{"id":206,"date":"2018-10-04T22:13:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T21:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/?p=206"},"modified":"2026-10-19T19:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T17:18:28","slug":"barack-obama-forward-thinking-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/en\/barack-obama-forward-thinking-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Forward Thinker: Barack Obama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/obama-pic.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-208 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/obama-pic.jpg\" alt=\"obama FORWARD THINKING LEADERSHIP\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/obama-pic.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/obama-pic-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, September 28<sup>th<\/sup>, 2018, Barack Obama was interviewed in Amsterdam at the\u00a0 Forward Thinking Leadership conference. I drove over 250 km to be there, and his words resonated with us all in the deepest sense. Obama spoke about his experience and compelling takeaways from his time in the White House.<\/p>\n<h2>Keeping a Normal Life<\/h2>\n<p>As one of the most prominent, well-spoken leaders in White House history, Obama was asked how he normalized life in the most powerful chair in the world \u2013 especially coming from a humble background. \u00a0Besides sitting at the dinner table with his wife and daughters every evening at 6:30, he brought his mother-in-law into the fold, who lived on the premises. \u00a0Each evening, he\u2019d open 10 letters from citizens and would proceed to read them at dinner. This made sure he and his family <strong>stayed connected<\/strong> beyond the \u201cbubble\u201d. Furthermore, Obama continually reminded himself that the baton would eventually be passed; that <strong>returning to citizenship would be his most important job.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>The Power of Truth<\/h2>\n<p>While holding a mic that would reach not just his country, but billions across the globe, the former US President insisted on <strong>truthfulness as a speaker<\/strong>. \u00a0His speeches and text, completely written by him, carried an authenticity that he encourages, saying, \u201cbelieve what you tell, and believe what you say.\u201d \u00a0He emphasized this to companies, \u201cbecause under an authoritarian leader corruption is lurking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Barack Obama came into office, he hired a Chief Ethic that measured the ethical outcomes of decisions. With this, having an extra \u201ccheck and balance\u201d next to him was a bonus in making sure he <strong>made the right choices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Lessons Learned<\/h2>\n<p>Michelle and Obama left the white house \u201cwith our souls intact\u201d. They learned important lessons, like the power of <strong>storytelling, meaning what you say, <\/strong>practicing<strong> humility, honesty, <\/strong>and<strong> not getting sidetracked with who you want to be <\/strong>and<strong> climbing the power ladder;<\/strong> instead<strong> focusing on who you are now.<\/strong> \u00a0He puts <strong>humor <\/strong>on a pedestal and sees it as an important tool to \u201ckeep things in perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even with the appointment of President Trump, Obama has <strong>faith in youth<\/strong> and he trains young leaders through the Obama Foundation, telling these youth that l<strong>eadership starts with listening<\/strong>. And in the middle of tough spots, like the 2008 financial crisis, he found <strong>value in others who had experience<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping his family together in the chaos of being the President of the United States was no easy task.\u00a0 He credited his wife Michelle for being a \u201cfantastic woman\u201d that tied all the knots.\u00a0 And in terms of keeping focused on what\u2019s important, he says, &#8220;Contribute to the things that you find important. Make the world a little better every time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And with that, Barack Obama instilled hope, motivation, and kindness into an inspired group of onlookers. I left the Forward Thinking Leadership with a permanent pep in my step, and hearing from influential guest speakers as well as the former US President was a day to be remembered.<\/p>\n<p>Want to know how I can help you with my inspirations? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/contact\/\">Contact me<\/a> and I\u2019ll show you how I can lead you on the path to workplace happiness and promising success. Happy to help.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/88070c79-af52-43b5-b2b5-aa3071a927a3-original.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-211 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/88070c79-af52-43b5-b2b5-aa3071a927a3-original-300x157.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"348\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/88070c79-af52-43b5-b2b5-aa3071a927a3-original-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/88070c79-af52-43b5-b2b5-aa3071a927a3-original-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/88070c79-af52-43b5-b2b5-aa3071a927a3-original-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/88070c79-af52-43b5-b2b5-aa3071a927a3-original.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/7e0b7b09-a0c5-49e0-b045-0af8423a2d3b-original.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-210 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/7e0b7b09-a0c5-49e0-b045-0af8423a2d3b-original-300x158.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/7e0b7b09-a0c5-49e0-b045-0af8423a2d3b-original-300x158.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/7e0b7b09-a0c5-49e0-b045-0af8423a2d3b-original-768x403.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/7e0b7b09-a0c5-49e0-b045-0af8423a2d3b-original-1024x538.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dominiquedemeulemeester.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/7e0b7b09-a0c5-49e0-b045-0af8423a2d3b-original.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, September 28th, 2018, Barack Obama was interviewed in Amsterdam at the\u00a0 Forward Thinking Leadership conference. 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