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Beyond One LensBeyond One Lens Episode 11: Know, own & create the career that is truly you-shaped with Marjolijn VlugToday, Zarrina’s guest is Marjolijn Vlug, certified career coach and co-host of the People Impact Podcast.There is nothing Marjolijn loves more than uncovering her clients’ natural talents and abilities, than seeing that sparkle in their eye when they talk about the kind of work they really care about.She believes everyone deserves that YOU-shaped space in the world where they can truly be themselves, feel valued and welcome. When you create that space for yourself, you can pay it forward and more easily create it for others by being an ally to divers...2025-04-1743 min
Global Inclusion in Practice PodcastReflections and Resilience: Ending Season 2 with Hope“I see hope, and I also see an opportunity for us to be strategic, going stealth mode, and be resourceful in the way that we do our work.” - Vivian AcquahAs we conclude the second season of the Global Inclusion in Practice podcast, we’re grateful for the enriching episodes in this series and inspiring guests from various corners of the world, and across the spectrum of DEI, sharing their stories, their perspectives, and their context.What we appreciate about our conversations is that we talk about practical, pragmatic things and we also go deep...2025-04-161h 08
Haptotherapie in de praktijk - met Esther MolenaarWhat is haptotherapy? An introduction in English!What is haptotherapy?Haptherapy, also known as haptonomy, is a therapeutic approach that focuses on restoring emotional and physical balance by working with the body's sensations and feelings. It helps individuals become more aware of their boundaries, emotions, and how they experience themselves in both personal and professional contexts.Haptotherapy originated in the Netherlands and is not very well known outside the Netherlands. And for that reason a lot of people who dont speak Dutch are not familiar with it. To make this form of therapy accessible for more people I decided to make an...2025-03-2851 min
Global Inclusion in Practice PodcastUsing Power and Privilege For Good: Annelie Wambeek on Taking Responsibility“It's really important to remember global context. I'm sitting here in Northwest Europe, where a lot of companies are putting money and time and effort towards diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, justice. But there are a lot of parts of the world where we are still fighting for, ‘the basics’, equality; we haven't reached the point of equity yet.” - Annelie WambeekAnnelie Wambeek is a freelance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion trainer who works at the intersection between DEI and intercultural competencies. After a corporate career in finance and foreign policy, she has gone freelance and in addition to train...2025-02-261h 01
The People Impact PodcastA New Season and New Reason!It is a New Season and we’re thrilled to finally bring you some exciting updates!
Today marks a significant transition for our podcast. After months of anticipation, we are ready to unveil our new direction.
Marjolijn Vlug, our beloved co-host, has decided to step down as she has decided to shift her professional focus and realign her priorities. We want to express our heartfelt gratitude for her invaluable contributions over the past six years. Marjolijn’s insights and wisdom have truly shaped this podcast, and we will miss her presence. However, she will continue to be an enthusiastic list...2024-10-2113 min
Global Inclusion in Practice PodcastDeep Dives Ahead: Season Opener with Vivian and MarjolijnDeep Dives Ahead: Season Opener with Vivian and Marjolijn “It was a surprising conversation. It's going to be interesting to hear a different piece of our puzzle.” - Vivian AcquahWelcome back to Season 2 of the Global Inclusion in Practice Podcast! Hosted by Vivian Acquah and Marjolijn Vlug, we're diving right into the heart of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) with fresh vigor. This opening episode looks ahead to the new season and takes notes of what's going on right now in the space of DEI. This season is a fresh chapter of even d...2024-07-0953 min
Global Inclusion in Practice PodcastEmpathy & Resilience: The Reality of DEI Changemaking“The conversations that we had so far have been stretching my brain.” - Vivian AcquahThroughout this season of the Global Inclusion in Practice podcast, we've had the joy of engaging in conversations with diverse thought leaders and inspiring individuals who are actively working on their impact on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) around the world.“This season has been an enlightening dive into many stories of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion changemakers around the globe.” - Vivian AcquahAs we wrap up the first season, it's a moment to reflect on the impactful stories...2024-03-1940 min
The People Impact PodcastDeveloping Leadership, with guest Paul ter Wal“How did you feel when you realised that?”
“I must say, I finally felt happy with it. This is making me happy because this makes sense.”
In this new episode we dive deep with Paul ter Wal, a former lawyer turned leadership developer and professional speaker who is reshaping the workplace through his motto, Happiness Makes Money: the well-being of employees isn't just a nice-to-have; it's a must-have for business profitability.
Paul shares his development journey from old-school top-down manager to a new shape of leadership. Achieving this isn...2024-03-0129 min
The People Impact PodcastExploring Radical CandorThe right words at the right time can make all the difference—not just in business but life itself.
On this episode, we unravel the concept of radical candour developed by Kim Scott. Radical candour isn't a tool as much as a commitment to authentic conversations that drive meaningful change. It invites us to balance truth with care in the words we use. It is a feedback mechanism and more: a transformative approach to your interactions.
We also place radical candour in a cultural perspective; acknowledging that this will pa...2024-02-0932 min
The People Impact PodcastFrom Burnout to Balance, with guest Julian ReeveThe thing with burnout is… you’re largely unaware of it until it happens to you. When we’re ambitious, we’re driven by goals and metrics. Financial success denoted by things and the balance in your bank account.
Who are you, in the journey towards that result you’re aiming for?
Julian Reeve shares his experiences and wisdom with us in this episode. He's shaping the way organizations tackle stress and burnout and his story is a deeply human wake-up call for work-life harmony.
