blogs – Ad Hofstede

The importance of the strategic learning & development plan

Many healthcare institutions face similar challenges: staff shortages and unbridled growth in the demand for care. The common challenge is how we can continue providing the same care with fewer people. The strategic development plan plays a central role in learning and development. And that also applies to sectors other than healthcare.

Neurotic leadership and corporate madness

Borderline behaviour in public administration is not an isolated case. Neurotic leadership is of all times, and comes in many forms and at every level. A concise overview of corporate madness.

What is strategic L&D, and why is it important

The rise of AI, scarcity of human resources, growing competition and social complexity, are forcing every organisation to think about their learning and development strategy, or strategic L&D. But what exactly is strategic L&D, and what does it lead to?

ChatGPT and the future of L&D

The rise of ChatGPT and AI presents unprecedented opportunities and challenges for L&D in organisations. You can use the chatbot for various training, evaluation and education purposes. It will radically change the work of L&D consultants and trainers.

AI and the need for strategic L&D

The rise of AI and programmes like Chat GTP highlight the need for strategic learning & development. Existing skills and jobs will become obsolete and replaced by new ones within just a few years. This means that L&D will become even more critical. As an organisation, you need to respond to this strategically.

Leadership with authority

Leadership plays a crucial role in forming successful teams. Ten lessons from my own practice on how to develop ‘authoritative’ leadership. It all starts with trusting the group as well as yourself. With 16 years of experience as a director and over 30 years as a manager, I know that managing a high-performance team is […]

Successful organizations are learning organizations

Successful organizations are pre-eminently organizations with a positive learning culture. Forming high performance teams and learning & development go hand in hand and reinforce each other. Trust is the common denominator. All the more reason to invest in L&D and trust.

Complex organizations

Many have responded positively to my new logo. For me, it symbolizes the complexity of organizations and the role of the consultant. The idea of a maze inspires it. You often see it in vacancies; the candidate must have experience working in a complex organization. This means you know how to work through a maze […]