Positive change
Be positive about what works today, and optimistic about what you could do better tomorrow.
When people collaborate, they discuss how they want work together beforehand. In organisations thousands of these written and unwritten results exists. This often leads to these processes to dominate, whilst the reason to work together in the first place fades into the background. I think this is odd, because it is the overarching purpose that inspires people to work harder and perform better. I remind collaboration people (also called organisations) what it is really about. The positivity that then comes about is used to look at these agreements (also called processes) again and find out whether they are still serving the joint purpose. Change does not have to be an agony. Be positive about what works today, and optimistic about what you could do better tomorrow.
Positive
Positivity is contagious! As an optimist, I add positivity to change. By focusing on what already goes well, great things happen!
People-oriented
Organisations are all about people. When I look at organisations, I see what people need to work well together.
Active
Big bang imposed changes rarely succeed. Successful changes require the people to be part of the change. I work with people in organisations to actively change in a practical way.
Testimonials
Steven Sels
CEO / Primagaz FranceLisette’s considerable analytical skills, management skills and highly motivational attitude, make her an excellent (project) manager. She communicates easily in an international setting due to her remarkable English and German language skills. During our collaboration at ERIKS, these qualities ensured Lisette greatly contributed to the strategic 3-year plan and operational plan of ERIKS Region Central & Eastern Europe.
Funs Ebus
Manager / Ebus PlantenLisette guides the complex process of the company succession within our forty-year-old family business. She does this in a very personal and professional way with a clear focus on me as an individual. Theoretical knowledge is effortlessly combined with her business experience and as a result she is able to give me practical tools for the execution.
René Höppener
Management and co-owner / Peters Rubber & Plastics bvCreating the HR Strategy of ERIKS Group with Lisette was an inspirational process. She greatly contributed with her intelligence and fast analytical skills. She possesses the scarce capability to be able to advise on a strategic level and to convert strategy into practical plans. Her international experience made the HR Strategy appealing to different nationalities. Her linguistic abilities in English, French, Spanish and German proved essential for implementing the strategy internationally.
Rob van Oene
Managing Director / Mifa | Aluminium profiles extrusion…As a result of experiencing the exercises during the Leadership Weekend, we became aware of the kind of behaviour we display and how some behaviour actually inhibits collaboration instead of stimulating it. In particular the exercise where we had to recreate our collaborative process with thread and rods in the grass, characterised what our way of working together was like at that time…
Daniel Dankworth
Teamleader Technical Sales / ERIKS Regional Centre MannheimIt was very enriching for me to work with Lisette. Particularly her likable and positive presence, her quick comprehension and her excellent analytical abilities made a lasting impression. During our collaboration, she defined and implemented many processes at our location. She was able to motivate and excite the employees for the changes.
Loes Keijsers
Associate Professor / Tilburg UniversityLisette was my speaker's manager @TEDxVenlo. She was a enormous source of emotional and practical support. What I truly appreciate about Lisette is her warm and caring personality. She knows how to get change started. Her feedback is to the point, but at the same time, everything she does is trust-based and always accompanied by a smile.
Roland Rudolf
Executive Manager / ERIKS Hessen, Mannheim, SaarbrückenLisette van de Sandt is characterised by a highly analytical working method and structural approach. The resulting considerateness was essential for her success. In addition, I greatly valued her tendency to continuously learn something new and adapt to new circumstances. Through reliability, commitment and motivation she easily convinced, inspired and led the employees.