René de Baaij
Human leadership. Intelligent organizations.
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Agency Without Illusions 12/12
You do not have to win. You do not have to heal anyone. You do not have to rescue anyone. Above all, you do not have to lose yourself. The twelfth and final instalment in a series on dealing with a leader who bends rules.
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Escalate Formally When Boundaries Are Structurally Violated 11/12
You notice something dangerous: that you are starting to normalise the abnormal. Formal escalation sounds heavy, but sometimes it is the only adult move. Part eleven of a series on dealing with a leader who bends rules.
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Build Exit Dignity 10/12
Dominance works best on people who feel trapped. Exit dignity takes the sting out of that feeling, even if you go nowhere today. Part ten of a series on dealing with a leader who bends rules.
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Choose Your Battles 9/12
he rule of the strongest does not only feed on your silence, but on your exhaustion too. Choosing is not weakness, it is strategy. Part nine of a series on dealing with a leader who bends rules.
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Change the Playing Field with System Interventions 8/12
In a room without fixed agreements, a strong personality can shape reality. In a room with rhythm and record-keeping, that same personality suddenly has to run on rails. Part eight of a series on dealing with a leader who bends rules.
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Build an Allyship Map 7/12
The system would prefer people who each think they are the only one. Shame does the rest. Shame creates silence. Silence becomes agreement. Part seven of a series on dealing with a leader who bends rules.
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Setting Boundaries with Procedural Language 6/12
Boundaries are rarely the problem. The language you use to set them often is. Part six of a series on dealing with a leader who bends rules and makes people feel small.
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Record It as If You Will Need Proof Later 4/12
In healthy organisations, memory is something soft. In unhealthy ones, it becomes a battleground. Part four of a series on dealing with a leader who bends rules and makes people feel small.
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Governance as Civilisation 3/12
You believe that if you just explain it well enough, the penny will drop. But where power personalises, status rarely loses to logic. Part three of a series on dealing with a leader who bends rules.
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Name the Pattern, Not the Person 2/12
You’re unreliable. You manipulate. It sounds like relief to finally say it. But right at that moment, the conversation shifts from what is happening to who you are. Part two of a series on dealing with a leader who bends rules.