André Pelgrims

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Specialist in group dynamics, architect for cultural change, coach in leadership and organizational development, breathwork facilitator, guide in the exploration of silence, author @ Taking Wing - Center for life and learning
antwerp, antwerpen, belgium
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Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium, Belgium
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The world is undergoing change, and the sentiment of "losing control" is prevalent. The once predictable metrics are now in flux, and the retention and resilience of individuals are being tested. The "Digital First" approach is causing upheaval for many people and corporations, leading to a sense of uncertainty and loss of control. The calls for assistance are significant and existential. This presents an excellent opportunity to alter the mindset of individuals and managers, requiring a shift in numerous paradigms. Forming a creative and adaptable community of professionals can lay the groundwork for discovering solutions. Leveraging our collective intelligence, experience, and empathy is fundamental to creating something new. Addressing fear and uncertainty, maintaining connections amidst tension and conflict, and enhancing our ability to navigate the unknown are critical. For leaders, this is a historic chance for personal development and for organizations to leap towards the future. Denial is no longer viable. What's needed is courage and introspection at every level. TAKING WING has a longstanding reputation as a dependable guide for companies navigating these challenging and transformative times. The COVID-19 pandemic exemplifies the type of upheaval we have been addressing since Taking Wing's inception. It raises the question: How prepared are we, both as individuals and as communities, to find existential and sustainable responses? The pandemic has shown how profoundly we can be affected. Denial is no longer a feasible response; the status quo belongs to the past. Recognized for our reliability and competence, Taking Wing has, since 2023, placed greater emphasis on the individual development of your company's key players. We have developed specialized workshops targeting very specific topics. Explore our offerings:https://www.takingwing.net/trainingen…. or « just call 003236855902….. no time to loose ».

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Taking Wing - Center for life and learning

Taking Wing - Center For Life And Learning

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Specialist in group dynamics, architect for cultural change, coach in leadership and organizational development, breathwork facilitator, guide in the exploration of silence, author
antwerp, antwerpen, belgium
Website:
takingwing.net
Employees:
3
André Pelgrims Work Experience Details
  • Taking Wing - Center For Life And Learning
    Directeur
    Taking Wing - Center For Life And Learning Feb 2014 - Present
    Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
  • Taking Wing - Center For Life And Learning
    Directeur
    Taking Wing - Center For Life And Learning Feb 2014 - Present
    Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
  • Taking Wing - Center For Life And Learning
    Silence And Leadership
    Taking Wing - Center For Life And Learning 2012 - Present
    "Silence and Leadership" is an open program strongly supported by a lot of companies and enthousiastic participants. Find more information about the program and dates on www.takingwing.net.
  • Nelson Labs Europe
    Leadership Coach
    Nelson Labs Europe May 2014 - Apr 2024
    Nelson Labs is a very challenging business environment in the Life Sciences world, As a company, they are growing in performance and in scale, part of the bigger SOTERA Health. Nelson Labs Europe management team is very aware about the importance of healthy human dynamics. Developping the leaders is building the foundation for this healthy human dynamics. Our assignment is to create a strong community of leaders and increase the leadership capability in every individual key person. Awareness about the importance of personal and leadership development in de business world is clairly increasing. I feel grateful I've got the trust to be their partner for this challenge.
  • Attentia
    Bedrijfscoach
    Attentia Feb 2022 - Feb 2024
    Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium
    Door een keynote voor de leidinggevenden van Attentia, kwam ik in contact met een zeer geëngageerde community van leidinggevenden. Engagement brengt emotie en passie met zich mee en vertelde me over hangende uitdagingen binnen de cultuur van deze organisatie. Dankbaar dat de stem van deze leidinggevenden me het mandaat heeft gegeven om mee te kijken en mee te zoeken naar wat beter kan op vlak van cultuurontwikkeling. Dankbaar dat de directie de stem van hun leidinggevenden is gevolgd. Vanaf 2023 starten we intens in deze samenwerking. Geen enkele cultuuropdracht is evident en het is nooit een succes van bij de start. Het zal moedig zoeken en kijken zijn om samen deze transformatie op de juiste manier en in de juiste richting te activeren. Leren en reflecteren zal erbij horen, voor iedereen, en nog steeds ook voor mezelf. We hebben de pauze knop nu ingedrukt. Het is goed dat een organisatie na een intensieve periode van shaken en begeleiden, zijn eigen evenwicht kan terugvinden. Indien de vraag terugkomt zal dit teken zijn van een eerste duurzame steen in de cultuur die verlegd is.