Julian journeyed from a high-pressure career as music director for Broadw...2024-01-1829 min
Global Inclusion in Practice PodcastEmbracing Inclusivity: Klarrisa Frank on DEI & Multiracial Identity"You have to be vulnerable. You have to put yourself out there. You have to make mistakes."- Klarrisa FrankKlarrisa Frank (she/her) identifies as a multiracial, first generation Chinese American who is now an immigrant in the Netherlands. Professionally, Klarrisa is a coach, facilitator, creative, and consultant. In her coaching, bringing in her own background, she enjoys helping ambitious professionals from diverse backgrounds build their visibility and advance their careers. Meanwhile, she is also expanding her career within the DEI space, bringing her skills of creating (learning) experiences and content strategy, as well...2024-01-0936 min
The People Impact PodcastToxicity Unveiled: Deep Dive into Reality and LeadershipIn today's fast-paced corporate world, the term ‘toxic work culture’ is more than just a buzzword; it's a reality that can deeply impact both individual well-being and organizational health.
This deep dive into workplace dynamics ties together the recognition that toxicity isn't just about individual burnout or interpersonal conflicts; it can be embedded in structures and policies with ripple effects that shape our daily work lives.
From one bad apple or a single poor manager, to performance reviews fostering unhealthy competition or leadership strategies that inadvertently fuel burnout, all leve...2023-12-2931 min
The People Impact PodcastCulture, Leadership and Authentic Self, with guest Irene RiadWhat is your work in the world?
Irene Riad is a multinational, multicultural executive coach and organizational culture coach (ICF PCC) who specializes in leadership transformation, complex drama recovery coaching and Jungian psychology coaching. She is also the founder of SIGHTcet, the Self Mastery Coaching Institute.
Her mission is supporting leaders to live their legacy through their work: the authentic expression of the whole of who you are. With her coachees she peels a little bit more of the onion, going deeper into all the dimensions of their experiences...2023-12-0827 min
Global Inclusion in Practice PodcastStaying True to Yourself in DEI: a conversation with Ryker Knapp“Integrity is profitability’s long game.” - Ryker KnappRyker Knapp (he/him) is working as a manager of inclusive learning and enablement at Indeed, in the United States, out of Arizona. Being a transgender man is what sparked his interest in advocating for others. It taught him true empathy for others. “I've been in situations where life was not equitable. Life was not kind. And so I want to do the work to help others not feel like that.” - Ryker KnappWhen you have a marginalized identity, you live in a state of su...2023-12-0539 min
The People Impact PodcastDiverse Leadership in Focus, with guest L. Michelle Smith“My mission is to pick apart what women did who have succeeded – and success is defined by making it to the C-suite at these very, very large companies where the deck is stacked against her, but she still made it. And what I found is, these women, even if they don't call it positive emotion, tapped into positive emotion to make it through.”
Join us in this conversation with executive coach and three-time best-selling author L. Michelle Smith as we delve into leadership dynamics, corporate culture and the power of authenticity around women, and partic...2023-11-1737 min
Global Inclusion in Practice PodcastFrom Challenge to Creation: Salmaan Sana’s DEI story“Talking with you about this feels like there's more shoulders coming next to each other saying, alright, we can carry this together. Let's do this.” - Salmaan SanaSalmaan Sana is a curious, open person who loves connection. He is multifaceted, multitalented, and multidimensional.Working as a facilitator, consultant, and trainer, he has been called a ‘process artist’ who spots and analyzes the culture in an organization. He looks at how to go from the culture that is there now to where you want to go, bringing in interventions and methodologies to get a team or organ...2023-11-0740 min
The People Impact PodcastBaking DEI into Your Organization, with guest Maria MorukianEmbracing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) isn't about isolated targets; it needs to be intertwined into every action we take as an organization. The broccoli gets bakes into the casserole to make the whole better and healthier.
Maria Morukian works with with people who, whether it's their formal or informal role, lead the systemic change for diversity, equity and inclusion. She also works with organisations to really embed the concepts of equity, justice and inclusion into the organizational fabric.
She shares the personal background that shaped her worldview and...2023-10-3032 min
Global Inclusion in Practice PodcastCreating a Better Future For Our Kids: Yuli Kim on her DEI Journey“I think we inspire each other, we learn from each other so much, because we open up as we get to know each other.” - Yuli KimYuli Kim is the founder of Inclusion Sensei, a DEI consultancy, and the Director of Program Development at Workplace Pride. She specializes in LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the workplace and often also addresses race and culture. Originally from Japan, she’s been living in the Netherlands since 2010. Yuli opens us about her journey of gradual insights and growth. Prior to her career in DEI, she worked in business development, helping...2023-10-1748 min
The People Impact PodcastTaking the Grief Out of Grievance, with guest David LiddleDavid Liddle doesn’t beat about the bush as he identifies the root cause of toxicity in organisations: organisations get the culture and behaviours they deserve.
In order to create a turnaround, transformational justice is what David works towards.
David is the Chief Exec and founder of a consultancy called the TCM Group, which specialises in conflict resolution, culture change and leadership development programmes. Throughout his career he has focused on initiatives that promote mediation and majority justice.
He works with organizations to embed the principles of dialogue and justice, em...2023-10-0629 min
Global Inclusion in Practice PodcastThe Neuroscience of Inclusion: Marcia Goddard on Change and Culture“I deal with it by being brutally honest about what I can do, what they have to do, and what is necessary in order to make it work.“Dr. Marcia Goddard wants you to know that she’s not your average neuroscientist. What she really wants to do is break stereotypes and show not only how relevant neuroscience is for everything that we do but also that you don't have to be boring, old and grey - and male and white - to be a neuroscientist. It can be young and fun and engaging - and there’s so muc...2023-09-2631 min
The People Impact PodcastWhat is going on? Unveiling Workplace Bias, with guest Buki MosakuHow can we look at unconscious bias in the workplace from a different perspective, so that we can address it more effectively?
Buki Mosaku is the founder of DiverseCity Think Tank, workplace bias expert, and author of ‘I Don’t Understand: Navigating Unconscious Bias in the Workplace’. We talk with him about what’s working and what isn’t in terms of addressing workplace bias.
