{"id":584,"date":"2025-10-29T14:58:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T14:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debaaij.com\/?page_id=584"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:28:13","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group has-contrast-light-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2db875c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\"><div class=\"is-default-size wp-block-site-logo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/en\/\" class=\"custom-logo-link\" rel=\"home\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP.png\" class=\"custom-logo\" alt=\"Ren\u00e9 de Baaij\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP.png 729w, https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP-300x62.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1746\" height=\"2328\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1077\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rene-de-Baaij3.avif\" style=\"object-position:53% 3%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"53% 3%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rene-de-Baaij3.avif 1746w, https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rene-de-Baaij3-225x300.avif 225w, https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rene-de-Baaij3-768x1024.avif 768w, https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rene-de-Baaij3-1152x1536.avif 1152w, https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rene-de-Baaij3-1536x2048.avif 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1746px) 100vw, 1746px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ren\u00e9 de Baaij<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-mono-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f2981110cc7c02bb0b6185ce87902476\">Trusted advisor to boards and executive teams at the intersection of leadership, culture and organisational transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The world is changing, AI accelerates. But you decide wat has value.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ik werk met besturen, directies en senior management aan de vraagstukken die er werkelijk toe doen, de vraagstukken die het langst blijven liggen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-light-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/en\/contact\/\"><strong>Make an appointment<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-mono-3-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Or read my latest article: (also available in English) <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-dates has-authors has-excerpts alignwide wp-elements-8cdd5b68c068a770f95a320d4197c692 wp-block-rss has-text-color has-primary-color\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/renedebaaij.substack.com\/p\/omgaan-met-een-leider-die-regels-48f' target=\"_blank\">Omgaan met een leider die regels buigt en mensen klein maakt 11\/12<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T05:48:46+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">3 April 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by Ren\u00e9 de Baaij<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Wij laten zien dat escalatie nodig is wanneer grensoverschrijding normaal wordt. Door feiten vast te leggen en rustig te handelen, herstellen we veiligheid.<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-light-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/en\/inzichten\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer superb-addons-hide-on-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-mono-3-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2db875c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\"><div class=\"is-default-size wp-block-site-logo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/en\/\" class=\"custom-logo-link\" rel=\"home\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP.png\" class=\"custom-logo\" alt=\"Ren\u00e9 de Baaij\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP.png 729w, https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP-300x62.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-contrast-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-70640b9cd71be7a104c881cde2834f5b\">Active nationally and internationally, across the public and private sectors, in professional services and industry, and in the financial and healthcare sectors.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Wherever people work and strive to do their best.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer superb-addons-hide-on-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-contrast-light-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2db875c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\"><div class=\"is-default-size wp-block-site-logo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/en\/\" class=\"custom-logo-link\" rel=\"home\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP.png\" class=\"custom-logo\" alt=\"Ren\u00e9 de Baaij\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP.png 729w, https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP-300x62.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-contrast-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-da52e68ff33ffe29fd8e7f0f9c61c13d\">Does this sound familiar?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\">\n<p>We have set the direction, redesigned the structure and presented the plans. But if I am honest, I am not sure it is really landing. The right conversations are still not happening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-mono-4-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\">\n<p>We talk a lot about AI. About opportunities, about risks, about what we need to do. But who is actually deciding, who is accountable when things go wrong, and what it asks of our leadership \u2014 that remains unresolved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-mono-3-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\">\n<p>I see people who work hard and are genuinely committed. And yet a significant part of our energy is lost to friction, avoidance and meetings that do not lead to decisions. Somewhere there is a pattern we can no longer see clearly ourselves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer superb-addons-hide-on-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-contrast-light-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2db875c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\"><div class=\"is-default-size wp-block-site-logo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/en\/\" class=\"custom-logo-link\" rel=\"home\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP.png\" class=\"custom-logo\" alt=\"Ren\u00e9 de Baaij\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP.png 729w, https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP-300x62.