Discover your leadership style
Curious how solidly you stand as a leader?
With the Leadership Test you get direct insight into how you score on the four core tasks of leadership: Position, Role Modeling, Direction & Decision-making, and Space & Boundaries.
Answer 20 questions
- Receive your personal results instantly
- Includes your key focus points
- Practical tips to get started right away
- Free and without obligation
Is a leadership coach what you need?
- You want to further develop your leadership skills
- You believe in authenticity
- You are looking for ways to improve your team’s performance
- You’d like to feel confident
- You’d like to improve your decision-making skills
- You’d like to enhance your coaching skills
- You want to work on positioning
Discover how you can strengthen your leadership.
Maybe you’ve just started leading and notice that it can sometimes be hard to find your footing. Or you’ve been in a leadership position for a while, but you keep running into recurring patterns that drain your energy. Perhaps you wonder if you give enough direction, or if you might be giving too much space. Or you notice that your behavior doesn’t always align with what you actually expect from others.
In all cases, the most important question you can ask yourself is:
“How can I strengthen my leadership and make it more effective?”
I help you explore how you stand in the four systemic core tasks of leadership: Position, Role Modeling, Direction & Decision-making, and Space & Boundaries. Together we look at where your strengths lie and where tension arises. You discover how to lead more from your own position, how to show in your behavior what you find important, how to provide direction and make clear choices, and how to find the right balance between giving space and setting boundaries.
With leadership coaching from Growth Center you develop more self-awareness and confidence. You learn to stand more firmly, even when things get tough, and you discover how to apply your leadership more effectively in every situation – for yourself and for the people you work with.
Develop Effortless and Authentic Leadership.
As a leader, you aim to guide others toward one or more meaningful goals. Leadership is the process of influencing others and maximizing their efforts to achieve a goal.
Authentic leadership means being true to yourself. Leading with integrity and transparency, ensuring your words and actions align with your values.
As an authentic leader, you know how to connect with yourself. You are aware of your strengths, weaknesses, values, and goals. You know how to connect with your body. You lead from both your head and your heart.
Leadership involves taking responsibility for your own feelings, emotions, and reactions, and being open to learning.
Effortless leadership begins with leading from your authentic self. ‘Effortless’ doesn’t mean it’s always easy, but rather that you don’t have to assume a role. You can just be yourself.
Leadership is a profession. It’s versatile and challenging. For most people, it doesn’t come naturally. With the right guidance, you can confidently develop your leadership skills, even when faced with challenges.
LEADING WITH CONFIDENCE
As a manager or leader, you are your most important instrument. The foundation of effective leadership lies in self-awareness, enabling you to lead with confidence.
FOCUS ON TEAM DEVELOPMENT
You will discover what your team needs to develop. You will learn about the different stages of team development and the different leadership styles you can apply.
IMPROVE YOUR DECISION-MAKING SKILLS
Lack of self-confidence and fear of making mistakes will prevent you from making effective decisions. Coaching will help you make better decisions.
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Tristan is an experienced coach with excellent empathetic abilities. He provides tools that are relevant in practice (work and private life) and shares theories that will prove useful for the rest of your life.
Vera Kleinendorst,
Does this sound familiar?
Do you sometimes face the challenge of staying grounded in your leadership, especially when things get tough? Do you wonder if you give enough direction, or if perhaps you offer too much space? Or do you notice that your behavior doesn’t always align with what you actually expect from others? The free Leadership Test helps you reflect on the four core tasks of leadership: Position, Role Modeling, Direction & Decision-making, and Space & Boundaries. You’ll discover where your strengths lie and which focus points can further strengthen your leadership.
- Answer 20 questions
- Receive your personal results instantly
- Includes your key focus points
- Practical tips to get started right away
- Free and without obligation
What to Expect from Leadership Coaching?
Effective leadership is about insight, practice, and experience. That’s why leadership coaching at Growth Center is practical and tailored to your unique situation. My approach is firmly rooted in Systemic Work.
During our coaching sessions, we will be building towards effective and authentic leadership, step by step. Between coaching sessions, you will work on homework assignments. As well as reading about various theories and models on leadership and team development.
Growth Center offers leadership coaching for individuals and small management teams. Additionally, we offer in-house leadership programs for organisations (click to read more).
Leadership coaching will help you:
- How to effectively and authentically lead, based on a healthy connection with yourself and with others
- How to better understand your own emotions and those of others
- Recognize what stage of development your team is in
- What your team needs
- How to lead your team across different situations
- How to increase your decision-making abilities
Frequently asked questions
Who is Leadership Coaching For?
Leadership coaching at Growth Center is designed for executives who want to further develop their leadership qualities. Whether you’re just starting in your first leadership role or have been leading for years, it doesn’t matter. I do advise against starting leadership coaching before you’ve begun as a leader.
Leadership coaching is particularly beneficial for entrepreneurs as well. Whether you’ve independently founded a business, co-lead with a co-founder, or are part of a management team, a leadership coach helps you understand and strengthen your leadership style.
You can participate in leadership coaching individually, as a pair, or as a (small) management team. For larger teams, an (in-house) leadership program is more suitable.
If you’re unsure what’s best for you, I’m happy to discuss options with you.
What is the Difference Between Leadership Coaching and a Leadership Development Program?
The foundation of leadership coaching consists of individual coaching sessions with a leadership coach. When participating as a pair or small management team, there are additional sessions with the team. Sessions typically take place at Growth Center.
The foundation of Leadership Development Programs involves sessions with the entire leadership team. Customization is always ensured. Teams are generally larger (4 or more participants), and sessions are conducted externally. In addition to group programs, there are individual coaching sessions for participants. Depending on the program and group size, I collaborate with other leadership coaches.
If you’re unsure about what suits you best, I’m happy to discuss options with you.
Which leadership model is Growth Center's leadership coaching based on?
During sessions with a leadership coach, many effective leadership models are discussed, but we do not define any of these models as the ‘best’ way to lead.
The reason for this is that we focus on your personality, experience, and skills. The assertion that there is one way of leading that works best for all of us does not fit here.
In addition, I believe that authenticity and the ability to adapt your leadership style to changing environments are key to success.
How much time does leadership coaching take?
The leadership development program consists of 6 to 8 coaching sessions, each lasting approximately one and a half hours. Between sessions, you will work on assignments and receive theory. On average, you will spend about 4 hours every two weeks on the program.
When participating as a pair or small team, there are two group sessions included.
Growth Center for Organizations
My name is Tristan van der Hoeven. NOBCO-accredited coach, psychologist, and founder of Growth Center.
Growth Center offers specialized coaching, team coaching, organizational guidance, and leadership development to organizations striving for healthy growth.
With a focus on strengthening internal processes, forming powerful teams, and promoting authentic leadership, we support organizations throughout the Randstad from The Hague. And sometimes beyond.
Depending on the group size and the nature of the project, I work alone or with one or more experienced co-trainers.
Growth Center’s tailor-made coaching programs are designed to guide organizations through times of change, enabling them to continue growing healthily and successfully scale up.
Start today with an introductory meeting to discuss how Growth Center can help your organization reach its full potential!
