Ivo Brughmans

Ivo Brughmans (b. 1965) studied philosophy, international politics, and business management. He worked for twenty-five years for a global management consulting firm, supporting organizations in redesigning and transforming their business.

Ivo is fascinated by paradoxes and the challenge of bringing together opposite approaches. Connecting opposite poles has been a common thread throughout his own life and work: as a philosopher working with practical business challenges, as a rationalist relying on his intuition, and as a workaholic enjoying doing simply nothing at all.

Ivo has been doing practice based research on paradoxical thinking and leading for the last 15+ years and has written four books on this topic. His latest book ‘Paradoxical Leadership. Making Complexity an Advantage’ has been published in 2023 by University of Toronto Press.

Ivo lives in Antwerp, Belgium. He gives keynotes, leads workshops and training programs on paradoxical leadership, and works with public and private organizations throughout Europe and around the globe. Ivo is a lecturer at leadership academies and management schools. For more information check https://paradoxical-leadership.com.