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Coaching & Leadership development
Before you can lead others, you must first learn to lead yourself. Our services are tailored to help you discover your leadership potential and to increase your self-awareness.
We challenge you to break patterns. You will discover new possibilities, change your perspective and increase your impact as a leader.
About us
“The world needs leaders who dare to be authentic, congruent, and vulnerable. They lead others by example”
At “BolsterKracht”, we help develop leaders in Technology. We are deeply motivated to challenge leaders to make full use of their qualities and potential. It is our mission to support leaders that have an impact within organizations and on society as a whole.
The origin of BolsterKracht
BolsterKracht was founded in 2015 by Niels Loendersloot. After pursuing a career in computer science as an engineer, he became more interested in teams and people. He developed a holistic leadership model that incorporates both EQ and IQ and forms the basis for BolsterKracht’s services. Niels has trained and coached more than 500 leaders across different sectors and has a demonstrated track record in unlocking potential of leaders, teams and organizations.
BolsterKracht is widely recognised for its no-nonsense training and coaching services that drive impact for leaders.
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Female and male leadership in balance
Much can be said about leadership and its qualities. What often emerges is the importance of using both typically male and female qualities. In times of crises a great appeal is done towards taking personal leadership. In my view, rational and intuitive thinking and action form the basis. Taking charge of work and life while remaining true to yourself. Knowing which male and female qualities contribute to and integrate good personal leadership is essential.
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Authentic Leadership
Being a man or woman is one of the strongest identifications we know. Even before you receive your name, this identity is already established. From that moment on you will be an inseparable part of the collective of men or women. Imbalance in the male and female polarities, brings imbalance to the world. The results are visible at the top of business, politics, the position of women and the state of our climate. Men now face the challenge of developing a new, more mature form of leadership. One that is more connected to their emotional intelligence (or EQ).
At BolsterKracht we use a model for Authentic leadership. This model consists of four archetypal quadrants, each with their own positive and negative pole. Authentic leadership resides in the center of these poles.
Continue readingIndividuals and companies like to work with us. This is what they say about their experiences:
"The way I approach life now, is a life-size gift that I received through coaching. I am myself, and that is why people like to work with me. I now also speak for large groups with natural confidence.”
Veerle
Communications Engineer
Business Applications product lead
“Everyone has difficult moments. When I have such a moment now, I can fall back on what I learned during the coaching. That gives confidence and strength. Niels gives you concrete tools that you can apply immediately.”
Dick
Marketing & communication manager
“I experienced working together with Niels in the coaching as reliable and safe. He managed to get my shield down quite quickly, which allowed me to spend more time achieving my goals.”
Paul
IT-delivery manager
“In our collaboration, I appreciate how Niels coaches’ groups and individual trainees. He is a good listener, analyses what is said, asks striking questions and is incredibly involved. Our trainees experience his coaching as very valuable.”
Sandra
Professional skills trainer/coach
"We work in an agile environment and Niels' working method is fully in line with the manifesto of agile software development. He puts working with people above processes. With him, our teams learn to collaborate consciously with other teams instead of being competitive."
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IT-Lead
"The insights that I have received are of such value that I will never forget them. Highly recommended for anyone looking for their next goal in life."
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