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Amsterdam, Nh, Nl

Creating a TSH leadership experience that resonates with the new brand and ambitious growth vision. Empowering new leaders entering a hub or launching a new hotel, fostering a leadership community, and creating engaging leadership development journeys. Together with 7People!

Amsterdam Area

As an entrepreneur, I support organisations with challenges in the areas of learning & development, digital transformation and leadership, while having fun in the process. I’ve worked for a variety of organisations across different industries;- The Social Hub | Create a TSH leadership experience that resonates with the new brand and ambitious growth vision to empower and grow leaders- Loyens & Loeff | Design the first-ever Law & Tax hackathon in Europe and an interactive… Show more As an entrepreneur, I support organisations with challenges in the areas of learning & development, digital transformation and leadership, while having fun in the process. I’ve worked for a variety of organisations across different industries;- The Social Hub | Create a TSH leadership experience that resonates with the new brand and ambitious growth vision to empower and grow leaders- Loyens & Loeff | Design the first-ever Law & Tax hackathon in Europe and an interactive online learning experience to grow the innovation engagement firmwide - Enexis | Map the essential digital competences in 2025 and design a digital transformation roadmap to become a frontrunner in the energy sector - Mollie | Establish the Learning & Development department to empower all employees to grow- Remote How | Develop the e-learning module 'Remote Team Building' for employers and employees to improve virtual collaboration- VodafoneZiggo | Support the positioning and branding of the employee journey to streamline employee experiences- Schweppes | Design the internal HR story and establish a ‘Development week’ to engage and empower employees- Bezige Bij (Publisher) | Coach the leadership team and facilitate their off-site team building & strategy sessions to build a stronger team- Rabobank | Run redesign sessions for the Rabobank traineeship to stay relevant and competitive- Myers Briggs company | Facilitate coaching sessions to educate new MBTI trainers- Arcadis | Design and introduce a global change initiative to make the digital transformation strategy tangible and actionable For more information check out: Show less

Amsterdam Area

Activating the innovation mindset with all Loyens & Loeff colleagues and stakeholders, to stimulate the adoption of new and existing technology (processes). Achieved this by designing a custom learning platform, as well as the first-ever law & tax rapid prototyping hackathon in continental Europe. To realise this project, I engaged an ecosystem of (tech) partners. Watch the video to get an impression of the coolest hackathon!

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Fast-growing fintech Mollie required an in-house Learning and Development department. I established this new department, which included setting up the L&D vision, structure and team, and introducing new initiatives related to performance, engagement, leadership and talent management to create a WOW-experience for all employees. During this time, the headcount at Mollie grew from 100 to 500+!

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Designing and introducing a global change management initiative aimed at making Arcadis' digital transformation strategy tangible and actionable for all 27,000+ employees. For the initiative, called ‘Expedition DNA’, I designed a virtual learning environment as the first major step in creating a common digital language within the company. I followed through by designing a series of physical expeditions, where every two months 100 colleagues from across the globe were invited to work together… Show more Designing and introducing a global change management initiative aimed at making Arcadis' digital transformation strategy tangible and actionable for all 27,000+ employees. For the initiative, called ‘Expedition DNA’, I designed a virtual learning environment as the first major step in creating a common digital language within the company. I followed through by designing a series of physical expeditions, where every two months 100 colleagues from across the globe were invited to work together and develop digital skills to realise the digital transformation at Arcadis. Show less

Designing and introducing the Arcadis Leadership Academy to develop, engage and connect leaders and talents globally. Created a vision on leadership, engaged regional learning and development teams to share best practices, embedded the leadership model through different initiatives, introduced global onboarding and ran multiple leadership- and talent development programs.Furthermore, I advised Arcadis Global Solutions as HR Business partner incl. talent acquisition, performance… Show more Designing and introducing the Arcadis Leadership Academy to develop, engage and connect leaders and talents globally. Created a vision on leadership, engaged regional learning and development teams to share best practices, embedded the leadership model through different initiatives, introduced global onboarding and ran multiple leadership- and talent development programs.Furthermore, I advised Arcadis Global Solutions as HR Business partner incl. talent acquisition, performance management, compensation, talent- and succession management. Show less

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Creating a strong collaboration culture by designing and implementing a highly innovative new generation talent program: Global Shapers. Every year, 100 young professionals from around the world collaborated in a virtual and face-to-face phase. The program leveraged the skills and talents of new generations, strengthened engagement and employer branding. Global Shapers became a recognized brand internally and externally. The program ran for ten years.Together with Tom Haak and Chantal… Show more Creating a strong collaboration culture by designing and implementing a highly innovative new generation talent program: Global Shapers. Every year, 100 young professionals from around the world collaborated in a virtual and face-to-face phase. The program leveraged the skills and talents of new generations, strengthened engagement and employer branding. Global Shapers became a recognized brand internally and externally. The program ran for ten years.Together with Tom Haak and Chantal Drenthen I wrote the book ‘Building Powerful Networks’ inspired by the Global Shapers program. Watch the video to get a first impression of the program!While working with Arcadis, I also designed and implemented the Global Senior Leadership program, the Global Top Potential program and ran a range of global projects in the areas of compensation and benefits, globalisation and talent management. Show less

Participated in the RvdB Talent Program and worked on multiple HR projects and assignments for clients in a broad range of industries. Below you will find an overview of the assignments:

Weesp

Led the internal recruitment process for PZinZ and implemented job- and salary classification systems for clients.

Designed and implemented a European Sales Academy to upskill the sales capabilities of the commerce team, and a global on- and off boarding system in Europe.

Facilitated a 3-month leadership course to develop the skills of psychology students.

Optimised the HR processes and -procedures to bring the HR administration to the next level.

Optimised the HR processes and -procedures to bring the HR administration to the next level.

Executed all aspects of the HR administration.

Educated student groups in the first year of their psychology study in different fields, and selected and supervised a team of tutors to train these student groups. Furthermore, developed and implemented a 2-month coaching course for students in dealing with motivation problems and failure anxiety.