open a link. No software, no accounts, and no data of yours that we can reach. It is why hundreds of companies, among them some of the largest technology and financial firms in the world, were able to start within a day.
We never receive or hold personal data about your employees. Because the session runs in your own environment, attendance and identity stay with you, and what we report back is aggregated: numbers, ratings and survey answers, not people. That is also why IT approval usually takes minutes rather than weeks.
This one is live only. You also get attendance over time, participant ratings for the content and the speaker, the survey answers, and the topics your people asked for next.
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