Strong foundation for leadership
Managers or team leaders who are relatively new to their leadership role are in a challenging phase of their career. In their role, they are not just responsible for their own performance but also for the success and development of others. This requires a solid foundation in personal leadership, communication and team management.
Many people in leadership positions have arrived there on the back of a performative or specialist role. Their challenge is to get an effective handle on their leadership role, in order to fulfil this as well as possible. Our programs help them to develop their leadership qualities and support them in building their self-confidence and effectiveness in their role.
Learning needs often found among leaders are:
- To better understand their own role as leader and how this relates to the expectations and vision of leadership that exist within the organization
- To discover what their preferred leadership style is and how this can be applied effectively in various situations
- To learn to maintain the right balance in leadership between ‘providing direction’ and ‘offering room’
- To combine a person-oriented approach with a strong focus on results
- To communicative more effectively and inspirationally with teams, colleagues and stakeholders, and thereby to strengthen bonds and collaboration
- To learn means and methods of coping with the pressure of responsibilities and with making decisions that will impact other people
- To increase motivation and commitment within a team and to create a stimulating work environment
A strong foundation for leadership
Through our programs, people starting out in leadership can build a strong foundation for their leadership development. We connect their personal learning goals with the goals of the organization, enabling them to grow in their own role while at the same time increasing their impact and adding value to the organization.
By supporting leaders in this crucial phase, your organization builds a strong foundation for future leadership while fostering an environment that values growth and development. This not only strengthens these employees’ motivation and commitment but also contributes to a robust and resilient organization culture.
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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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