{"id":4837,"date":"2021-12-08T12:41:31","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T12:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tpcleadership.com\/ro-en\/uncategorized\/being-and-doing-without-losing-authenticity\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T16:43:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:43:02","slug":"being-and-doing-without-losing-authenticity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tpcleadership.com\/ro-en\/developing-leaders\/being-and-doing-without-losing-authenticity\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBeing and doing without losing authenticity\u201d, a conversation with Eelco van Eijck, Managing Partner Amsterdam, Amrop, Ep #4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-9684509\"><\/div>\n<p>      <script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1857145\/9684509.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9684509&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n      <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the 4th episode of The Leadership Sessions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tomvandyckmba\/\">Tom Van Dyck<\/a>, Senior Partner at TPC Leadership, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eelcovaneijck\/\">Eelco van Eijck<\/a>, Managing Partner at executive search firm Amrop in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cBuilding a personal brand and staying authentic, it\u2019s the paradox of executive authenticity\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Their discussion focuses on managing the delicate balances between crafting an executive brand while also managing to deliver leadership authenticity, and the opportunities of striking the right cultural and inspirational notes while navigating the complexities of improving diversity and inclusion.<\/p>\n<h2><b>On authentic leadership and building an executive brand:<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m sometimes surprised how also more senior executives get locked in somewhere they can\u2019t be themselves\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cStep into a culture that fits with who you are and where you can develop and explore yourself\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou can choose for yourself &#8211; start somewhere you can be yourself\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf you hate wearing ties, don\u2019t work for a company that insists you wear a tie\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIs this really somewhere I\u2019m long-term happy?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>On the duality of being and doing:<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBuilding a personal brand and staying authentic, it\u2019s the paradox of executive authenticity\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHow can I progress and develop myself whilst staying close to who I am?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLeaders with terrible teeth \u2013 how can you expect your people to be operational excellence experts when you can\u2019t manage your personal care at the right level?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>On diversity and inclusion:<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSorry, I\u2019m a white man \u2013 the diversity topic is very actual\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen you are a white male in northern Europe, age around 55 and you lose your executive position, it\u2019s really hard to find a new role\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhite male, 55, it\u2019s really hard, you\u2019re not adding to the diversity drive\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere are still system failures happening, for women, it\u2019s still more difficult to make a career\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI dare say that companies that really have leadership diversity have a better and more appreciated culture\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe dual CEO, comprised of a male and female, it\u2019s inspirational for both genders\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>The Leaderships Sessions<\/strong> is a podcast series of captivating conversations with exceptional leaders from around the world sharing their insights, experiences, thoughts, and personal opinions about what leadership means and what it takes to be effective.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Eelco van Eijck, Managing Partner Amrop in Amsterdam<\/strong>. Founded in 1977, AMROP is one of the world&#8217;s largest international retained executive search networks with the widest geographical coverage of any executive search organization. For four decades, Amrop has been advising dynamic organizations on identifying Leaders For What&#8217;s Next &#8211; adept at working across borders, in markets around the world.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Tom Van Dyck, Senior Partner at TPC Leadership<\/strong>. TPC Leadership TPC Leadership is a dynamic global partnership specialising in leadership solutions that deliver cultural transformation and financial impact. With offices around the world, covering 100+ countries, a network of 350+ partners, consultants and associates from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds, TPC Leadership delivers transformational leadership solutions in service of people and business results.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you wish to share comments or a specific topic that you would like us to cover in a podcast, drop us a line on <\/span><a href=\"mailto:podcast@tpcleadership.com\/ro-en\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">podcast@tpcleadership.com\/ro-en<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the 4th episode of The Leadership Sessions, Tom Van Dyck, Senior Partner at TPC Leadership, and Eelco van Eijck, Managing Partner at executive search firm Amrop in Amsterdam. \u201cBuilding &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_title":"Podcast| The Leadership Sessions | TPC Leadership|","rank_math_description":"In the 4th episode of The Leadership Sessions, Tom Van Dyke, Senior Partner at TPC Leadership, and Eelco van Eijck, Managing Partner at executive search firm Amrop in Amsterdam.","rank_math_focus_keyword":"","editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"featured-blog-post":[],"page-type":[],"class_list":["post-4837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-developing-leaders"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tpcleadership.com\/ro-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tpcleadership.com\/ro-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tpcleadership.com\/ro-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tpcleadership.com\/ro-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tpcleadership.com\/ro-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tpcleadership.com\/ro-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tpcleadership.com\/ro-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tpcleadership.com\/ro-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tpcleadership.com\/ro-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tpcleadership.com\/ro-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4837"},{"taxonomy":"featured-blog-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tpcleadership.com\/ro-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured-blog-post?post=4837"},{"taxonomy":"page-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tpcleadership.com\/ro-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/page-type?post=4837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}