  • Evolta
    Company Coach
    Evolta "Engineers & Architects"​ Dec 2019 - Jun 2023
    Stekene, Flemish Region, Belgium
    EVOLTA is a company of multi-disciplinary engineers and architects originally specialised in quality-and quantity control for on and off shore projects. A successful history has made EVOLTA ready for a transition in the second generation. Nele De Smet, is since January 2020, the new general manager. She is very value- and human- driven, and wants to lead her company from there. Her request for working with Taking Wing, was very specific and focused on her management team: “How to make a management team as mature as possible? How to avoid false dynamics on this level? How to support each individual in their personal growth?” We like to support leaders as Nele with a sharp and realistic “dream”. Deep trust between the leaders and Taking Wing is the foundation for this kind of transformative challenges. Thanks for getting this trust!
  • Vrt
    Change Architect
    Vrt Jan 2017 - Dec 2022
    Brussels Area, Belgium
    The most important and public broadcast player in Belgium has made the commitment with the government to start exploring the possibilities for new dynamics. The social mission of the VRT cannot be underestimated, How does the VRT change the company dynamics in order to keep their credibility for the customers and stakeholders and to be sustainable on a long term perspective. The VRT must re-invent itself respecting the foundation built in the past: respect for people, respect for creativity, respect for the customer. I was very pleased to be brought on board as the main architect for this challenge. During my first experiences with management members and employees I was impressed by the willingness and drive to help building from within the VRT of the future. Proud for being part of the VRT was the main driver I could observe. What a beautiful project! Thanks!!
  • Vpk Packaging Group
    Company Trainer
    Vpk Packaging Group 2003 - Jul 2022
    How to improve the dynamics in the factory between the teams? How to create a new style for first line leaders for factory workers? How to decrease the amount of accidents? How to decrease the amount of indirect costs through better allignment and better emotional bounding.(Cfr HR Magazine May 2005). Through the achievements in one plant, we got the opportunity to apply what we have learned in other plants of VPK. In the meantime we are collaborating with VPK on an international scale, and are involved in building a strong IT governance for the entire VPK group.We could inspire a lot of peopleleaders and improved the maturity of teams on the workfloor. Taking distance at the right time, is part of our commitment.
  • Boss Paints
    Company Coach
    Boss Paints 2013 - Dec 2020
    How can we through an holistic approach sustain a deep level of satisfaction and engagement in the community of leaders and employees. We already can build upon a strong culture of dedicated people looking for a reliable future driven by human values. I observe a deep rooted belief in the people. I'm grateful to get this opportunity.
  • Durabrik
    Leadership Development Coach
    Durabrik 2013 - Nov 2020
    Durabrik did already a lot of efforts to develop teams and leaders. It is nice and encouraging to get the chance to help them to grow for the next level.The challenge in this project is to support the people leaders to find a more sustainable balance between "connection" and "impact". How can a strong connected leader also keep his/her strenghts in building up a sustainable impact on his/her team? We will work in different phases with the full community of leaders in Durabrik. We have designed a track where the teams will be strongly involved in creating a realistic and supportive development journey for their leaders.
  • Jbc
    Company Coach
    Jbc Apr 2017 - Dec 2018
    Houthalen, Flemish Region, Belgium
    JBC has a strong organizational culture inspired by clear values: loyalty, collaboration, honesty, respect. JBC is known as a strong, reliable and client-focused player in the market of fashion. This market is recently deeply challenged. JBC and their leaders are looking inwards and outwards to find answers on these existential challenges. Re-inventing JBC in a sustainable way is the objective. On the other hand there is the urgency for short term success. How to mobilize intelligence and creativity? How to keep stability and trust? Taking Wing was requested to help and support the leaders in JBC to help them bridging these dilemma’s. How to take away internal polarizing dynamics? How to make internal and external bridges to accelerate decision processes and implementation of urgent changes? We are grateful to be on board of a group of people driven from their heart showing resilience and the courage to face reality.
  • Vadigran
    Company Coach And Leadership Development Trainer
    Vadigran Feb 2015 - Nov 2017
    Lennik
    We have met the CEO of this nice company as a participant of our Silence & Leadership workshop.She got inspired by our way of working. Her question was very clear: "Help us to become a more mature and open company." Because of the growth of her company, there was fear about "losing the culture of comradery". The family culture was and is still a strengt and was 'in danger'. I felt honored to be involved in this "pure from the heart" assignment from the 'mother of the company'.We started working with a large group of employees and leaders. So beautiful to see how grateful this kind of very strongly connected people are for this development chance. It is impressive to see how quickly they are integrating the learning and insights.