His big eye-opener message: rather than a one-sided, siloed approach that splits people into camps, choose a multidirectional perspective.
In this conversation, we dive in...2023-09-1933 min
Global Inclusion in Practice PodcastFinding your spark: Matthew Reynolds on Embracing AuthenticityYou may pick it up from our voices as you start listening in: we’re overjoyed about this episode with Matthew Reynolds (he/they).He dives right into realness and authenticity. This conversation brought us tears from the realness of what he shares and laughs over silly stuff. Processing and listening as we talk together.Based in Hawaii, Matthew currently works with groups of people (organizations and open groups) on developing their Equity Lens and Trusted Circles to develop humanity-led equity, connection, and thought in facilitated safe(r) spaces. He has wide-ranging talents and skills, wi...2023-09-0543 min
Global Inclusion in Practice PodcastBeyond Coaching: Marjolijn Vlug on Authenticity and Accountability in DEILet’s get honest and personal right from the start. Not just our guests but your hosts as well. In this introductory episode, Vivian Acquah interviews her co-host Marjolijn Vlug.Don't miss this lively conversation and share this channel with others who are passionate about building a more inclusive world.“We know you as a DEI coach. What do we not know about you yet? What did I not know yet?” Marjolijn (she/her) is a professionally trained and certified coach who works with people who seriously care about DEI. Working with her, you wil...2023-08-1620 min
Global Inclusion in Practice PodcastThe Flavorful Approach: Vivian Acquah on Long-Term DEI CommitmentBefore we interview our guests, it’s only fair that we share about ourselves, too. There’s lots to learn about your host Vivian, to get to know her better. Marjolijn asks her questions she didn’t expect to be asked and much more.“This is me. Get to know more about me.”Born and raised in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Vivian (she/her) is a proud mother, partner, and DEI coach/consultant. She brings a lot of soul and heart, a sense of humor, and food (carrot cake, anyone?) into creating inclusive environments where DEI...2023-08-1627 min
The People Impact PodcastDance Your Way to Sustainable Leadership, with guest Irene AnggreeniIrene Anggreeni is a dedicated coach who specializes in mental health topics, fostering better self-care and sustainable success for both leaders and their teams. As an advocate for mental health, she works to remove the stigma surrounding it.
Her own life experiences have been formative in shaping her approach. Her work is deeply heartfelt and driven by her personal story.
In her pursuit of validation as a valuable member of society as an engineer, she pushed herself to the brink until she was diagnosed with clinical depression. This diagnosis...2023-08-0328 min
The People Impact PodcastMastering Change Through Creativity, with guest David ChislettSo many people in this world do not perceive themselves as creative, and yet our creativity is the primary tool that we use to navigate change. You are actually being creative, every day. David Chislett helps us understand how creativity is our primary tool for embracing change and unlocking new possibilities in our lives.
David is a change pilot: he helps people and teams activate behaviours and activities within themselves that allow them to deal better with the inevitable process of change. Short and simple.
Coming from an entertainment industry background, having played in and worked with bands, and with...2023-07-1327 min
Let's Humanize The Workplace!To AI or Not To AI @ Work?To AI or Not To AI @ Work?
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Vivian Acquah Diversity Speaker Reel...2023-07-1245 minLet's Humanize The Workplace!To AI or Not To AI @ Work?Welcome to an engaging exploration of a pressing question in today's rapidly evolving professional landscape: "To AI or Not To AI @ Work?"
Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) truly contribute to humanizing the workplace, or does it pose challenges that outweigh its benefits?
As we stand on the precipice of a technological revolution, this question probes deep into the potential advantages and pitfalls of integrating AI into our work environments.
During this episode of Let’s Humanize The Workplace, Selina Thompson, Marjolijn Vlug, and I will delve into how AI can enhance efficiency and innovation while also considering the ethical and job se...2023-07-1245 min
Global Inclusion in Practice PodcastIntroduction: Walking Together on the Journey of InclusionYou’re invited to connect with the stories of your fellow DEI people around the world.Welcome to the first episode of the Global Inclusion in Practice Podcast.We are Vivian Acquah and Marjolijn Vlug, DEI coaches and consultants. What we noticed is that there’s a big wish for more connection among DEI people, pretty universally and in a global context.* What is it like to do Diversity, Equity & Inclusion work? * What do we run into? * What other lovely people are out there? Talking about...2023-07-1011 min
The People Impact PodcastFrom FOFO to GO-fo!Let’s get honest about FOFO. No, not fomo, the fear of missing out (not even jomo, the joy of missing out).
We’re talking about FOFO: The Fear Of Finding Out. The fear of finding out what’s actually going on.
The fear of finding out what’s actually going on rather than how it should be happening according to all of your policies and procedures and theories and rule books. As helpful as they’re meant to be, looking at those is not the same as gaining insight in...2023-06-2426 min
The People Impact PodcastHow To Have Coach-Like ConversationsA great way to improve the quality – and effectiveness – of your conversations is to have more coach-like conversations.
In this episode we give you five essential skills and tools that will change the quality of your conversations, your work communications and interactions.
The simple fact is, if you treat people like children, they will behave like children but when you treat people knowing that they are naturally creative, resourceful and whole human beings that you know they are – and that they were hired to be – they’re going to behave very differently.
...2023-06-0235 min
The People Impact PodcastNew Shapes of Masculinity, with guest Yaniv SheinIn a world where societal expectations for men – to be strong, confident, composed, capable – are still prevalent, it can be challenging to break away and courageously embrace authenticity.
Life coach Yaniv Shein works mainly with men, facilitating men's groups for youth and adults. In this new episode he shares his philosophy on ‘what it means to be a man’ and the challenges men face in finding their path. A never-ending question that is always present and evolving.
Yaniv shares his personal journey, reflecting on his childhood, when he and his group of friends...2023-05-1537 min
The People Impact PodcastCreating Space to SpeakBe intentional about inviting everyone to speak in your group meetings and reap the reward. Yep, that’s the gist of this episode. It’s that simple.