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-contrast-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3ff93b53a87b26f207dd002f8849ff57\">How I work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-mono-3-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\">\n<p><strong>Diagnose<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><em>Seeing clearly what is actually at play <\/em> I start by looking and listening. At what is being said, and at what is not. What is driving behaviour, decision-making, the undercurrent? The diagnosis is the foundation. Without it, no intervention works.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-mono-4-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\">\n<p><strong>Intervention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><em>Working where it matters<\/em> I do not work alongside the organisation. I work inside it. In the boardroom, in the management team, where decisions are made and tension arises. Not with programmes and reports, but with interventions that make an immediate difference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\">\n<p><strong>Anchor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Change that lasts<\/em>&nbsp;Good interventions leave something behind. Clarity about mandate and ownership. A rhythm of constructive conversations. Leaders who are consistent and accountable. Less noise, faster decisions, greater maturity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer superb-addons-hide-on-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-mono-3-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2db875c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\"><div class=\"is-default-size wp-block-site-logo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/en\/\" class=\"custom-logo-link\" rel=\"home\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP.png\" class=\"custom-logo\" alt=\"Ren\u00e9 de Baaij\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP.png 729w, https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP-300x62.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-contrast-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5ede6d23a411b47c626417ca295cf87c\">What clients say<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-contrast-light-color has-mono-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-e31c5860c06c2dcaf693e825a03d7141 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\">\n<p>\"Sharp on the content, but above all on what we had been avoiding ourselves.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Executive, public sector<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-contrast-light-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1319275e5d99706ecba9e6dc3729e1d6 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\">\n<p>\"AI finally became a boardroom topic, not a toy for a project group.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">\u00a0<em>CIO, financial sector<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-base-color has-primary-hover-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3eadf4df4b9d41f88d6fcb40eae8d0f1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\">\n<p>\"What had been under the table came onto the table. And suddenly we could make choices.\"&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>COO, Industry<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer superb-addons-hide-on-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-superbaddons-card has-contrast-light-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2db875c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\"><div class=\"is-default-size wp-block-site-logo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/en\/\" class=\"custom-logo-link\" rel=\"home\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP.png\" class=\"custom-logo\" alt=\"Ren\u00e9 de Baaij\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP.png 729w, https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP-300x62.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recognizable situations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Public Sector<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-mono-4-background-color has-background has-superbfont-xsmall-font-size\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Situation<\/strong>\nAn executive team divided on direction, increasingly reluctant to hold each other to account. Meetings ran smoothly. The real conversations were happening elsewhere, or not at all.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Intervention<\/strong> Diagnosis of decision-making patterns and team dynamics. Guided the executive team through the conversations that had<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Result<\/strong>\nLess time in meetings, better decisions. A team that once again addresses what is actually at play.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-mono-3-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Financial sector<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-superbfont-xsmall-font-size\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Situation<\/strong> A board that had put AI governance in place but found the organisation disengaging. Policy existed. Ownership did not. The operational level experienced control, management experienced distance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Intervention<\/strong> Connected the visible and the hidden: named the fear beneath \"resistance\", surfaced the need for autonomy beneath \"control.\" Redesigned governance to manage risk while enabling learning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Result<\/strong> Greater ownership at every level. Governance as a workable framework rather than a bureaucratic burden.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Industry<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-mono-3-background-color has-background has-superbfont-xsmall-font-size\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Situation<\/strong> After a significant reorganisation, the damage was visible in behaviour. Managers had become hesitant, cautious and passive. No one was willing to put their head above the parapet. Energy had turned inward and eyes were cast downward.