{"id":54780,"date":"2026-08-24T11:49:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turner.nl\/uncategorized\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-where-to-get-it\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T11:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:49:10","slug":"column-by-peter-de-bruin-where-to-get-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-where-to-get-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Column by Peter de Bruin | “Where to Get It”"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In his latest column, Peter de Bruin shares a life lesson. Taking intuition more seriously as a basis for decision-making would have caused less harm to him and the organization. What information do you take (for) what? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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I walk into the conference room and catch her eye as she looks my way. I know immediately: this is bad. Danger, even. This woman is going to undo the results we\u2019ve built up over months together with the people in the organization. She\u2019s the new HR director, a key position in the ongoing reorganization. I\u2019m a line manager. It\u2019s all been for nothing. <\/p>

How I knew it, in that split second, I don\u2019t know. And of course, I did everything I could to prove myself wrong\u2014to show that my gut feeling was off. I pulled out my entire repertoire of interventions to foster healthy collaboration. But there were no benefits to my hard work. Within two months, I was out, and, worse still, the entire operation went haywire as they set out to reorganize the reorganization. <\/p>

Glasses <\/strong><\/p>

Intuition is a kind of sixth sense. Hearing, seeing, tasting, feeling, smelling\u2026 all body language is communication, a source of information. As a human being, you\u2019re constantly perceiving and consulting your senses before you make choices. What exactly you perceive\u2014what you literally take as true\u2014is determined by the \u201clens\u201d through which you view the world: how you\u2019ve been shaped. Different people see different things, even when they\u2019re looking at the same thing. <\/p>

What are you particularly alert to or sensitive about? If, like me, you were raised to believe you have to try your very hardest, it\u2019s generally hard to accept when something doesn\u2019t work out. \u201cIt can\u2019t be my fault that we\u2019re not succeeding.\u201d Typical consultant; I was\u2014or perhaps still am\u2014an \u201cuncertain overachiever.\u201d Seeing something go wrong is harder for people like that than for others who, by nature, are focused on learning from mistakes, for example, or for those who are content with a C. What you perceive is determined by how attuned you are to your surroundings\u2014and, above all, by who you are. Self-knowledge is therefore no luxury. <\/p>

By observing with all your senses, you can discover the truth in the other person. This allows you to close gaps and bridge differences. This is important as a leader of change. Listening to what is said\u2014or, conversely, to what is left unsaid. Hesitation, silence. Combined with observing tone of voice and nonverbal cues\u2014the eyes, body language, seating arrangements at the table, the order of speakers, and so on. In addition to rational communication, this includes emotional and intentional communication\u2014information that concerns connections and relationships. <\/p>

Self-Knowledge<\/strong><\/p>

Intuition is of great value in this regard. But trusting it isn\u2019t something you do just like that. It requires an intimate relationship with yourself\u2014self-knowledge gained by realizing how much your past shapes your present. The life you\u2019ve lived gives you insight into the \u201clens\u201d through which you view the world. Examine that suffering in order to lead well. View it as a source for making choices. I urge us all to take intuition a bit more seriously in this regard. <\/p>

That would have saved me two months of fruitless hard work back then. The HR manager in question worked in that position for a number of years and was eventually forced out in disgrace. If the damage to the organization hadn\u2019t been so great, that would have been a satisfying form of retribution. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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