To help you start and keep doing this, we talk about how and why this works – and how to make it a habit.
Work results are better when people get to introduce themselves: research shows that when medical team members introduce themselves by name in an operating room, this can reduce complications. It is not necessarily because people share their name, but becaus...2023-04-2131 min
The People Impact PodcastNavigating the Post-Pandemic LandscapeAre you still feeling the lingering effects of the pandemic? We dive back into this topic as we noticed how much our earlier episode about Pandemic Fatigue still brings up for our listeners. We’re still finding our way, going from languishing to lingering.
It may seem like we’re expected to go back to normal, but we can’t. We’re in a different place. It’s like we have dug a tunnel and come out on the other side to a different landscape. On the other side, it’s a different world.
We put...2023-04-0326 min
The People Impact PodcastChanging the Narrative, with guest Ruben BraveRuben Brave loves exploring the unknown, with a curiosity that drives him to a wide variety of places and an innate talent for generating visions for the future.
His story involves serial tech entrepreneurship: having set up several tech companies across Europe, Ruben has always been ‘one of the geeks’ (and a Spider-Man fan). Another side of him is fatherhood, living in Amsterdam, with roots in a big Surinamese family – providing him with cultural capital and a spiritual background that he brings with him into work and business.
Having spent...2023-03-1029 min
The People Impact PodcastThe Sunk Cost of People PleasingHow do you distinguish between constructive behaviour and people pleasing?
You may notice it in other people, and how they interact. And then there’s discerning your own people pleasing behaviour.
People pleasing in teams can become a disadvantage because managers and team members don’t get the feedback and information that they need.
Look at this as energy spent. Suppressing how you really feel ends up taking much more energy than dealing with saying no. Saying yes even when you don’t want to, because that seems just easier. Pushin...2023-01-2730 min
The People Impact PodcastHow To Succeed at Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Work, with guest Sarah CordivanoWhen you’re the first DEI role in an organisation, not only are you starting a job from scratch, so is your employer: often they don’t yet understand what your role is. It’s not a plug and play situation but a new function inside an organisation without a lot of legacy to stand on.
Moreover, expectations of what this work is like are often different than the reality – for both the DEI professional and the organisation.
To share her own learnings, Sarah Cordivano wrote the book ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: How to suc...2023-01-0429 min
The People Impact PodcastLeadership in Holiday MagicHoliday magic is made by women.
The holiday season would be a lot less magical without the work that mostly women do to create it. In homes and in organisations, creating happiness for other people. It’s an additional mental load, without us realising that it is.
At this time of year, most of us are dealing with end-of-year workload: having budget meetings, wrapping up performance reviews, aligning on 2023 strategy, plus lots happening in our social lives and personal lives. The dash to the end of the year.
...2022-12-1628 min
The People Impact PodcastWhy Quiet Quitting Is Such a DragThis is what makes Quiet Quitting such a drag.
People that Quietly Quit can become a huge slower-down of the change that you need in the current environment. A roadblock to collaboration, creativity, innovation and any forward momentum.
But Quiet Quitting is not the problem. It points to something else that is the actual problem. Let us give you a fair perspective on quiet quitting.
Why are people Quiet Quitting and why does that make sense, from their perspective?
“Going above and beyond just ain’t wo...2022-12-0238 min
The People Impact Podcast100 LightbulbsThis is our 100th episode! In fact, we’re triple celebrating, with four years of this podcast and over 10.000 downloads.
These 100 and 4 and 10K have let us create a rich portfolio of topics, guests and perspectives for you, on the impact that you (can) have on real people in your organization. That’s 10K+ reminders sent out that people are real people, in the workplace. 10K+ additional perspectives on the future of leadership, self-leadership and how you choose to show up. And there’s more to add, with more episodes in this 7th season and the next.
Th...2022-10-2827 min
The People Impact PodcastHow To Swim In Muddy WaterSometimes moving forward looks like standing still. So many more people than usual are picking up on big shifts going on, beyond our day-to-day practical things. It can be a floating feeling of unease that signals those bigger picture developments, or specific things that weigh on your mind.
Zoom out and look at the bigger picture, at the water we’re swimming in.
The world feels very chaotic at the moment. A big picture mess, bigger than most of us can map out and much of which is outside of our circle of influence. The newe...2022-10-1432 min
The People Impact PodcastDetoxing Your Workplace CultureToxic workplace culture: this is what you can do about it, and why you want to.
Let us take you from the experience of it (check our previous episode) to the big picture.
Over the past 10 years, workplace culture has generally become more toxic. Research* has specified the main markers of toxic workplace culture:
Non-inclusive
Unethical behaviour, lack of integrity
Disrespectful
Abusive management
Cut-throat, ruthless
Moreover, your body will tell you. It knows way more than you think. The kind of chronic stress that toxic workplace culture causes isn’t something you just st...2022-09-3036 min
The People Impact PodcastDisentangling Toxic Work Culture“I went from being this courageous person, willing and loving to challenge the status quo, to feeling I have to be compliant and I need to placate. It was a black hole that sucked me in, and I didn’t realise it was toxic.”
“At what point did you recognise that?”
“Well, when I hit my burnout.”
This People Impact podcast episode gets both personal and insightful about toxic workplace culture, a meaty and meaningful topic that gets incredibly messy when you’re in the middle of it.
That right there is why we disent...2022-09-1640 min
Let's Humanize The Workplace!Why DEI Coaching = Critical For LeadershipRing the alarm #HumanizeTheWorkplace is BACK and we are coming in with a hot topic!!! This episode is about why DEI coaching is critical for leaders to be able to amplify diversity, equity and inclusion from within, with the following guest speakers: Marjolijn Vlug and Rachelle Carrié
You are welcome to ask questions or share your tips during this live conversation.
