The Leadership
Journey
A step-by-step guide for leaders and future leaders with sustainable impact — from self-reflection to stakeholder management, in an intercultural context. By Sonja Wekema and Marjon Margés.
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心を開き、手を差し伸べる
"Open your heart, reach out to others."
The Japanese phrase that opens the book — and grounds every conversation we lead.
What's inside
Five chapters. One journey.
Each chapter offers tools, data, illustrations, stories, quotes and reflection questions — a roadmap for compassionate, action-oriented leadership.
You as a leader
It all starts with you
You and your team
Creating a winning team
You and your context
Understanding your organisation
Getting ready for the future
Move what matters
Trust your compass
Take action
Three ways forward
Read it, work with us, or bring it into your organisation.
Read the book
350+ pages of frameworks, reflection questions and stories. Includes the Inner Development Goals.
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1:1 leadership development with Sonja Wekema. Sharp reflection, real conversation, lasting change.
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In-company Leadership Essentials programmes and bespoke coaching via The Other Perspective.
Coaching & programmesIn their words
"Sonja brought insight as well as skilled facilitation within a complex organizational review. She created the conditions for difficult, edgy conversations to happen without it feeling personal or threatening."
— Senior leader, multinational organisation