Deliberate Calm

Deliberate Calm (2022) offers a compelling exploration of leadership in an era of rapid change, introducing the concept of Dual Awareness as a tool for navigating complexity. By combining insights from neuroscience, psychology, and consciousness practices with decades of boardroom experience, it offers a fresh approach to adaptive leadership that unlocks potential and builds resilience in the face of uncertainty. 

• Leaders seeking to build agile, adaptable businesses in uncertain markets
• Professionals aiming to develop resilience and adaptive skills
• Anyone interested in neuroscience-backed approaches to leadership growth

Michiel Kruyt is the CEO of Imagine.one, focused on helping business leaders drive sustainable transformation. Previously a partner at McKinsey & Company and cofounder of Aberkyn, he began his career at Unilever and serves on the board of the Urban Consciousness Center in Amsterdam. 

Jacqueline Brassey, PhD, serves as McKinsey's chief scientist and director of research science for People and Organizational Performance. In addition to her role at McKinsey, she holds academic positions at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and IE University in Madrid.

Aaron De Smet, a senior partner at McKinsey & Company, has spent 25 years helping organizations improve performance and organizational health. He joined McKinsey in 2003 after earning his PhD in social and organizational psychology from Columbia University.