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miscellaneous July 2026Best Dutch managementbook of the year 2026
I am happy to share that I have received the award for the best Dutch management book of 2026 for De logica van de lappendeken—roughly translated as ...
miscellaneous June 2026Test yourself as a change agent
What is your style as a change agent? This improved interactive test helps you identify your convictions about change. The test results can be used to assess ...
conferences June 2026IODA Conference 2027 in the Netherlands
After more than twenty years, the IODA conference returns to the Dutch countryside. IODA is an international network of organization development professionals, consultants, practitioners, students and social ...
miscellaneous January 2021Joining the Dutch Safety Board
Since the beginning of 2021 I am a board member of the Dutch Safety Board. The board is an independent institution that investigates accidents or disasters that ...
miscellaneous March 2020Most influential Dutch consultant?
The magazine ‘Management Team’ ranks the most influential consultants in the Netherlands every few years. To my surprise I top the list in 2017. …
conferences, education June 2019International festival on systems thinking
From May 24th to June 7th Sioo organizes 15 days on systems thinking: a festival with 3 masterclasses, 26 workshops and 25 experts. The sessions range from ...
inspiration November 2018Podcast with Joost Oorthuizen: how to push sustainability impact to scale
An inspiring interview by Mallen Baker with Joost Oorthuizen, the chief executive of IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative. …
inspiration May 2017Consultation for Organizational Change Revisited
Buono, Jamieson and Barnett have launched a new volume in the ‘Research in management consulting’ series. They delve into consultation methods for consulting change …
miscellaneous August 2016AoM Action Research Award 2016
Yesterday we received an award for the best action research paper at the Academy of Management Annual Conference in 2016 by the Organization Development & Change Division. Underneath ...