Vivian Acquah
As an inclusive Workplace Wellness Advocate/ DEI Coach/ Consultant, Vivian Acquah advises managers on how to keep their team members engaged, energized, and safe in a sustainable manner.
Vivian Acquah is making topics related to workplace wellness & D...2022-09-1346 min
The People Impact PodcastMaking the Case for Diversity & Inclusion, with guest James McKimSeeing that lightbulb moment happen when people realise that they can be better as individuals in their organisations, *and* their organisations can be better, by really living into diversity, equity and inclusion - that is what lights James McKim up.
James recognizes that organisations want to be diverse for social justice reasons, because it’s the moral thing to do. At the same time, DEI drives organisational performance.
At managing consultancy Organizational Ignition, he aligns people, processes and technology to really live into DEI as a way to achieve organisational performance.
“It’s throug...2022-09-0131 min
The People Impact PodcastChallenging Leadership, with guest Mick SpiersWhen your reference point for how to be a leader comes from the leaders, managers and bosses you’ve had up to that point, that’s a really hit-and-miss affair. First-time leaders going through the rollercoaster of getting their new role frequently follow up their “Woohoo!” with “… now what?”
Mick Spiers, founder of The Leadership Project, inspires leaders to challenge the status quo of what it means to be a leader.
What do you do as a leader instead of repeating the mistakes you’ve seen your own managers make?
It’s essential to realise you’re...2022-08-1226 min
The People Impact PodcastThe Secret to Life is AlivenessThe biggest and best kept secret of life is… aliveness :)
Sure, there’s being alive, your heart beating and your body breathing, that’s no big secret. But aliveness, that’s about feeling connected to the essential realness of your life and the tingle of possibility in the world around you.
Feeling the sunshine. Listening to music. Being immersed in a fascinating read. Taking an intentional break. Feeling pain, grief or anger. Aliveness lives in all sides of being a living human being.
Choosing life, in all its shapes and iterations. Paying attention instead...2022-07-2131 min
The People Impact PodcastSpaces for Anti-Racism, with guest Valerie SpainWe need to be talking about racism without people of colour present.
The work Valerie Spain does - and the way that she does it - is pretty special. Valerie is a certified coach and antiracism educator, DEI consultant and group facilitator, particularly focusing on white people doing the inner work of racial justice and of developing an action plan.
Affinity groups and employee resource groups have been around for marginalised groups and minorities. Valerie hosts them for white people, coming together to learn about racism and whiteness. Educating ourselves as white people, with white p...2022-07-0730 min
The People Impact PodcastHow To Choose In Chaotic TimesLife is messy. It’s a messy time to be alive in this world, with so much going on. Predictability is on the decline. Some (including us) would even call it a trend towards chaos.
This is a long-term thing. As Dutch Professor (in Sustainability Transitions) Jan Rotmans noted, “We are living not in an era of change, but in a change of era.”
You can’t keep your head down and wait until it’s over. You’re in the middle of it. We all are.
S...2022-06-2331 min
The People Impact PodcastWellness Across the Board, with guest Tarin CalmeyerWellness is about effective, healthy habits for life. Your life, all sides of it. Your workplace has a huge impact on your wellness, and vice versa: an organisation will run so much better when team members are well.
Tarin Calmeyer makes this clear from various angles. She is a corporate wellness specialist, the founder of Remote Team Wellness, a multipassionate and multidimensional human being, and a global citizen.
Wellness means so much more than a 15-minute workout or one-time meditation event in the office. Not only is it
...2022-06-1028 min
The People Impact PodcastTurning Teal, with guest Simon DixonThe hierarchy of the classic pyramid org chart has very little added value for clients and, moreover, focuses your competitive spirit on beating your colleague to get the promotion, instead of on “we’re going to win or lose together”. So, Simon Dixon worked out a better way.
When Simon set up Hatmill, a specialist logistics consultancy, “The starting point was doing the opposite of doing the stuff I didn’t like in previous places,” where the people management structures and processes weren’t set up to get the best out of everyone.
...2022-05-2736 min
The People Impact PodcastConsistency In New BeginningsSometimes a new beginning can mark a bigger shift, from the old you to the new you.
“Wait a minute. I changed my mind. But I’ve always done it this other way. Won’t I be labelled inconsistent, erratic, unpredictable or unreliable, if I suddenly change?”
Sure, but it’s your life. You get to make your choices.
It makes sense that with new information may come a change of mind: knowing what we know now, this is not taking us where we thought. W...2022-05-1326 min
The People Impact PodcastLiving to LearnLearning is the one consistent thing that happens in our lives. In small kids you can see the speed of learning, and in our continuing development as adults we thrive when we’re learning a new thing.
Yet, we can get trapped in ‘this is the way things should be’ or ‘this is the way things are’.
Give yourself space to learn.
Seeing your own and other people’s development on a longer timeline, giving yourself and others the space to learn, is vital. From this vie...2022-04-2825 min
The People Impact PodcastHow Men Become Allies in the Workplace, with guest Ray ArataIt’s not always easy to be told about or recognize your own privilege. Or to show up and be your best person.
We’re sharing the story of Ray Arata, who has dedicated his life to working with men on living and leading from the heart. Advancing healthy masculinity in the leadership conversation. Creating a safe space for men to move out of their heads and be whole humans.
Ray shares his own experiences of recognising the rights, privileges and opportunities of being a (white) man. His man-in-the-mirror mome...2022-04-1431 min
The People Impact PodcastIntegrate Your Values“Hey, wait a minute. Maybe one the reasons why I’m exhausted all of the time is because I’m doing things that are out of alignment with my values.”
Spend the time to find out what your values are and make decisions that are aligned with them.
Values are about understanding your own internal compass: what are the things that you as an individual find important? What are the things that bring you energy and take energy away from you? Everyone has their own top-# list in their own particular order. This is why you make...2022-04-0127 min
The People Impact PodcastWho Is Your Inner Leader?Pause, for just a moment. What does your entire being know?
