Jaap Boonstra
Optimistic and dedicated
Curious and open minded
Engaged in collaboration
Professor and consultant
Researcher and author
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My professional ambition is to share inspiration, knowledge and experience about organizational change and transformational leadership to contribute to the success of leaders and change agents in realizing successful changes in their own organizations and their professional lives.
This site supports this ambition by sharing a rich collection of presentations and publications. This ambition should also offer the opportunity to exchange experiences. You can share experiences on the Blog page.
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Engagements
It is my professional purpose to share knowledge and experiences in organizational change and leadership to make other people successful as leaders and change managers. As professor, director and consultant, I am engaged in the future of youngsters, safety in society and in humanity in neighbourhoods and schools. I feel committed to action learning of leaders, managers and professionals who really want to make a difference. It gives me energy when I contribute to the proud of people in their work and to organizational and societal renewal.
Jaap is a professor of Organization Dynamics at ESADE Business School in Barcelona (Spain) and visiting professor of Organizational Change at WU, Vienna University for Economics and Business. He is a senior lecturer at the Netherlands School of Public Administration in The Hague. Before he worked as a professor of Organizational Change and Learning at the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and as Dean of Sioo, Interuniversity Center for Organizational Change and Learning (The Netherlands).
At ESADE Business School he is involved in education on strategic and cultural change in organizations, organizational and professional development and cross-cultural mergers and alliances. His research focuses on transformational leadership, success factors to organizational change and innovation, power dynamics in organizations, cross-cultural management and organizational change and development.
As an independent consultant he is involved in change processes in international business firms and organizational networks in the Netherlands, Germany and Spain. In addition, he is a member of supervisory and non-executive boards in financial services and public institutes in health and youth care.
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Cultural change and leadership
In September 2015 the English title Change Management Adventures was published. I am very happy with this publication, which is full of inspirations, practical advices and ways to realize successful change in organizations. The book contains 28 stories about the practice of organizational change with reflections on the change process and the role of the change agent.
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Cultural change and leadership
In February 2013 the English title Cultural Change and Leadership in Organizations was published. I am very happy with this publication, which is full of conceptual material, inspiring examples and concrete intervention to realize successful strategic and cultural change in organizations.
Alfons Sauguet, Dean of ESADE Business School: “There is some unique quality in the way Jaap Boonstra has succeeded in bringing together a very rich set of experiences and recreate them against a background of sound ideas and concepts. This book offers inspiration that turns into practical cues for those wanting to manage and change the subtle threads of organizational culture”.
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Dynamics in Organizations
Dynamics of Organizational Change and Learning is an academic handbook for people who are willing to take a deep dive into the dynamics of organizational change and development. Well known scholars contributed to this handbook, like Karl Weick, Robert Quinn, Chris Argyris, Thomas Cummings, Alfons Sauquet, Alice Lam, Gary Yukl, Chris Clegg and many others. This book was awarded a prize by a Dutch association for professionals in organizational science and change management.
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Intervening and changing
Intervening and changing offers new perspectives on intervening and organizational change. It offers an overview of paradoxes and tensions in the field of organizational change and presents interventions that are based in social constructionism and social interaction theory. This book is the first comprehensive guide to offer successful new ways of organizationals to apply global thinking and democratic values to achieve innovations.
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Sharing knowledge
This site contains useful publications and presentations about leadership, organizing, changing and consulting. You are free to use texts in your own work and to use them for non-commercial use.
More information about cultural and organizational change can be found on the website change as play, such as video lectures, presentations, video clips, movies, tests and case descriptions of organizations in change.
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Cultural change
The book “Leiders in Cultuurverandering” [Cultural Change and leadership] is based on 16 in-depth case studies in international and Dutch companies. They include Randstad, Arcadis, Air France KLM, 3M Health care, Amazon and Ahold. The case descriptions are available in Dutch language. The most important stories are included as practical examples in the English publication Cultural Change and Leadership in Organizations.
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Cultural change
The book “Leiders in Cultuurverandering” [Cultural Change and leadership] is based on 16 in-depth case studies in international and Dutch companies. They include Randstad, Arcadis, Air France KLM, 3M Health care, Amazon and Ahold. The case descriptions are available in Dutch language. The most important stories are included as practical examples in the English publication Cultural Change and Leadership in Organizations.
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Change management
In 2010 a boxed collection was put together about change management. It has 20 cd’s for people who seek inspiration while traveling or who want to listen during quiet moments at home or on holidays. This project is a collaboration of 18 colleagues from the Netherlands. Unfortunately the box in available in the Dutch language only.
