Between the Lines — Cultivating Talent

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64 editions on leadership, talent and organizational culture. No algorithms. You choose what to read.

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Long reads

The 3 cornerstone reads

If you only read three things here, make it these. The 3 reference pieces where the Cultivating Talent method is laid out in full.

The Method

Cultivating Talent. The method.

The 5 Tools, the MIT Sloan 10× finding, and how to put it to work on Monday morning. For CEOs of SMEs and mid-sized companies.

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The Leader

Leadership in transition.

A leader's 4 transitions and the 5 rules for steering mergers, AI and succession without burning out the team.

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The Soil

Culture as a competitive advantage.

7 symptoms of a toxic culture, how to measure culture without fooling yourself, and why culture can't be installed.

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Short editions
Drop the tools or burn with them
BOOKS

Drop the tools or burn with them

2026-05💙 40
Your culture is a comfortable lie
CULTURE

Your culture is a comfortable lie

2026-04💙 58
Your company doesn't have a talent problem. It has a coherence problem
TALENT

Your company doesn't have a talent problem. It has a coherence problem

2026-03💙 86
Talent doesn't disappear. It goes dim.
TALENT

Talent doesn't disappear. It goes dim.

2026-03💙 102
Be water, my friend (and how not to get stuck in AI's flood zone)
AI

Be water, my friend (and how not to get stuck in AI's flood zone)

2026-02💙 187
Cultivating Talent · Closing the year is finding your north again
PERSONAL

Cultivating Talent · Closing the year is finding your north again

2025-12💙 230
What death taught me about leading people
PERSONAL

What death taught me about leading people

2025-12💙 67
The courage to lead when no one is watching
LEADERSHIP

The courage to lead when no one is watching

2025-11💙 79
From Falling Down to The Hunger Games: what happens when the office has no purpose
FILM

From Falling Down to The Hunger Games: what happens when the office has no purpose

2025-09💙 72
More coal until the train derails: what they never told you about growth
STRATEGY

More coal until the train derails: what they never told you about growth

2025-09💙 52
What really drives a career: focus, consistency and priorities
PERSONAL

What really drives a career: focus, consistency and priorities

2025-08💙 131
🧨 I'M CLOSING A CHAPTER
PERSONAL

🧨 I'M CLOSING A CHAPTER

2025-07💙 347
Neither hierarchy nor chaos: leading with art
LEADERSHIP

Neither hierarchy nor chaos: leading with art

2025-07💙 74
The Hidden Advantage: Why Organizational Health Is the Real Key to Cultivating Talent
CULTURE

The Hidden Advantage: Why Organizational Health Is the Real Key to Cultivating Talent

2025-07💙 46
The Tuesday that taught me to sell… and to breathe
PERSONAL

The Tuesday that taught me to sell… and to breathe

2025-06💙 128
When it rains frogs: leadership under pressure
LEADERSHIP

When it rains frogs: leadership under pressure

2025-06💙 76
Your company already has a story. The question is: can you tell it?
CULTURE

Your company already has a story. The question is: can you tell it?

2025-05💙 81
What if putting yourself out there wasn't vanity, but leadership?
LEADERSHIP

What if putting yourself out there wasn't vanity, but leadership?

2025-05💙 129
The world is always in crisis. The question is: how do you navigate it?
LEADERSHIP

The world is always in crisis. The question is: how do you navigate it?

2025-04💙 66
Bricks for building talent
TALENT

Bricks for building talent

2025-03💙 45
What if I told you that you only have 1,000 days to leave a mark?
PURPOSE

What if I told you that you only have 1,000 days to leave a mark?

2025-03💙 67
From Super Mario to W Executive: Resilience, Innovation and the Next Level
STRATEGY

From Super Mario to W Executive: Resilience, Innovation and the Next Level

2025-02💙 98
Are you building a pay-it-forward chain in your company, or just waiting to receive?
CULTURE

Are you building a pay-it-forward chain in your company, or just waiting to receive?

2025-02💙 65
The Tipping Point: How Small Changes Spark Big Transformations
STRATEGY

The Tipping Point: How Small Changes Spark Big Transformations

2025-01💙 46
From 39 Chapters to an Infinite Future: The Lessons That Defined 2024
PERSONAL

From 39 Chapters to an Infinite Future: The Lessons That Defined 2024

2024-12💙 24
Is your talent flourishing?
TALENT

Is your talent flourishing?

2024-12💙 30
Wild Strategies and Responsible Leadership: Do You Cultivate a Garden or Impose a Monoculture?
LEADERSHIP

Wild Strategies and Responsible Leadership: Do You Cultivate a Garden or Impose a Monoculture?

2024-12💙 31
Eleven Rings: Zen Leadership and Teamwork Lessons from Phil Jackson
BOOKS

Eleven Rings: Zen Leadership and Teamwork Lessons from Phil Jackson

2024-11💙 43
Life 3.0: Utopian Dream or Dystopian Nightmare?
AI

Life 3.0: Utopian Dream or Dystopian Nightmare?

