{"id":28024,"date":"2026-10-27T11:42:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalleadership.eu\/team\/krista-bongers\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T11:43:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T11:43:53","slug":"krista-bongers","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/naturalleadership.eu\/en\/team\/krista-bongers\/","title":{"rendered":"Krista Bongers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have always been an outdoorsy person. As a child, I loved playing in the street with friends or heading out into nature on my own to invent stories. Nature has remained a constant source of inspiration for me. I love hiking\u2014through the mountains, in the snow, or wading across rivers. In the evenings, I prefer to pitch my tent out in the wild and eat under a starry sky\u2014whether I\u2019m with my partner, my children, our dog, or simply on my own. What began as play and storytelling evolved into a way of perceiving the world.      <\/p>\n<p>Nature inspires me to think in terms of systems: nothing exists in isolation. In my role as a leader in the healthcare sector, this perspective helps me look beyond individual issues to consider the underlying relationships, patterns, and their impact on the whole. I see how diversity strengthens a system and how change unfolds in cycles rather than along a straight line. I apply these insights daily in my work\u2014currently as a director in elderly care.   <\/p>\n<p>In 2025, I completed a year-long program on &#8220;natural leadership&#8221;. This experience not only deepened my own desire to take responsibility as a leader but also fueled my<br \/>passion for inspiring others to do the same. That is why I enthusiastically draw upon my experiences when guiding &#8220;leadership trails.&#8221; At FNL, nature, hiking, and leadership come together for me. 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