You want to take the next step in your (professional) development. You want to enhance your growth or become more effective. Perhaps you want to change direction, but do not know how. Or you may be afraid to make mistakes, or you are experiencing imposter feelings? I can help you clear the path and come into action, enabling you to work with more pleasure and confidence.
I will coach you, highly educated professional, anywhere in the world. I have specific in-depth knowledge of and experience with young professionals and women.
Young professionals in the first 15 years of their career, with a wide range of career related questions. For example, in what direction would I like to develop myself? What energizes me? How do I gain more self-confidence or feel more at ease in my team? Career coaching in the broadest sense.
Women who want to grow and develop in their career, who are looking for a sparringpartner. Female leadership frequently involves, daring to take a stand, gaining self-confidence (in a masculine surroundings), effectively combining your different roles in work and family.
You are looking for a professional coach for the development of your highly educated employee(s); young professional or female employee. Great you are investing in their development. Your organisation will benefit from their personal and professional growth.
“Maaike has helped me gain insight into what is truly valuable for me, to broaden my view. I now have a better grip on my career and my career options. And the courage to act accordingly! ”
“ Our coaching sessions gave me peace of mind that I knew I had thoroughly thought about my job choices in a structured and informed way. It also gave me insight and confidence both into how I make choices and into which choices I want to make ”
“ Maaike has helped me in taking a stand and taking up a leadership position, in a way that is authentic to me. I appreciated her stimulating and sometimes confronting questions, allowing me to explore different perspectives ”
“ I have gained deeper insights into myself. By talking openly about things that normally remain in my thoughts, it has become clear who I really am. I have learned to recognize my thought patterns. I have made, and executed an action plan, and I have realized that not to choose, is also a choice ”
“ Maaike is empathetic, smart, and cheerful. She can very well verbalise what I was trying to express. Together we could dig deeper than I could when I tried alone. After every session I felt I had taken a big step forward ”
In my coaching I combine my international business experience (in biotech and management consultancy), my technical and scientific background (an MSc in Chemistry and an MA Coaching in Oxford) with my personal experience (working mom of three children).
I use this experience to facilitate you in your personal development and to help you make the right career choices. In a clarifying, connecting, and stimulating way, and of course with some sense of humour.
“Maaike is an empathetic coach, who can also confront you when needed. She helps you to maximize your potential at work, and to get more out of life”
Coaching helps you to gain insight into yourself, to look at yourself from different perspectives. It is a personal development process, with a clear goal, which is different for everyone. My perspective is holistic: you develop as a whole person, both professionally and personally. With an underpinning belief that you eventually hold all the answers to your questions, I create a secure, non-judgmental, and stimulating environment, allowing you to calmly reflect and find your answers.