2024-10💙 33
Villain Strategy, Hero Action: Creating Value Inspired by Cinema's Best and Worst
FILM

Villain Strategy, Hero Action: Creating Value Inspired by Cinema's Best and Worst

2024-10💙 35
From a lone dance to an unstoppable movement
LEADERSHIP

From a lone dance to an unstoppable movement

2024-10💙 80
Loyalty in leadership: How far are you willing to go? (Reservoir Dogs Part 2 - Finale)
FILM

Loyalty in leadership: How far are you willing to go? (Reservoir Dogs Part 2 - Finale)

2024-10💙 29
Loyalty in leadership: How far are you willing to go? (Reservoir Dogs, Part One)
FILM

Loyalty in leadership: How far are you willing to go? (Reservoir Dogs, Part One)

2024-09💙 54
Are You Really Connecting, or Just Meeting People?
HEADHUNTING

Are You Really Connecting, or Just Meeting People?

2024-09💙 71
Building a Winning Organizational Culture: Lessons from Pixar and the Navy SEALs
CULTURE

Building a Winning Organizational Culture: Lessons from Pixar and the Navy SEALs

2024-09💙 32
Exploring New Ideas for a Summer of Growth
PERSONAL

Exploring New Ideas for a Summer of Growth

2024-07💙 44
The Secret of the Fire Watchers: The Missing Link in Total Motivation
TALENT

The Secret of the Fire Watchers: The Missing Link in Total Motivation

2024-07💙 63
Cultivating in the First Person (Special Summer 2024 Episode)
CULTURE

Cultivating in the First Person (Special Summer 2024 Episode)

2024-07💙 77
Revisiting a Classic: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
BOOKS

Revisiting a Classic: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

2024-07💙 32
Technology in the Service of Humanity
AI

Technology in the Service of Humanity

2024-07💙 64
Supercharge Your Leadership: The Power of Intrinsic Motivation
LEADERSHIP

Supercharge Your Leadership: The Power of Intrinsic Motivation

2024-07💙 75
The Wave of Success: Zero to One
BOOKS

The Wave of Success: Zero to One

2024-06💙 73
Expat Leadership: Lessons from Istanbul
LEADERSHIP

Expat Leadership: Lessons from Istanbul

2024-06💙 114
Telling the Weak Leader from the Vulnerable One
LEADERSHIP

Telling the Weak Leader from the Vulnerable One

2024-06💙 35
Why Feedback Matters for Professional Growth
TALENT

Why Feedback Matters for Professional Growth

2024-06💙 44
The Secret to Success: Hire the Best and Transform Your Team
HEADHUNTING

The Secret to Success: Hire the Best and Transform Your Team

2024-05💙 62
Business Lessons from the Gamer World: Strategy, Leadership and Adaptability (chasing Epic Wins ;))
STRATEGY

Business Lessons from the Gamer World: Strategy, Leadership and Adaptability (chasing Epic Wins ;))

2024-05💙 85
Between Shadows and Strategies: Navigating the Maze of Leadership
LEADERSHIP

Between Shadows and Strategies: Navigating the Maze of Leadership

2024-05💙 26
Why Strategy Is Key to Achieving Business Excellence: Lessons from "The Sting"
FILM

Why Strategy Is Key to Achieving Business Excellence: Lessons from "The Sting"

2024-05💙 26
Taking the Red Pill: Challenging Corporate Comfort for Authentic Professional Growth
FILM

Taking the Red Pill: Challenging Corporate Comfort for Authentic Professional Growth

2024-04💙 48
Organizational Magic: Turning Employee Experience into Business Success
HR

Organizational Magic: Turning Employee Experience into Business Success

2024-04💙 34
Chapter 13: More Than a Lucky Number - Lessons from Film and Life
FILM

Chapter 13: More Than a Lucky Number - Lessons from Film and Life

2024-04💙 31
The Secret to Sustainable Success: Beyond Competition with 'Coaching for Leaders' (Podcast World, 100% audio)
BOOKS

The Secret to Sustainable Success: Beyond Competition with 'Coaching for Leaders' (Podcast World, 100% audio)

2024-04💙 22
Unlock Your Potential: The Secrets of Personal and Professional Success
PURPOSE

Unlock Your Potential: The Secrets of Personal and Professional Success

2024-04💙 39
Transforming the Future of HR: Strategies, Competencies and the "art" of the Paradox Navigator
HR

Transforming the Future of HR: Strategies, Competencies and the "art" of the Paradox Navigator

2024-03💙 30
Winning in the Age of Talent: The Secret to an Exceptional Employee Experience
TALENT

Winning in the Age of Talent: The Secret to an Exceptional Employee Experience

2024-03💙 29
Trust: The Transformative Key to Success and Efficiency
TEAMS

Trust: The Transformative Key to Success and Efficiency

2024-03💙 53
Building a Successful Venture: The Power of Who
ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Building a Successful Venture: The Power of Who

2024-03💙 38
"The Golden Circle", The Importance of the WHY
PURPOSE

"The Golden Circle", The Importance of the WHY

2024-02💙 36
Good people / Optimistic Winning DNA / Self-awareness
HEADHUNTING

Good people / Optimistic Winning DNA / Self-awareness

2024-02💙 34
The Art of Prudence
LEADERSHIP

The Art of Prudence

2024-02💙 41
Reprogramming the Employee Experience (Cultivating Talent)
HR

Reprogramming the Employee Experience (Cultivating Talent)

2024-02💙 37
The Infinite Game
BOOKS

The Infinite Game

2024-01💙 54
Being a good person pays off
PURPOSE

Being a good person pays off

2024-01💙 72

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