The book
A roadmap for compassionate, action-oriented leadership.
Written by leadership experts Sonja Wekema and Marjon Margés, this book is packed with valuable insights and practical tips. A step-by-step process from self-reflection to stakeholder management, from effective communication to sustainable development goals — in an intercultural context.
- Authors
- Wekema & Margés
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9789083337555
What's inside
Tools you'll actually use.
Each chapter blends frameworks, real stories, illustrations and reflection questions — so the work moves from page to practice.
- The Hourglass Model & self-reflection
- Jungian preferences & the four colour energies
- The Ladder of Inference
- Feedback and feed forward
- Stakeholder management
- Working in the matrix
- Leadership without authority
- Nemawashi — building consensus
- Sustainable & Inner Development Goals
- Micro-habits for action
Framework
Grounded in the Inner Development Goals.
01
Being
Relationship to self — presence, authenticity, compassion.
02
Thinking
Cognitive skills — complexity awareness, perspective taking.
03
Relating
Caring for others — appreciation, humility, empathy.
04
Collaborating
Social skills — communication, co-creation, inclusivity.
05
Acting
Driving change — courage, creativity, persistence.