Nick van Dam

Authentic Confidence: An Evidence Playbook of Insights, Practices and Tools to Shape Your Future

Becoming Authentically Confident does not mean that you will be free of insecurities. Rather, it means that you can become comfortable with and effectively manage your moments of insecurity and uncertainty. You can learn to do this. There is a set of practices and skills that you can apply. When you develop these skills, your relationships with your fears and unhelpful emotions will change. Instead of being held back by them, they become a source of positive energy that can help you to achieve what matters most to you. And that is what gives you true authentic confidence.

In this book we bring the science and practices behind all of this together, with a specific focus on the context of work. We provide you with a playbook of practices and exercises that you can immediately integrate into your daily life. We include insights from leading experts in the field of psychology, neuroscience, leadership development and organisational behaviour. We complement this with the experiences and stories of professionals and senior leaders from a variety of backgrounds. Empower yourself, support your health and well-being and learn how to be okay with moments of insecurity and uncertainty and become Authentically Confident!

49 Tools For Learning & Development

In the 49 L&D Toolbook, Nick van Dam and Jan Rijken provide a unique compendium to support L&D professionals in their roles. Each of the 49 tools addresses a relevant, urgent, everyday L&D question, providing an explanation of the opportunity as well as best practices for applying the tool, all structured in three to five easy-to-read pages and paired with clear visuals. Superbly researched, science based, passionately crafted and filled with practical techniques based on decades of experience, the 49 L&D Toolbox is a must-have on the desk of every L&D professional.

Advancing Authentic Confidence Through Emotional Flexibility

Dr. Nick van Dam and Dr. Jacqueline Brassey, Adjunct Professor at IE University, coauthor this book which reflects the importance of developing self-confidence to perform well and improve employability, especially in the digital age.

Principally aimed at managers, entrepreneurs and academics looking to improve their performance, the book will also help anybody seeking to develop ‘authentic confidence’. A lack of self-confidence, say the authors, impairs job performance and limits professional success.

Elevating Learning and Development

An organization’s capacity to enhance the capabilities of its workforce and create a culture of continuous learning are vital to remaining competitive. These trends make an effective learning and development (L&D) function more critical than ever.

This compendium of articles, from L&D professionals at McKinsey & Company, discusses every facet of professional development and training—from ensuring that L&D’s efforts are closely aligned with business strategy to elements of advancing the L&D function, executing flawlessly, and measuring impact.