Leadership development
As a professor, researcher and teachers I was affiliated with
Esade Business School in Barcelona,
Rotterdam School of Management,
Universiteit van Amsterdam,
Sioo, Interuniversity center for organizational change
NSOB, The Netherlands school of public administration
I was involved in action and experiential learning programs about organization change and transformational leadership. In 2025 I have finished my contributions to these educational programs. It is time for younger generations to take over and share inspirations, experiences and knowledge.
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Read moreStrategic 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:
Netherlands Police
How the Dutch police collaborate to contribute to social security, safety and societal continuity and develop their vision of the future in collaboration with others.
Public healthcare
How public healthcare organizations contributes to the health and safety of youngsters and their families by supporting health prevention and sports, and 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.
CEMS – The global alliance in management education
The development of a global alliance of business schools and businesses to contribute to a better and more sustainable world.
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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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.
Read moreIntervening 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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