May is a particular kind of month. Past the early days, not yet a full harvest. A space in between, where you can start to see what is taking shape. Organizations know this phase too. Initiatives begin to form, ideas come alive, movement builds. It often feels like progress. And at the same time, this is also where a quieter challenge appears. Not everything that grows deserves your attention. The misconception of growth Many leaders respond to growth by doing more. As if eve

Bart Vanhalle (49) was balancing two large, successful careers. His schedule was overloaded, and the question that brought him to coaching was clear: do I have to choose? What followed with Debbie Baute was not a simple time management course, but a deep, holistic journey back to himself. Bart, a fast thinker whose neurodivergent mind is constantly in motion, felt the connection with Debbie immediately. He was looking for a coach for his work, but found a facilitator for an i

After the eruption A while ago, I visited Timanfaya National Park in Lanzarote. At first glance, it feels like a place where life has disappeared. The landscape is dry and dark, shaped by lava and silence. It is difficult to imagine that anything could grow there. In the 18th century, a series of volcanic eruptions covered a large part of the island. Entire villages were destroyed and the land became uninhabitable. What had once been alive turned into a barren surface. For a

Leadership is not only about logic and strategy, but also about who you are as a human being. Malik Azzouzi truly discovered this when he started a coaching journey with Debbie. What began with energy loss and stress, ended in a radical, more aligned choice, both professionally and personally. With a strong set of skills, Malik Azzouzi (41) built an impressive professional path, marked by leadership roles with a focus on marketing, advertising and media, as well as general ma

In times of transition, one reflex almost automatically appears: acceleration. More initiatives. Faster decisions. Speed feels like decisiveness. It gives us the sense that we are in control. That we are acting rather than waiting. But often we accelerate because it is uncomfortable not to know. Because stillness confronts us with what has not yet fully taken shape. In complex systems, additional speed rarely brings real clarity. It may create movement, but it can also hide w

Roberta Bosurgi, a senior executive with a strong corporate background, was serving as CEO of Impact Europe, a not-for-profit network of impact investors, when she met Debbie Baute. In that role, she was facing a profound leadership dilemma: would the corporate leadership toolkit, that had served her so well in that context, help her navigate the organic, network-driven environment she was now supposed to lead? Her initial search for new leadership tools, quickly transformed