Profile
- Solid Human Resources Experience (25 years) within different domains: Recruitment & Selection, Training & Development, Team development, Mediation, Change management, Performance management in mainly profit organizations.
- 3 languages (Dutch, English, French)
Work Experience
- 05/2000 – today: Independent senior trainer, coach, consultant at gouache (http://www.gouache.be)
- 1999-2000: Merger facilitator KBC Bank and Insurance Group
- 1997-2000: Recruitment & Selection advisor Commercial Unit KBC Insurances
- 1992-1997: Training and development Advisor ABB Insurances (specialties: communication and influence, leadership, change)
- 1987-1992: Trainer – coach communication and management programs ABB Insurances
- 1984-1987: Teacher Dutch – English Paridaensinstituut Leuven
Project Work Experience
- Training
– Develop and give training on communication, influencing, collaboration and management topics for different target groups: employees, managers
For example:
– “Essential leadership skills”, Barco
– “Leadership in practice”, Randstad Group
– “Being a leader: how do you start? “Vrt, Flemisch Broadcasting Company
– “Leadership for Change”, BNP Paribas Fortis
– “Remote leadership” Belgacom
– “The three hats of leadership” KBC
– “Performance reviews and motivational conversations”, KU Leuven (University)
– “Team Performance: Care for well being”, BNP Paribas Fortis
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- Personal Coaching
– Coach individuals in career choices, development, progress in specific themes
– Coach managers in leadership and vision, management skills and coaching skills
– Coach experts in training and education, development in choosing effective and motivating approaches
- Team Coaching
– Coach teams in co-operation and results
– Coach teams in conflict situations
– Coach newly formatted teams in change
- Organisational development
– Coach executive committees in dealing with change
– Facilitate in creating a shared vision and getting empowerment
- Process facilitation
– Facilitate processes of meetings to make teams and results stronger
– Facilitate the use of new procedures, rules and roles in teams and departments
- Mediation
– Mediate in conflicts, restore and strengthen communication and collaboration
- Consultancy
– Design tailor made projects and programs for effective learning and developing
Education & Qualifications
2014-2015 Conflict mediation in organisations, University of Leuven
2014 Disc Insights Certification Course
2013 Cultural Transformation, certification course Barett Values Center
2013 Change Facilitator, certification course, Unicorn Associates
2011-2014 Solution focused cognitive systemic therapy and coaching,(Korzybski Int.)
2010 Solution Focus at Work, Il Faro
2009 MBTI certification course (OPP)
2008-2009 Personal Certified Coach (The Coaching Square)
2007 HBDI certification course (Hermann International Netherlands)
2003-2005 Human Resources Management, University of Hasselt – Leuven
1999 Group dynamics, Instituut voor Communicatie Kortrijk
1991-1992 An introduction to Psychology, Volkshogeschool Brabant
1989 Social and communicative skills, IPO Management School
1982–1984 Aggregated teacher secundary school Dutch – English
Training
Several short trainings (2 to 5 days) on different topics: communication and influence, team development, organisational development, change management, appreciative inquiry, talent development.
References
– Companies we collaborate with at the moment for several projects:
– A.C.A. IT-solutions
– Barco
– BNP Paribas Fortis
– KBC
– Randstad Group Belgium
– Securex