We invite some special guests in this episode. And yet it’s just Lisa and Marjolijn talking – about checking in with a part of yourself that brings you calm clarity and helps you make decisions.
There are different words for this, and for now we call this your Inner Leader. A deeper, more grounded sense of who you are, your internal compass.
A way out of overwhelm.
Tap into...2022-03-1728 min
The People Impact PodcastHow to Celebrate What You Can, When You CanCelebrate what you’re grateful for.
There’s war going on, refugee crises, racism, extreme weather and climate change, covid.
Yes, and… amidst all of what is going on for you right now, as you read this and listen, celebrate.
Celebrating can often be something that you skip over. And it’s also something that can really bring you a lot of sustenance through all the difficulty we’re living through right now. To lift up your spirits and get more energy.
2022-03-0430 min
The People Impact PodcastPandemic Fatigue, Weathering the StormOn a stormy day (with severe weather warnings) we’re staying indoors and talk about covid fatigue, pandemic fatigue, languishing. We noticed how something has quietly crept into our spirits. And we notice how talking about it helps.
Dealing with our current covid reality is a permanent load to carry around. Covid takes up a big part of our already full plates. So many hoops to jump through – and they keep moving. With a pervasive undercurrent that makes it hard to recharge.
What are your words and metaphors for what...2022-02-1831 min
The People Impact PodcastPerspectives on Wisdom, with guest Kayvan KianThe complexity of situations, these days, is too high to use only one way of making decisions.
You could follow Aristotle’s perspective, who said: obstacles are an opportunity to build character.
Or Bruce Lee’s, instead: be water. Like a river hitting an obstacle, move around it like water.
Which do you need right now? And what other perspectives are available?
We talk about this with Kayvan Kian who, simply put, likes to create things that help. Kayvan’s an author, consultant and entrepreneur who inspires and supports leaders by looking at what is not here yet, and at what we ca...2022-02-0329 min
The People Impact PodcastRelational Trauma in the WorkplaceThink about the things you may hear when you’re in a toxic personal relationship. Would you say those same things to a friend in a toxic employment relationship?
And what do you tell yourself?
“You’re making this up. It can’t be that bad.”
“You should’ve done more. You should’ve acted differently.”
“You shouldn’t complain because they’re so nice in other ways.”
“It’s ok for your boss to yell at you because it’s your boss.”
“It’s professional to just suck it up.”
“In the workp...2022-01-1930 min
The People Impact PodcastPeople Impact Trends for 2022 and BeyondCurious about the 10 top People Impact Trends for the coming year, and decade?
This is where the world is turning.
This is what our antennae are picking up on what will impact and improve the way people lead and work together.
We smilingly noticed that several of our topics were showing up as trends, either ahead of time or simultaneously. So, let’s have some serious fun with this and intentionally look ahead with our own list of trends for the future of People Impact.
Addressing major shifts and developments, such as...2022-01-0641 min
The People Impact PodcastLeaders Are Made Every DayThere’s an age old question: Are Leaders born or made?
In our latest People Impact Podcast we explore this question and the ins and outs of Leadership.
Leadership is changing, evolving and being redefined. What used to be a small and privileged niche is now shifting, expanding and inviting us to reconsider some the old stories we used to buy into about Leadership.
Let’s face it, today, no one inside an organization is an island. We are interconnected, interdependent, and working together with other human beings is required no matter what kind...2021-12-2227 min
The People Impact PodcastCrafting Your Equity Lens, with guest Matthew ReynoldsWhat is your truth? What are the systems that get in the way? And what will be your way to build unconditional belonging, nonetheless?
In this episode we explore the sincere insights and genuinely beautiful approach of Matthew Reynolds to create a fundamental impact on the intersectionality of oppression (systems of racism, colonialism, sexism, capitalism).
Matthew is a recent author, former teacher, artist. He is a facilitator and consultant in the DEI space with a deep perspective on the human experience, doing powerful, foundational work.
He gracefully and bravely shares his own lived...2021-12-0232 min
The People Impact PodcastRedefining Success, with guest Susanne GrantPeople have a life beyond their work desk. They have a mental health beyond the smile in your Zoom call. And they have a measure of success that is not, and should not be, the same measure of success for the organisation as a whole.
Our guest Susanne Grant, Dutchie living in Scotland, is an award-winning work-life balance expert and bestselling author of the book Drop the Motherf*cking Struggle. She supports organisations and individuals around the world to redefine success. With that new definition of success, they can have the impact they really desire without sacrificing...2021-11-1930 min
The People Impact PodcastBelonging vs Fitting InFitting in is not the same as belonging.
In this new People Impact podcast episode, Lisa and I discuss a shift and a deepening in perspective around this useful distinction.
Belonging is not, does not look like or feel like fitting in.
This is an intentional levelling up beyond ‘cultural fit’.
Belonging means not trying to ask a square peg to cut off its corners to fit into a round hole – because those corners are part of who they are.
No one should be expected to cut off parts of who...2021-11-0427 min
The Mind Takeaway PodcastYOU Shaped Careers with Marjolijn FlugIn this episode, we speak to Marjolijn Flug, a career and allyship coach who firmly believes that everyone deserves that YOU-shaped space in the world where they can truly be themselves, feel valued and welcome. People who have created that space for themselves can also pay it forward and more easily create more space for others, becoming stronger allies to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Marjolijn has an extensive background in HR and Communications. She often coaches internationals and multi-passionates (multi-potentialities). That said, she’s really interested in every individual’s personal story.
Connect with Morjorlijn here...2021-10-2449 min
The People Impact PodcastResignation or RedesignThere is something kind of really genuinely dramatic going on.
We’ve faced exceptional stress over the past year-and-a-half and it’s breaking open something that’s been simmering below the surface for a long time. This is about facing a moment of reckoning.
