“… I think for me, when you've got a team, first of all, you have to have a very, very clear purpose to the team. Why does this team exist? What was it achieving? How does it serve the bigger purpose of the company” In this episode, Tom Van Dyck is in conversation with Rob Shaw, Leading in Operations Programme Manager at BP. They discuss adapting to the changing business and social environment, the trust equation, challenges and paradoxes of safety - from physical safety in the workpla...

“Your job is to find the riot and go and stand in the middle of it; that’s kind of what you’ve got to do. You can’t hide from it! “ In this episode of The Leadership Sessions, Tom Van Dyck, Senior Partner at TPC Leadership, and David Sloman, COO of NHS England explore the challenges of leading in unprecedented times, addressing the elephant in the room as a means of enabling teams, and the importance of providing teams with the environment and context to be able to find and implement so...

“In the civilian sector, you're always at war with your competition, you're always struggling to survive”, ... a conversation with Vincent Martinelli In this episode of The Leadership Sessions, Tom Van Dyck, Senior Partner at TPC Leadership, and Vincent Martinelli, Chief Operating Officer at Boston Fusion Corporation explore the importance of respect, commander’s intent, and the challenge of always being at war with the competition. The Leadership Sessions is a podcast series of captivating...

“Disregard your level in a company, and disregard your level of empowerment, because it's really about your clear vision of impact” a conversation with Cécile Rénier. Tom Van Dyck, Senior Partner at TPC Leadership, and Cécile Rénier, Vice President Europe Customer Support & Success at Wolter Kluwer explore negative role models, leadership impact, authenticity, and helping others to be aware of themselves. In this episode of The Leadership Sessions, Tom Van Dyck a...

“It is extremely powerful… just simply to have the courage of saying, you know your stuff go and do it”.” In this episode of The Leadership Sessions, Tom Van Dyck and Mercedes Alonso discuss the challenges and benefits of diversity, the meaning of authentic leadership and the opportunity of having the patience to let different opinions and different experiences influence decision making. The Leadership Sessions is a podcast series of captivating conversations with exceptional leaders from aro...

“Back to the fundamentals of leading yourself”, a conversation with Laurent Jacquet Tom Van Dyck, Senior Partner at TPC Leadership Belgium, and Laurent Jacquet, Partner at TPC Leadership Belgium explore Going back to the fundamentals and taking complete responsibility for our lives. Tom Van Dyck, Senior Partner at TPC Leadership, and Laurent Jacquet, Partner at TPC Leadership Belgium. “Ask what is it that I believe in… because if we don't, we feel lost,&n...

Tom Van Dyke, Senior Partner at TPC Leadership, and Eelco van Eijck, Managing Partner at executive search firm Amrop in Amsterdam. “Building a personal brand and staying authentic, it’s the paradox of executive authenticity” 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 ...

In this 3rd episode of the Leadership Sessions, host Tom Van Dyck talks with Karl Lechat, previously Managing Director for Skoda in Belgium and recently promoted to lead the new bicycle project and d’Ieteren, one of the oldest and largest family-owned business in the country. “Integrate this aspect of curious boldness, go a bit further than yourself, learn, step out of your comfort zone, do something different … don’t have any regrets…” Their discussion ranges broadly, cov...

In the 2nd episode of the Leadership Sessions, host Tom Van Dyck talks with Brandon Strong, head of finance with Google "“If people think you have the best interest at heart, then they are open. Trust equals phycological safety, open to ideas and the unvarnished truth.” Their conversation covers topics that include how phycological safety is a key factor at Google and what that means and how it impacts teams. Also, the key success factors for managing high performing teams and how to...

The Leaderships Sessions 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. Annelieke Jense is the Chairwoman of TPC Leadership and managing partner of TPCL The Netherlands. Tom Van Dyck, Member of the Management Board of TPC Leadership and managing partner of TPCL Belgium. TPC Leadership is a dynamic global p...