  • Novartis
    Leadership Development Trainer
    Novartis 2010 - Oct 2017
    Brussels Area, Belgium
    A few training interventions each year, focused on inspiring, energizing and supporting teamleaders, Intention is to help teamleaders to expand their capability to respond in a challenging environment. Every year a nice and energizing experience for me. Makes my work life valuable.We are doing our workshops now for more than 5 years. Nice to see how more and more people are signing in, willing and driven to go through an in depth learning experience. A very beautiful sign how the up coming generation is looking for the right competencies in their development process as leaders. Leadership is less related to 'get status', and is more related to 'a choice'.
  • Johnson & Johnson
    Leadership Coach
    Johnson & Johnson 2013 - Dec 2016
    A lot of Engagement Leaders in Pharma are taking initiatives to drive engagement.Different projects focusing on the quality of good engaging leaders are on the table.Nice to be able to build upon what is done in the recent past.Nice to work as co creator together with these Engaged J&J Leaders.
  • Johnson & Johnson
    Change Management Consultant
    Johnson & Johnson Jul 2016 - Nov 2016
    New Brunswick
    The SUPPLY CHAIN organization of J&J is facing a lot of challenges. How can an organization of 65000 employees keeps on being flexible? How to become an organization able and agile enough to move faster forward? How to respond on a market becoming more and more virtual, more and more aggressive and more and more efficient? How to keep the focus on the customer? This is an exercise you cannot only make by graphics. It is necessary to involve the hearts and souls of the people! How to start driving this kind of changes through the people? What does this kind of change processes mean for the top leaders? The management team of the SCM organization has involved me to start shaking the tree of the top 200 leaders. We designed a 3 day kick off on 4 different locations driven by local change-ambassadors and facilitated by the Management team. As a result, we saw an upcoming awareness and conviction about the shift the top 200 has to made in order to be able to shift the mentality in the organization.. Still a long way to go. Challenging to help upgrade an organization as the SCM of J&J. Part 2 expected in 2017.
  • Edf Group Brussels Office
    Change Architect For It Departement
    Edf Group Brussels Office Sep 2015 - Nov 2016
    Brussels Area, Belgium
    A lot of IT departments are working constantly under a lot of pressure. Driving efficiency and sustainability of the systems and for innovation in the same time, is often an underestimated responsability. This pressure on the people is a threat for the 'harmony' and 'collaboration' within and between the different IT teams. If you have any experience with IT-dynamics, you probably recognize this. Because this specific IT departement was in 'difficult waters', we were called in by the CIO to help them to make the turn. Through in depth team coaching and personal work, through a lot of goodwill coming from the employees, through strong and open leadership, we could make the turn. All indicators have shifted radically in the positive direction. At the end of the project, I could see the proud in the eyes of the people. this is always an indicator that is not lying. Change has to be real, not an illusion or a bubble that implodes easily. A nice chapter. Grateful for the space and trust I have got from the management team and the CIO.
  • Imtech Belgium
    Leadership Development Specialist
    Imtech Belgium Oct 2013 - May 2014
    Puurs
    The challenge is to support the Imtech leadership team to grow as leaders and as a team. We can build on a strong group of independent specialists and entrepreneurs part of the Imtech Belgian network. How to include all these diverse competences in one strong creative and powerfull team? How to add performance and capacity without taking energy, independency or freedom away?An important paradox to manage. The courage to face this reality is very engaging to me. I feel honored to be called in for this assignment.
  • Van De Velde
    Company Coach
    Van De Velde 2011 - Jun 2013
    Schellebelle
    A company with a strong and reliable history in the Belgian lingerie market going for growth, This process to break through old patterns and ways of thinking needs support. Leaders and employees have to follow this beautiful path of challenges and new -also international- dynamics. Being a worldplayer requires something else than being a local retailer. It is very courageous to see a senior management operating pro actively in the direction of these challenges.I'm grateful to get the opportunity to support the leaders, the employees and the core teams to re-invent themselves facing the possibilities of the future. Personal and organisational growth hand in hand!
  • Johnson & Johnson
    Project Leader Engagement
    Johnson & Johnson 2006 - Apr 2013
    Driven by a deep belief at the top, we were invited in 2007 to help the company to find a sustainable way to keep a strong and honest "engagement" culture. As a "culturologist" we work very intensivly with the leaders and with independent change agent communities. A great honour to get this assignment. Increasing trust, activating collaboration between teams and countries, looking for innovative ways for driving R&D.... it was one of the most challenging and complicated projects I ever got. I involved 1000 emloyees as "change agents" and 150 leaders as "Engagement Leaders" to start building a new R&D body within the existing R&D group of 8000 employees. Because of a strong partnership with Paul Stoffels, I was able to drive this "engament movement". I wrote down my insights and learnings in the book "Heart and Soul".
