Future Leadership

Focus Research projects Tools & Publications Partners Team

Our current economic climate presents many organizations with enormous challenges. They need strong leaders to turn these challenges into sustainable successes. After all, middle managers play a key role as a catalyst for strategy and change.

This is not a simple role, however. The pressure on middle managers in their ever-changing environment continues to grow. It’s up to them to reconcile conflicting expectations and the interests of various stakeholders. And while they often have no influence or control over the end result or what happens next, they are expected to write the next chapter of the story. Usually with very little room for maneuver, as a result of which they are often literally stuck in the middle.

Main activities:

Put authentic and shared leadership, and leadership development on the agenda of organizations and society.
Perform practical and relevant academic research on leadership development.
Be a thought leader and trendsetter in leadership development in Belgium.
Be the active center in an international network for academic research on leadership.
Inspire a network of alumni, leaders and people from the industry for state-of-the-art leadership development.

October 13, 2025

The war for talent calls for a different kind of effort

The war for highly educated talent remains fierce, even in times of economic uncertainty. While HR professionals pull out all the stops, many vacancies stay unfilled. Maybe it is time for a different approach: broaden your horizon to include international talent and start building relationships with future professionals while they ...

Work shouldn’t just pay, it must remain worthwhile

The Belgian government reached a compromise on the much-discussed summer agreement. It introduces several major ...

July 08, 2025

by Peggy De Prins

Learning and feedback: how do you create a working culture?

Learning and feedback are inseparably connected—not just in theory, but above all in practice. What ...

July 02, 2025

by Kirsten Vanderplanken, PhD

Why isn't there a heat plan for work, the labor ...

Heatwaves in Flanders not only cause physical discomfort but also expose how vulnerable our infrastructure ...

Events

May 08, 2026

Webinar: Training that sticks in practice: what makes the difference?

Absenteeism prevention is high on the agenda for many organizations, with a key role for line managers. Expectations are rising: they need to recognize early signals, start the conversation, and act proactively. In reality, this often happens without enough time, training, or support, on top of the operational or commercial ...