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Welcome to the first steps of your coaching journey

A bridge becomes clear when the water is still. Coaching offers that stillness — space to reflect, reconnect with yourself, and choose your next step with intention.

Welcome to a journey where awareness leads to action and action shapes your future.

On this page, you’ll find an overview of how we usually explore your goals, align expectations, and determine the approach that best fits your context.

This phase lays the foundation for concrete behavior, better decisions, and stronger leadership in a complex and fast-changing environment.

There is nothing you need to prepare. This step is about insight, direction, and creating a realistic plan that supports your role, leadership, and ambitions.

Scroll down to learn more about the process and what makes this starting phase impactful.

Handy links for you

Coaching App

The Quenza coaching app helps you to reflect, grow, and stay on track between sessions.

Session Planner

My agenda is online and you can directly book one or more sessions with me (60 or 90 minutes).

Questions in between

Questions are always welcome and will be answered as soon as feasible for me. Chat with me in Quenza.

Coaching Tools

Tools that help you reflect deeper, act smarter, and achieve lasting results.

About Jan

I am an executive coach and leadership specialist with more than 35 years of international experience in senior roles across technology, logistics, manufacturing, and global operations.

I have led complex organizations, managed transformations, and coached leaders at all levels — from new managers to executives in high-pressure environments.

Yes, I am a coach, both for leaders and teams, I facilitate team sessions and interventions, etc. That’s what I do. But for me our way of working must be based on partnership. I must feel your ownership and act based on that. That means sometimes things get ‘ugly’ to get the best results. I don’t advise from a distance, I guide leaders through real change, visible in team behavior, engagement, and results. Combining deep coaching expertise with operational experience, I focus relentlessly on impact.

This is not theory, but a ‘boots on the ground’ partnership that builds stronger leaders, aligned teams, and organizations that are more adaptable and future-ready.

My mission is simple:
Help leaders grow in a way that improves their well-being, their teams, and their results.

This blog explores leadership, behavior, and performance through a practical and strategic lens. With insights from global executive roles and coaching work, each post offers tools and reflections to help leaders make better decisions, elevate their impact, and thrive in demanding, fast-changing environments.

Client testimonials

Testimonials are real but names have been removed, pictures are standard stock-photo’s. Job titles are also real. For more testimonials click here.

Working with Jan transformed the way I lead my managers. His coaching helped me shift from operational problem-solving to truly empowering my leadership layer. Through his powerful questions and practical guidance, I learned how to create clarity, set real expectations, and hold my managers accountable without losing trust. Within weeks, the difference was visible: stronger ownership in the team, fewer escalations, and managers who finally started leading instead of waiting. Jan helped me grow into the leader my managers needed and the results followed immediately. Thanks Jan!
Managing Director IT Services – Health Care
What makes Jan exceptional is his ability to link leadership behavior to business performance. He coached our senior leaders through a period of volatility and high growth. The improvements in clarity, ownership, and team dynamics were visible almost immediately.
EVP Operations
Strategic and Bold! Jan isn’t just a coach — he’s a strategic partner. And he’s bold in his approach! He asks the difficult questions, challenges assumptions, and helped us grow in ways that directly support the business. Our leadership team is now more aligned, more courageous, and far more effective. Every now and then we invite him back in to keep the saw sharp.
CEO – Professional Services Firm

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