  • Microsoft
    Company Coach
    Microsoft 2003 - Jun 2012
    I was responsable to bring more leadership awareness in the people's mind. We could systematically train and coach all the leaders to increase their ability to respond as effective and emotional balanced leaders. The call to increase 'realness' in the culture, was for me a hughe driver to go for this assignment. Regardless the demanding pressure on results, the importance for leadership development driven by human values, was impressive. I've enjoyed the contact with this community of people eager to learn.
  • Randstad
    Team Coach And Trainer
    Randstad 2005 - 2009
    How can you make training outcomes more sustainable? Randstad has made the choose to send functional groups to a training journey. I've noticed a very intensive climate for learning. Everybody went through a leadership training of 6 days, surrounded by their direct teams. This has created a much more receptive environment embracing the outcome of the training. It was for me a very deep human experience to work with the Randstad teams.
  • Trainingshuis Pelgrims
    Owner
    Trainingshuis Pelgrims Sep 1994 - Aug 2008
    I was 31 year old, and took the decision to start my own company. The core objective of my business was focused on personal and organisational development. My approach was a bit non-conventional and very experiential. I was surprised about the booming growth in the first years. My company expanded. More and more companies felt attracted. More and more free lancers liked to work together. In 10 years, more than 40 companies, and more than 40 free lancers were served. Because of the pressure, I've decided to stop this organisation and to start the Team Pelgrims company. The current company is a more virtual company, driven by projects. No projects, no organisation, no pressure... This was the way to keep my values pure focused on 'value creation'. This was for me the way not to hunt for revenue and to keep my drive to go for what feels right....
  • Crelan
    Coach
    Crelan 2005 - 2007
  • Siemens
    Change Architect And Trainer
    Siemens 2002 - 2006
    How to transform the culture in the direction of the "new game"?Cross collabaration, new leadership, change dynamics, working with change agents,......
  • Belgacom Mobile
    Change Architect En Teamcoach
    Belgacom Mobile 2002 - 2006
  • Leaseplan
    Leadership Coach
    Leaseplan Sep 1998 - Jun 2004
    Diegem
    Leaseplan, strongly inspired by a passioned HR team, brought us in as an external leadership trainer. Target group: the people leaders. The assignment: "bring everybody on a higher level of awareness and performance as leaders". How to manage in a strong sales driven environment, the balance between people and challenging targets? How to use "limitations" as drivers and not as as additional stress? How to establish trust between the sales teams in order to get an even stronger and bigger sales force? We were glad to get the possibility to help Leaseplan during this period. Thanks to Renée, HR manager, she was able to keep this mission stable during these years.
  • Abn Amro Bank N.V.
    Trainer En Coach
    Abn Amro Bank N.V. 1997 - 2003
    I got the opportunity to help the Belgian organization to create their own company culture starting from the personal development of the leaders. The tension between disruptive dynamics in the financial world, combined with the need of the people for emotional stability, and trust, was a real challenge. How to optimise the resilience of people, with "fear and uncertainty" in the background? Interesting to see how leaders are making the difference once things get tensed.
  • Kbc Bank & Verzekering
    Fusie Begeleider
    Kbc Bank & Verzekering 1998 - 2001
    Bij de fusie tussen KB en CERA werd er een duidelijke kaart getrokken om dit belangrijke veranderingsverhaal ook sterk te laten begeleiden langs de "menselijke" kant. Ik had de eer om hierin sterk te mogen bijdragen in het begeleiden van vele directieleden, zowel in binnen- als buitendienst.
  • Alcatel-Lucent
    Trainer
    Alcatel-Lucent 1997 - 2001
  • Bacob
    Leadership Development Manager
    Bacob 1989 - 2001
    Architect of the first management school in this Saving Bank. Trainer for all leadership levels. Working with the teams in order to get more transparency, creativity, intelligence and more energy in the teams. Moved into a role of organizational developer and to prepare the saving bank for different merges (Artesia, Dexia, Belfius). Challenging chapter in my professional life, regarding my age and the responsibility. I survived and learned a lot. Eternal grateful to Hubert Detremmerie who strongly believed in my potential. He really launched me for a successful career as an independent entrepreneur in organizational development.

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Organizational Development Coaching Leadership Development Change Management Strategy Leadership Personal Development Management Management Development Entrepreneurship Training Hr Consulting Talent Management Human Resources Operations Management Learning Architect

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