Together with colleagues from Spain we aim to launch a similar project on leadership and change in the Spanish language. This is scheduled for 2015.
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Strategic change
Usually I am actively involved in two or three change processes. This focus makes it possible to be fully engaged in these projects. Currently I am involved in:
Firefighters Netherlands
How the Firefighters Netherlands collaborate to contribute to physical security and societal continuity and develop their vision of the future.
Public healthcare
How a public healthcare organization contributes to the health of youngsters and their families by preventing child abuse and violence in households.
Global Alliance for Banking on Values
The development of a global alliance and their ambition to finance change in local communities and change finance for the good of all.
Next to my involvement in these broad scale change programs, I contribute to leadership excellence and strategic change in programs for several international companies.
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Video lectures
This site offers you a broad range of presentations on transformational leadership, organizational change, strategic and cultural change and consulting. Feel free to use these presentations in your own work and to download and distribute them for non-commercial use. I would be pleased if you let me know when you adapt conceptual models, because you create an innovation and I would like to learn from you and from this innovation. Presentations are easily found in the presentations section.
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Video lectures
This site offers you a broad range of presentations on transformational leadership, organizational change, strategic and cultural change and consulting. Feel free to use these presentations in your own work and to download and distribute them for non-commercial use. I would be pleased if you let me know when you adapt conceptual models, because you create an innovation and I would like to learn from you and from this innovation. Presentations are easily found in the presentations section.
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Change management
This summer a new title will be published about change management. The booklet contains 28 short stories based on my own experiences in organizational change. Every story concludes with illustrative and sometimes amusing lessons about change management. The book is in the stage of conceptual development with an attractive lay out and nice drawings. The first reactions of colleagues who have read the manuscript are very enthusiastic.
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Change management
This summer a new title will be published about change management. The booklet contains 28 short stories based on my own experiences in organizational change. Every story concludes with illustrative and sometimes amusing lessons about change management. The book is in the stage of conceptual development with an attractive lay out and nice drawings. The first reactions of colleagues who have read the manuscript are very enthusiastic.
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Leadership
In 2012 a boxed collection was completed with 15 CD’s for people who seek inspiration while traveling or who want to listen during quiet moments at home or on holidays. This project is a collaboration of 14 colleagues from the Netherlands. Unfortunately tho collection is available in the Dutch language only.
Together with colleagues from Spain we aim to launch a similar project on leadership and change in the Spanish language. This is scheduled for 2014.
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Leadership development
ESADE Business school offers executive courses and excellence programs in which I am happy to collaborate with leaders and professionals who want to make a difference. Esade is one of the leading business schools worldwide and was rated in the top 10 business schools by the Financial Times and Business Week. Participants are well motivated and have a variety of organizational and cultural backgrounds. Forthcoming programs in which I am involved are:
Esade
Global Executive MBA
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Global Advanced Management program
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Executive MBA
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Executive Masters
Esade/CEMS
Master International Management
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Inspirations
This site offers all kind of inspirations, reflections and ideas. More inspirational stories can be found on the Blog page with all a nice and growing collection of reflections and stories about strategic and cultural change in organizations and the funny behavior of people inside organizations. Feel free to contribute to discussions and controversies. By exchanging ideas, experiences and inspirations we are able to improve ourselves as professionals and leaders in strategic and cultural change in organizations.
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New book
In 2016 a new book will be published about change processes in Societal Organizations. This book is a project of 14 scholars and practitioners to support people in societal organizations in the changes they experience
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New book
In 2016 a new book will be published about change processes in Societal Organizations. This book is a project of 14 scholars and practitioners to support people in societal organizations in the changes they experience
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New book
In 2016 a new book will be published about change processes in Societal Organizations. This book is a project of 14 scholars and practitioners to support people in societal organizations in the changes they experience
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Co-creation
I am very happy with this new site with a fresh and professional design and intuitive navigation that guides you through a wealth of information.
This site was created in co-creation in which more people have contributed.
Greo Belgers was immediately excited when I told him I longed for a new site. Around the kitchen table we developed first ideas. Maarten Nefkens and Rens de Jonge van Dawn created the design. Our ideas shaped in a continuous search for functionality and beauty.
Pepijn van Vlaanderen at Web agency Royal Webbers constructed the site with perfection. Pepijn was always there when I had questions in uploading content. All questions were answered fast and effective. I am glad that Pepijn takes care for technical management and maintenance.
Personally I edited presentations, gathered publications together, compose texts and chose the images.
The result is for you. A source of knowledge, experience and inspiration. Let me know what you think of it and good ideas for improvement are always welcome.