People are choosing to leave jobs; it’s harder to find new people for certain roles.
The Great Resignation, what’s actually happening?
Feeling * sigh * resigned (pun intended) about that?
That passive energy may come from organisations having been too resigned, too passive about their actual peo...2021-10-2127 min
The People Impact PodcastHidden Gifts in Rough Times, with guest Meg MateerTap into your true resilience in order to cultivate your impact – in your organisation and in the world.
We had a great talk with Meg Mateer about her old definition and new definition of resilience:
From thinking resilience is about powering through, pushing yourself beyond your limits, “just get over it” and letting work be the ultimate priority in order for yourself to grow.
To acknowledging what is going on with you, understanding yourself as a system, with parts that are both ambitious and resistant, excited and anxious.
When you grow a bett...2021-10-0834 min
The People Impact PodcastWhat Authenticity Really IsBeyond the static caused by assumptions and cliche, what is authenticity, really? And how does it infuse your people impact?
Authenticity comes from a really good understanding of yourself. It is about the impact you choose to make from a deep, grounded place, that doesn’t feel quick. A quiet clarity.
“Sometimes I can really feel it in my toes, bubbling up from my feet,” Lisa says.
In our brand-new People Impact Podcast episode, we address what authenticity is and what it isn’t.
How to get there, and how you know you...2021-09-2329 min
The People Impact PodcastPeople Impact is not just about HRGetting fresh insights about working together just got even better for you, because the HR Matters Podcast is no more! 😮
We’re now the People Impact Podcast. 😊
Because People Matter.
Have a listen to the first episode of season 6 to hear more about the space this opens up to expand your perspective. To grow your vision. To have actual, purposeful, useful impact on the way people lead and work together in organisations.
Pick up new ideas and views on (personal) leadership and how human beings interact effectively in the workplace. Get curious...2021-09-0916 min
The People Impact PodcastRewarding the Value of HRHey HR professional, do you think you may be underpaid for the value you bring to your organisation and its people?
This episode is for you. It’s our final episode of season five, and the last one specifically for you HR pros out there. We’re going out with a bang :)
We applaud the high standard of integrity of HR professionals to not misuse their knowledge of confidential information about other employee salaries.
We clear up a bunch of misconceptions about HR salaries.
We recognise that the gender pay gap plays...2021-08-2628 min
The People Impact PodcastHow You Manage to Engage, with guest Pamela HackettIn the best led businesses, leaders are actively in the game, and they connect with people: heads up, engage.
You can do that pragmatically – and easily – once you look through the right lens. Pamela Hackett, our new guest, offers you a new perspective.
She is CEO of Proudfoot, a firm that does meaty transformation processes. The people element is always at the backbone of this work.
“We always start with the people side,” Pam states. “Because that’s going to pay back in spades.”
She talks about leadership insights inspired by bad hair day m...2021-08-1325 min
Effortless MissionBecoming me-shapedIn today’s coaching session, Marjolijn connects with her own me-shape. Her core values of autonomy play a pivotal role in her business and private life as they interconnect. When her flexibility as a n entrepreneur is challenged, she feels boxed in. Today, in a powerful personal vision she discovers a space that holds her truth and where she finds her ultimate champion. Marjolijn Vlug is a career coach who helps you explore, own and create a job and career that is truly you-shaped. After a career in HR and recruitment, she experienced coaching and discovered that bei...2021-08-0655 min
The People Impact PodcastOpportunities for Inclusion, with guest Madhu Mathoera“I had to learn to create my own brave space.”
Madhu Mathoera is bicultural: born and raised in The Hague (The Netherlands) by parents from Surinam. Her mission is to make organisations in The Netherlands more inclusive. We’re a diverse country, almost 25% have a diverse background – but we don’t see that in organisations.
Being bicultural as part of Madhu’s identity brought her a lot: she learned how to comfortably switch between contexts but also to create her own place in the world.
This episode is about connecting, listening to learn, creating a brave space. Diversity of ideas and talent...2021-07-2928 min
The People Impact PodcastWinds of Change in EmploymentLet’s be honest, we live in a world where change is the only constant. However, the level of change in the world of work that we’ve collectively experienced since early 2020 has been unprecedented.
Now that we’re on the back side of second waves and more businesses and services are opening up (in most places), we’re seeing some powerful and unique shifts in employment.
People who are in high power jobs are leaving them without an immediate alternative to go to. People without work are choosing to not take certain opportunities - especial...2021-07-1726 min
The People Impact PodcastEnabling Teams to Change, with guest Rishita JonesPeople aren’t ‘resistant to change’. Each human being simply has a natural response to change.
That’s what Rishita Jones is crystal clear on. Rishita’s an HR transformation expert and change manager extraordinaire who enables teams to evolve and businesses to modernise.
In this new HR Matters Podcast episode, Rishita explains what makes teams come together to make change happen.
Spotting how all elements of a change dynamic are interconnected; looking at the whole system instead of just the operational pieces.
Giving teams the ability to see the connection between what they want to do, what they’re good at, wha...2021-07-0130 min
The People Impact PodcastValuing Invisible Work, with guest Marieke Mooijen10.9 trillion dollars’ worth of work in this world is invisible. That invisibility has real life financial and psychological consequences. What’s the deal here?
Marieke Mooijen coaches people on leading themselves and making women more aware of what they have to pull off every day. She’s our guest in this new episode on economically invisible work.
Economically invisible work includes work around raising children, informal care work, managing a household. In some parts of the world includes things as essential as building a fire and getting the water to get the day started. It’s both cognitive and emotional labour...2021-06-1828 min
The People Impact PodcastThe (R)evolution and Purpose of HRCreating architecture: the structure for organisations and people to work together effectively. And creating cultures: the interaction between humans and the organisations they work in.
That’s the real purpose of HR work.
