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The Observation Room

One observation. One question. A different way of seeing.

The world is constantly leaving clues.
A delayed conversation. A customer who doesn’t return. A process everyone works around. A high performer who approaches the same task differently.
The Observation Room is where René examines these familiar moments—not to provide a universal answer, but to encourage a better question.
Portrait of René Van Delft wearing a denim jacket in an office.
Portrait of René Van Delft wearing a denim jacket in an office.

Resource categories

  • Leadership and decision-making
  • Customer and visitor experience
  • People, culture and performance
  • Sales and commercial performance
  • Business observations and practical frameworks
The Observation Room

Observation Room stories

Small moments can reveal useful clues. Choose an observation and carry its question into your own business.
Observation 01

Six people walked past the same piece of rubbish

The rubbish wasn’t the problem. It was the evidence.
Observation 02

They thought communication was the issue

The evidence suggested something else.
Observation 04

The highest performer wasn’t working harder

They were thinking differently.
Observation 06

“We’ve always done it this way.”

The most expensive sentence in business.

The hidden cost of inconsistent leadership

A practical look at how leadership inconsistency shapes trust, culture and the willingness to speak up—often long before the problem is named.

Have a live situation you are ready to examine?