About my experience
In general
As you read under "about me", I draw on over 30 years of experience in business roles and as a coaching leader in various B2B/B2G companies, as well as my work as external consultant and coach, often internationally and in several languages. In personal development, I also leverage, e.g., over 40 years of body and mind training, primarily in martial arts and yoga. My earlier roles included: > Business development, sales, and marketing – including as a department manager and member of the management team, and including helping to lead internal change (see below). > Organizational consulting. > Leadership development and professional coaching.
Languages: SV, EN, NL, FR, (DE)
Additionally for organization & business development
In all my roles, I contributed to strengthening goal orientation and efficiency – in a sustainable and healthy way for the organization, the team, and the individual. My general focus areas include > Improving balance between customer focus, profitability, and risk management – from sales to service. > Optimizing collaboration and handovers between individuals, teams, departments – on process and interpersonal levels. > Organizational and process optimization. > Coaching for healthy and sustainable performance (I am also a certified professional coach).
Concrete change projects I was involved in are e.g.: > Organizational development to meet the market's switch from analogue to digital solutions. > Building more efficient organizational processes and systems (ERP/CRM) to enable a scale-up. > Developing from a 'multilocal' to a true international organization to answer international customers' needs. > Organizational development to enter a higher-end market segment. > Service portfolio diversification to reduce exposure to market fluctuations.
Additionally for professional & personal development
When leading colleagues, directly and indirectly, I realized that it was crucial that they further developed their self-drive, and that I could best support them with a coaching leadership style. I then broadened and deepened my competences with both professional coaching courses (see below), methods based on neuroscientific insights into how the brain, body and emotions affect each other, and insights from my over 40 years of practicing body and mind training (martial arts, yoga, etc.). Coaching diplomas: > Strength Based Coaching, Prof. Em. F. Korthagen, The Netherlands. > Core-Reflection Based Coaching, idem as above > Catalytic Coaching Step 1 (ICF Level 2-accredited training program), Gothia Academy, Sweden. > Catalytic Coaching Step 2, idem as above
For professionals up to C-level.
Languages: SV, EN, NL, FR, (DE)
