Leadership

How do I increase my impact? How can I get people aligned with my vision and ideas? How do I get a better performing team? How can I work on my visibility and exposure? Leadership is required of me but I'm not sure how...? What is meant by Academic Leadership?

Leadership. The word has many definitions and is often loaded with very different ideas of what it should be. For me, there is leadership at every level and it starts with what you might call Personal Leadership. Getting in touch with your own vision, values and goals, to then go and realize them, creating impact. For this, you need to organize yourself, be effective with time and priority, and collaborate effectively with others. Some functions and roles may be more complex, but the basics remain the same.

Leadership Where does this process flow naturally, and where and with whom does it take you more time and effort, drain you, or make you feel frustrated or powerless? Zooming in on these challenges opens the door of development: Personal development, Leadership development, or development as a manager. When you can see the difficulty you encounter on your path as a challenge or invitation for growth, you get into the mindset of learning and development. That growth mindset is my own passion, and I love helping people to be able to see and adopt that attitude in their work and life.

Training and Coaching

One form of individual development is training. I provide training in the areas of Personal Effectiveness, Team Coaching and Leadership. My training workshops are characterized by a lot of depth and emphasis on authenticity, since we go beyond the level of tips & tricks; there is a lot of attention for the triggers of behavior, for someone's drives, beliefs and authenticity. This provides lasting, profound insights and learning experiences that last a lifetime, as well as immediately practical implementable action steps. How wonderful to experience more joy and results while being more than ever yourself in what you do!

In addition to training in the field of Leadership, I coach and mentor dozens of people each year through an individual coaching program.

Other services

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People-made is custom-made. Every human being is unique, en every situation is unique. To effectively anticipate to this, requires an open mind and attitude, with respect and recognition to what is present, being it visible or non-visible. 

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Clients about me

  • When feeling the need to reflect and consider my ambitions for the years ahead, René was the perfect coach for me. In just a couple of sessions he was able to structure my thoughts, to get to the core of my doubts, and to help me realise that I could unite conflicting motivations and objectives. There is not a week passing without me reconnecting with insights I had during our sessions.

    Daniël Lakens
    Associate Professor, TU Eindhoven

  • As a social entrepreneur, I find Rene a very insightful mind and coach who helps me tie together the various aspects of my business. Rene brings back wholeness and comprehension instead of dissecating, analyzing, segmenting. This helps our team a great deal advancing further in our mission in a healthy way.

    Ingrid Cayet
    CEO and Founder, Madaga - The Great Little Foods company

  • René has a great personality and is a great 'activator' - he does not speak/interact from a place of authority, but instead relates to people on a personal level which I find to be highly effective and it is very aprreciated. Very revealing course. I would recommend it to everyone.

    Assistant Professor, TU Eindhoven
    regarding Rene's Academic Leadership Course

  • With Salt Farm Texel, we worked hard with René between 2015 and 2017 to give this startup a good foundation. René has contributed enormously to this. In the development of the business models, but especially in coaching the team with diverse characters. Here you notice René's experience, knowledge, expertise, reliability and humanity. With a gentle, compelling hand, he always knows how to get to the heart of the matter. His famous opening question “How are you today?” creates a setting where not only the business viewpoints are exchanged, but also the human ones. Therein lies René's added value.

    Robin Konijn
    CFO Salt Farm Texel / Silt Trial Farm

  • René was able to listen very well in a very short time and to sense what was needed to get to the heart of the matter. Quiet, clear, creating space. Balance between clear thinking and warm feeling.

    Bianca de Ruiter
    teacher

  • I have worked regularly together on assignments with Rene since 2010 for various Sinclair Group clients. During that time, I have learnt that Rene has the ability to quickly get to the root of an issue, be it with individuals or the interaction of a group of people. This skill, combined with his strong interpersonal skills set gives him the ability to coach both senior individuals, as well as leadership teams, towards common goals in a subtle but very effective manner"

    Steve Martin
    European Director, Strategy and Operations Management at the Sinclair Group

  • For more than 18 months I worked intensively and very pleasantly with René. A professional at heart who does not lose sight of the human dimension during sometimes difficult and confronting situations. René brings it back to the essence and leads the group to the desired outcome that is widely supported. He summarizes and fortunately does not hesitate to put his input forward. Prepares thoroughly and ensures an optimal result in the right atmosphere. Exceeds expectations.

    Adriaan Verbeek
    Dirigo International

  • René is a pleasant guy who is very good at getting a process moving, helped by the right intonation. He is knowledgeable and incisive, and strict when necessary. He knows how to bind and fascinate.

    Anton Kersten
    Director of Operations South Stork Technical Services

  • In the couple of months that I had the privilege to be coached by Rene we managed to achieve a major change in the way I work and feel about my work. I deliberately say “we” because to me it feels like we were in it together. Rene has the rare and powerful combination of being a warm and empathic person who is at the same time pragmatic and gets straight to the heart of the matter. It allows him to offer both support and direction, and provide the coachee with lots of new insight, self-confidence and practical tools that are immediately applicable.

    Coachee
    Assistant Professor, TU Eindhoven

  • What I admire in Rene's way of training and coaching is his ability to be gentle and powerful at the same time. He is lovingly and openly present, while keeping a firm grip on leadership. This ensures that those he trains/coaches can be vulnerable in the confidence that he keeps the goal in mind and continues to direct them accordingly.

    Coachee
    TNO