Leadership isn’t just about what we say—it’s about what we do. Recently, I had a powerful conversation with Thomas Ramstad, a fellow leadership expert from
I often train, coach, and advise leaders who struggle with procrastinating teams because they see their targets or goals as too large. They fear that they wouldn’t be good enough or that they wouldn’t reach it, so instead of starting, they don’t even begin.
Today a year ago, I was hiking from Papingo in Greece to the Refuge in Astraka Refuge in Greece. I’d love to give you some ideas about going for those stretch goals, through our lessons from hiking to the Refuge in Greece.
When I coach leaders and CEOs on presentation skills, they usually get these three things wrong: Most of the people that I meet with that
Why should you consider speaking on any platform, online or in person? In this article Yoke van Dam, Presentation coach shares how it increases your authority and influence the moment you are in front of the room.
✅Are you a control freak? ✅Do you always want to know what everyone in your team is up to every minute of every day? ✅Does
“It’s your turn,” our manager said. Every month, the company will allocate a budget to a team build; this month, it’s your team’s turn to
Does it trigger you when you are not treated fairly? In my leadership work, I remind leaders that the quickest way to get an employee
How do you resolve a conflict and remain professional in a toxic work environment. Yoke van Dam shares in her keynote 10 ways to self-regulate and get out of fight and flight mode. This keynote is part of a larger 2 day Emotional intelligence program that will help your leaders and teams retain clients, build relationships and offer great customer service.
Strategic selling for speakers, trainers, and coaches (Originally published on PSASA Pretoria) The Pretoria PSASA chapter was treated to an interactive keynote-turned workshop on the
Do you fear forgetting your words for an important pitch or presentation? In this article Yoke van Dam gives you practical tips on how to rehearse and memorise a presentation before delivering it.
Yoke has 10 years consultative sales experience working for Oxford Publishers, Pearson and Entrepreneur magazine. Additionally, she trained national sales team for Auto Trader, Commercial Trader, Auto Fuzion, Bikes and Corporate Sales. She developed team-building and staff dynamics workshops for Auto Trader and various companies. With her passion she founded Y-Connect in 2017.
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