‘Ring the bells that still can ring, forget your perfect offering, there is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.’ This inspiring refrain, taken from a Leonard Cohen song, perfectly reflects Vlerick professor Herman Van den Broeck’s views on leadership. He specialises in change management and emotional intelligence and is convinced that powerful leaders are people who realise that new light shines through every crack. He calls these above average leaders ‘beyonders’. They do not necessarily want to be the best IN the world but want to do what is best FOR the world.