Erik de Haan PhD
Director of Ashridge's Centre, Professional Certified Coach, ICF
Erik de Haan is the Director of Ashridge's Centre for Coaching near London, with over twenty-five years of experience in organizational and personal development. He is Professor of Organisation Development at the VU University Amsterdam. He aims to support individuals in their search for what is right and just for themselves and for others in their organizations. His expertise covers process consulting for organizational change, board and team coaching, supervision and psychotherapy. Erik has an MSc in Theoretical Physics and gained his PhD in Physics with his research into learning and decision-making processes in perception. He is a registered psychodynamic psychotherapist with an MA in psychotherapy from the Tavistock Clinic; has (co-)authored more than 200 articles and 16 books; and sits on the editorial board of three journals including the Consulting Psychology Journal. Erik has worked with universities, hospitals and multinational companies. Erik is an Ashridge, EMCC and ICF accredited coach and supervisor and is qualified to deliver a range of psychometric instruments. He is fluent in Dutch, English, Italian, German and Spanish.
Leadership shadows
What is leadership, how to define it and where to find criteria for ‘good leadership’ What are differences between ‘good leadership’ and ‘successful leadership’ How the leadership shadow is part and parcel of every leadership offering How we can make leadership more healthy and balanced, and less corruptible How executive coaches are uniquely placed to work with leaders to integrate their leadership shadows What we know about the effectiveness of coaching when it comes to the leadership shadow.
Praktikum: Fearless Listening
This workshop will focus on fearless listening techniques to support the executive coaching for top leaders and top leadership teams. The workshop is based on the idea of the leadership shadow and how the fact that a leader (or someone else) contributes to decision-making processes within organisations, exposes them in a profound way to forms of corruption and compromise. During the workshop we will discover something about our own highly personal leadership shadows & there will also be an opportunity to practice your ability to coach top leaders. There will be three exercises in the workshop focusing on the bright side of your leadership, the dark side of your leadership, and fearless challenge to your leadership.