Our wish for this field (that hopefully soon won’t be called HR anymore) is to make it lighter, faster, more constructive. Continuously improving, with meaning and purpose.
All those check-the-box exercises of what your textbook says HR should be doing? Konmari your way through them and let it go(ooo).
Figure out what pieces of your work are...2021-06-0328 min
The People Impact PodcastThe Art and Science of Noticing OthersThe value of feeling seen and heard.
We know it matters.
Making that happen, genuinely seeing and hearing others, and doing that in a conscious and intentional way - that’s a piece of personal growth with real life impact.
This episode is about the ability to notice others. To slow down and see the whole person, not just the deliverables that we needed done yesterday.
See that they have a life beyond the role they play in your organisation. Asking, noticing, remembering what it is that this person likes to ta...2021-05-2129 min
The People Impact PodcastRedefining FeedbackFeedback. We all know it’s important. We know people benefit and grow from really great feedback. So why is really good feedback so scarce in our workplaces?
Feedback in its purest form is an act of vulnerability on the part of both the giver and receiver. And this makes it uncomfortable.
Still despite the discomfort it is valuable. Consider the cost of the mental load you carry around each day thinking or worrying about people, situations and their behavior / impact. It’s likely huge.
By redefining feedback, taking it out of the spac...2021-05-0726 min
The People Impact PodcastInclusion Makes More Room for Everyone, with guest Kelly CooperImagine you’re trying to bring more diversity and inclusion to the Canadian forestry sector: a sector where the traditional image of diversity used to be a woman in heels holding a saw.
Kelly Cooper, the founder and CEO of the Centre for Social Intelligence, is excited about the changes she is seeing in Canada. She was able to realise an industry-wide initiative and created the first public-private partnership on diversity and inclusion in the natural resources sector. She built this step by step, got leverage and raised funds to achieve gender equality and the meaningful inclusion of...2021-04-2227 min
The People Impact PodcastThe Psychological ContractIt has profound impact on how people show up at work and yet it hardly ever gets addressed. It’s all that is not on paper, but that is implied, assumed and perceived.
Alongside the legal employment agreement there is the psychological contract: the actual relationship between organisation and employee. And just like the relationships in your personal life it takes work that is worth the investment.
The psychological contract has lots more impact on our day-to-day behaviour at work than that piece of paper that you signed or that policy handbook on your intranet....2021-04-0927 min
The People Impact PodcastTraining Your Diversity & Inclusion Muscles, with guest Bernice Feller-ThijmBernice Feller-Thijm is an inclusion strategist who helps organisations truly create a diverse and inclusive culture.
Especially after the surge of the BLM movement, conversations started happening within organisations that hadn’t been had before. What became all the more apparent is that right now, not everyone gets to participate in the same way.
What helps is firstly to have a lot of conversations, to grow our understanding: we all have different lived experiences.
Every organisation and group of people is different, with its own history and systems. So Bernice starts bottom-up to transform existing history into something constructive and fu...2021-03-2626 min
The People Impact PodcastProcessing All of ThisAre you literate in reading all the relevant information?
With all that’s going on around us, and inside you, it’s high time to process and digest.
All that’s in your head and in your heart – and also in your body. Neuroscience shows that the nerves in our entire body are constantly picking up, and giving off, signals. A whole rich field of information that’s available to you.
What are you noticing? Weight on your shoulders, carrying a lot on your back, your belly full of this? Slow down and just obser...2021-03-1229 min
Let's Humanize The Workplace!Amplify Diversity & Inclusion in HRListen #HumanizeTheWorkplace episode is about how organizations can amplify diversity & inclusion in HR with Marjolijn, Lars, Kate & Monique (bio below). Go to https://bit.ly/htwnews to receive bi-weekly updates on humanizing the workplace.Marjolijn Vlug helps SMEs be great employers through welcoming, inclusive HR Communications that match their employer identity.Lars Schmidt is the founder of Amplify, an HR executive search and consulting firm that helps companies to navigate the future of work. He is also the host of 21st Century HR Podcast.Kate Bischoff advises organizations in a wide range of...2020-07-011h 00
Prototype You talentAflevering 10. Marjolijn VlugIn onze Prototype You Talent reeks gaan wij in gesprek met baanbrekers met een fris perspectief op het gebied van talentontwikkeling in organisaties. In deze aflevering spreken we met Marjolijn Vlug over de verbinding tussen gastvrijheid en talentontwikkeling!
Over Marjolijn:
Marjolijn Vlug is baanbreker voor meer gastvrijheid in HR en organisaties. Ze werkt als zelfstandig coach en adviseur voor HR, Candidate en Employee Experience én is host van de podcast HR Matters. Marjolijn verfrist het HR-vakgebied en brengt nieuwe perspectieven. Haar expertise van gastvrijheid brengt bij uitstek een goede wisselwerking tussen zakelijk resultaat en de mens...2020-02-0328 min
The People Impact PodcastCreate the future you want to live in: behind the scenesWelcome to the third season of HR Matters! This season, Lisa Dempsey and Marjolijn Vlug will be your hosts and Shea Harty will reappear as a guest on our podcast.
We are starting off the season with a glance behind the scenes into why, and how, we make this podcast for you. Making these episodes is an active decision with a clear purpose: to talk about how the human way of interacting at work, and intentions that may fall by the wayside when you’re wrapped up in your busy workdays.
The big picture ideas th...2019-10-1528 min
The People Impact PodcastFuture Skills for HR ProfessionalsYes, you read that right....we have entered season 2. (Exciting!!!)
Join us as we continue to delve into business topics that involve Human Resources. In this episode, we discuss what we think future HR professionals need in their training. Marjolijn Vlug brought us this topic after giving her friend advice on a new HR curriculum. Naturally, Lisa Dempsey and Shea Harty wanted to share their opinion as well. We share our views on what skills are needed to navigate human connections in an employment situation? As well as, what is the role of HR professionals when the...2019-01-0828 min