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Intervention<\/strong> Placed the personal development of management at the centre. Not as a programme, but as a serious conversation about who they want to be as leaders, what drives them and what they want to give their organisation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Result<\/strong> A management team that looks forward again. More initiative, more courage, a shared perspective on the future. The organisation followed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-contrast-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Professional services<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-superbfont-xsmall-font-size\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Situation<\/strong> Self-managing teams were not, in practice, managing themselves. Professionals waited for frameworks that never arrived, managers intervened at every obstacle. The model looked right on paper. The reality was exhausting for everyone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Intervention<\/strong> Strengthened the professional identity and self-worth of the teams. Reminded professionals of what makes them capable, what their judgement is worth and what they are entitled to trust without asking for permission.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Result<\/strong>\u00a0Teams functioning independently as intended. Less management attention required, higher productivity, greater satisfaction in the work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer superb-addons-hide-on-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2db875c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-mono-3-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"is-default-size wp-block-site-logo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/en\/\" class=\"custom-logo-link\" rel=\"home\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP.png\" class=\"custom-logo\" alt=\"Ren\u00e9 de Baaij\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP.png 729w, https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBVP-300x62.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left\">Recent thinking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a2f2b71bccb894169f66d3a952a95443\"><strong>I write regularly on leadership, organisation and the impact of AI on people and work. No newsletter, no noise \u2014 only pieces that have something to say.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-62491ceb413f888f70069ad4642d4fad\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/renedebaaij.substack.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/renedebaaij.substack.com\">Read more on Substack<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-mono-4-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2217c10c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small)\"><ul class=\"is-grid columns-3 has-dates alignwide wp-elements-a42bd734aa5c911d4f5f8a4896fe5b1f wp-block-rss has-text-color has-primary-color\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/renedebaaij.substack.com\/p\/omgaan-met-een-leider-die-regels-48f' target=\"_blank\">Omgaan met een leider die regels buigt en mensen klein maakt 11\/12<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T05:48:46+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">3 April 2026<\/time> <\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/renedebaaij.substack.com\/p\/dealing-with-a-leader-who-bends-rules-e3d' target=\"_blank\">Dealing with a leader who bends rules and makes people feel small 11\/12<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T05:48:44+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">3 April 2026<\/time> <\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/renedebaaij.substack.com\/p\/dealing-with-a-leader-who-bends-rules-439' target=\"_blank\">Dealing with a leader who bends rules and makes people feel small 10\/12<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-27T06:48:43+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">27 March 2026<\/time> <\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/renedebaaij.substack.com\/p\/omgaan-met-een-leider-die-regels-e8b' target=\"_blank\">Omgaan met een leider die regels buigt en mensen klein maakt 10\/12<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-27T06:48:43+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">27 March 2026<\/time> <\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/renedebaaij.substack.com\/p\/omgaan-met-een-leider-die-regels-e54' target=\"_blank\">Omgaan met een leider die regels buigt en mensen klein maakt 9\/12<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-20T06:48:38+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">20 March 2026<\/time> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer superb-addons-hide-on-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-mono-3-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2db875c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ba339ba31b85912afd2cdb0e822ea714\">u\u0101t\u0113s the art of leadership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-primary-color has-contrast-light-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-630677c87a0285557dc5936f91aab781 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\">\n<p>As founder and initiator I participate in U\u0101t\u0113s, a collaborative network of experienced organisational professionals focused on leadership and organisational development. U\u0101t\u0113s operates from the conviction that leadership is a craft that demands continuous deepening \u2014 personally, professionally and organisationally. For assignments where a broader team of senior professionals adds the most value, I work through U\u0101t\u0113s alongside like-minded peers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-base-color has-contrast-light-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-64de75611bafe6c2a29e3512cc261a5d is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/uates-blue-1024x386.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/uates-blue-1024x386.avif 1024w, https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/uates-blue-300x113.avif 300w, https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/uates-blue-768x289.avif 768w, https:\/\/dbvp.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/uates-blue.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-contrast-light-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-18f218a4bc0fd82c95f301d7be81e675 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xsmall)\">\n<p>From within U\u0101t\u0113s we developed U\u0101t\u0113s Lux, an AI-driven conversational partner designed specifically for leaders and organisational professionals. 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