Advanced leadership
Experienced leaders have accrued a lot of experience in leadership roles and are familiar with the dynamics that occur within teams, organizations and change processes. They possess a solid foundation of skills and insights, but also come up against new challenges. The context in which they operate is continuously evolving, with a growing complexity within organizations and in their surroundings. Partnerships become more demanding, stakeholders’ expectations are increasing, and there is a growing need for inspirational leadership.
Experienced leaders seek to advance further in strategic leadership, in developing a vision, and in building support among various stakeholders. In our programs, we help experienced leaders to further broaden and deepen their leadership. They learn to strengthen their strategic vision, to enhance their impact, and to develop the resilience and sensitivity required to successfully navigate complex situations. This contributes to an innovative, agile and futureproof organizational culture.
Learning needs often addressed in advanced leadership programs are:
- To cultivate self-reflection and emotional intelligence in order to develop an authentic leadership style
- To better understand personal drives and to link these to organizational goals
- To strengthen the leader’s capacity for future-oriented thinking and the ability to anticipate trends and developments
- To create a shared vision and to inspire teams to achieve ambitious goals together
- To effectively lead changes, to cope with resistance, and to stimulate commitment within the organization
- To navigate political and societal dynamics, conflicts of interest, and growing external pressure
Leadership of the future
In our tailored programs, we connect the personal learning needs of leaders with the organization’s strategic ambitions. The programs provide leaders with the opportunity to reflect on their leadership and to develop new skills and perspectives that are vitally important in a changing world.
As a result, leaders can operate with more confidence and vision, which contributes to stronger teams, increased commitment, and enduring results. In personal terms the programs help them to provide leadership in a more deliberate and authentic manner, thereby fully utilizing their own potential and that of others. For the organization, it means a reinforcement of leadership, with leaders that not only facilitate change but also give direction to a shared, futureproof vision. This vision inspires employees at all levels of the organization and stimulates innovation and sustainable growth.
By integrating personal growth and organizational goals, our programs create a powerful domino effect: leaders that grow help build organizations that are ready for tomorrow’s challenges.
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How we work
We believe that people make the difference when improving organizations. With our development programs, we connect employees’ true potential with their organization’s ambitions.
Working in partnership
Every organization has its own ambitions and challenges. That is why we team up with your organization to develop a program that dovetails with your goals and organizational culture. This also makes it possible to incorporate pressing matters such as transitions, cultural changes or cross-departmental collaborations in the program.
Enduring behavioral change
Our programs reach beyond mere knowledge transfer. Our approach ensures that participants not only understand what they learn, but also feel it and apply it, so that it will have a long-term practical impact. This way we not only achieve tangible results in the long term but also build on a solid foundation for enduring growth.
Tailored where required
Together we choose the approach that best suits your organization’s development need. This includes the extent of customization. Our offer ranges from a standard program to a fully tailored program, and everything in between. It all depends on your request and need.
Learning with de Baak
Learning means more than just acquiring knowledge. It is a transformative experience that connects the head, heart and hands. This approach ensures that the participants not only understand what they learn, but also feel it and apply it in their daily work. We focus on development at three levels: the individual, the team, and the organization. This way we not only strengthen personal growth but also contribute to the organization’s strategic goals.
Learning by acting, reflecting and connecting
We believe in experience-based learning. This means learning by doing, reflecting on this, obtaining new insights, and experimenting once again. The combination of knowledge (the head), emotions (the heart), and skills (the hands) form the core of this approach. This approach ensures not just the development of skills but also an actual change in behavior.
For our approach, the participants themselves are the principal instrument. A person’s effectiveness depends on three elements:
- Personality: understanding your own strengths, pitfalls, norms, values and beliefs
- Skills: developing and applying skills, methods and techniques.
- Context: understanding your role and position within your environment, including your impact on teams, collaborations, and the force field in which you operate.
Our programs provide participants with a safe and stimulating learning environment where they can show their vulnerability, practice new skills, and reflect on their actions. In this way they not only obtain new insights but can also adopt and demonstrate new behavior.
The connection with the work setting
The organization’s need determines the type of development program that is offered. Most of our in-company programs have a modular structure, giving participants the opportunity in between modules to put their learnings into practice. In this way the learning process is immediately meaningful within their own work environment. The programs consist of different learning strands: individual learning, collective learning, and learning-by-doing .
The connection between theory and practice is pivotal. We offer knowledge and models that are directly applicable to concrete issues within the organization. By working with case studies derived from the participants’ own work setting, we create an immediate connection between learning and doing. This not only reinforces the impact but also ensures that the lessons learned will remain effective for the long term.
Sustainable results
From the start of the whole process, we actively involve both the participants and important stakeholders within the organization. This way, we ensure that the program not only meets the participants’ needs but is also supported throughout the organization. This significantly contributes to the sustainable implementation of the learnings and enhances the program’s impact on the organization as a whole.
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