The political landscape in the Netherlands has changed dramatically over the last decade. On March 3rd municipal elections will be held, which give a good indication of the current climate. How does the political landscape look? Are leading politicians ready for the future challenges in economy and society? A panel consisting of Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen, Nijmegen Mayor de Graaf and Pauline van der Meer Mohr will introduce the topic in a discussion led by Twan van de Kerkhof. Pauline is President of Erasmus University and she is involved in D66. After the panel participants will engage in small group dialogues. Please note a later than usual starting time. Click on Reading to see an interesting background article.

The financial and economic crisis has eroded trust in business leaders, definitely from the general public and sometimes even from employees, clients and shareholders. In order to effectively lead their organizations, leaders need to regain that trust. At this Leadership Dinner we will look at the origins of the erosion of trust and at what can be done to rebuild it. The Dinner will be introduced by a panel with Henk Breukink (Supervisory Board member ING et al.), Wilma de Bruijn (Managing Director Eureko Academy Life & Pensions) and Michiel Jaski (Member Executive Board Arcadis). After the panel discussion participants will engage in a dinner dialogue about the topic. Please click on Reading to see an interesting background article.

New demands on leadership in modern times. (Please note new date 29 March)

Peter Bakker, CEO of TNT, will share his personal leadership beliefs. Key to him is that leaders need to be authentic to be accepted, that modern leaders face the brutal facts yet remain confident and that they need to be trusted to be heard and believed in the current information overload. After the introduction by Peter Bakker, participants will engage in Roundtable dialogues to discuss their own beliefs about leadership.

Leadership meets creativity in a unique cooperation between ELP and the Dutch National Ballet. Participants will engage in a dialogue with Ted Brandsen, artistic director of the Ballet, about his leadership of a world-class artistic company. Important lessons can be learned about innovation, top performance and working with outstanding talents. After dinner, we will see the Dutch National Ballet perform four short ballets by 20th century choreographers: George Balanchine, Hans van Maanen, William Forsythe and David Dawson. Partners/spouses are welcome at the performance.

At this ELP Leadership Dinner, current board members will be meeting with their potential successors for a dialogue between generations. What does the new generation want to see in the current leadership? Who do they want to be as leaders themselves? What does the current leadership expect from the new generation? A panel discussion will kick off the dinner. Panel members will be Geri Bonhof, CEO of Hogeschool Utrecht, and Frits Spangenberg, founder of Motivaction.The cost for Young Leaders is 295.

Any company can be a great place to work. Great workplaces achieve higher business benefits and have more engaged employees. Also, better workplaces lead to a better society. In this Leadership Dinner, Jos Plompen, director of Great Place to Work Institute Nederland, will explain what makes a workplace great. After his introduction, participants will engage in Roundtable dialogues to compare their own greatness in work.

German industrial giant Siemens has overcome a corruption scandal that was the biggest in Germany's history and agreed to pay two billion in fines and legal fees. The company has changed senior executives, set up a strong global Compliance Organization and has implemented a comprehensive Compliance Program. How does a global company deal with such a scandal? Chief Compliance Officer Andreas Pohlmann of Siemens AG will reveal the lessons learned from that turnaround.

This unique three day workshop will start at 13:30 on May 26th and finish at 16:00 May 28th. A thorough renewal of our institutions and our societies is necessary to meet the challenges of the current crises in economy, ecology and values. This entails shifting the belief system used for leadership, management, decision making, and problem solving. During this three day workshop, participants will be challenged to examine the fundamental assumptions underlying their management worldview. They will learn how strategy formation and profound innovation at the enterprise or department level requires a leap from managing among existing alternatives to co-creating new futures.

Participants in this workshop will be the first in the world to get a preview of the new research by Joseph Jaworski and Kazimierz Gozdz which aligns recent discoveries in science, mainly quantum physics, with the ancient wisdom of spiritual traditions to create a revolutionary methodology. The workshop will explore six principles of an emerging worldview that suggests a new management paradigm, adequate for the chronic issues present in our organizations today. Small group dialog and solo walks in nature will enhance the learning experience.This workshop is co-sponsored by ZIN, Generon International and the Dutch Centre of Executive and non Executive Directors (NCD). For details contact us or log in to the members only portion of our web site.

A thorough renewal of our institutions and our societies is necessary to meet the challenges of the current crises in economy, ecology and values. During this one day workshop, leaders will be challenged to examine the fundamental assumptions underlying their management worldview. Participants will learn how strategy formation and profound innovation requires a leap from managing among existing alternatives to co-creating new futures.

Participants in this workshop will be among the first in the world to get a preview of the new research by Joseph Jaworski and Kazimierz Gozdz which aligns recent discoveries in science, mainly quantum physics, with the ancient wisdom of spiritual traditions to create a revolutionary methodology. The workshop will explore six principles of an emerging worldview that suggests a new management paradigm, adequate for the chronic issues present in our organizations today. Small group dialog and solo walks in nature will enhance the learning experience.This workshop is co-sponsored by ZIN, Generon International and the Dutch Centre of Executive and non Executive Directors (NCD). For details contact us or log in to the members only portion of our web site.

Work and Play are combined in this event. The first part will be dedicated to how leaders build winning teams. Ronald Meijers, co-chairman of Krauthammer, will share his experiences in his work with executive boards. What makes them effective, what leads them to derailment? In the second part we will observe 90 minutes of a team executing its strategy. This will be the World Cup match of the Netherlands vs. Cameroon on a large screen. Orange hats, beer and food will be provided while we study the team in action. Before the match starts, a former player from the Dutch national team will give his views on the qualities of the Dutch team.

TNT is one of the world's most progressive transport companies in the world when it comes to fighting climate change. In its Planet Me programme, TNT aims at significant reductions of CO2 emissions, going beyond legal obligations. Carin ten Hage, who is responsible for this programme, will give participants a look behind the scenes.

In a world of volatility and uncertainty, we need strong and effective leaders. Highly effective leaders know how to balance their lives within the spheres of their work, their families and in their contributions to society, as well as across them. Too often leaders give up control of their lives, become victims of their agendas and give in to immediate demands and short term pressures. Living a grounded and balanced life strengthens the contribution that a leader makes to each sphere of his/her live and is critical to his/her effectiveness as a leader. Kees van der Graaf will introduce the topic, based on his current research as an executive in residence at IMD, the business school in Lausanne. He is interviewing CEOs worldwide about the balance in their lives. Kees van der Graaf was President of Unilever Europe.