The Playful Business Leaders

Meaningful leadership programme for today’s & tomorrow’s leaders

 

Welcome to Playful Business Leaders!

 

The Playful Business Leaders: meaningful leadership for today and the future. What do we mean by that? As a Playful Business Leader you are a connector who knows his own strength and can empower others, consciously and full of self-confidence. As a leader, you are confident within yourself and in touch with your emotions. In short, authentic leadership.

The Playful Business Leaders: Meaningful leadership program for today's & tomorrow's leaders offers a unique combination of a high-end CRKBO-accredited leadership programme with trainings, coaching and intervision on the one hand, and mentorship of an underprivileged child on the other hand.

The leadership programme entails the following elements:

  • Be self-aware: you learn how to analyze yourself and to act more consciously building on theoretical knowledge of and practice with transactional analysis, cognitive behavioral therapy, core qualities, growth mindset, coaching techniques, intercultural communication and non-violent communication.

  • Understand the other person: using transactional analysis and non-violent communication techniques you learn how to better analyze and understand the other person. Truly seeing the other person regardless of his/her behavior or words is the basis for better communication.

  • Connect and communicate effectively: now that you have a better understanding of yourself and the other person, and have acquired skills in choosing how to communicate and connect with the other person, you can do this more consciously and thus communicate, connect and lead more effectively.

Why do we combine high-end professional training with the mentorship of a child?

  • Your mentee accelerates your personal and professional development! In your efforts to connect effectively with your mentee who most likely lives in a completely different environment from yours, you will be forced to reflect on who you truly are and how you can connect with someone outside of your usual environment.

  • Your perspective on life, ability to reflect on yourself and empathy will be strengthened. Your mentee will most likely trigger new perspectives and will enrich your realm of possibilities in your line of thinking, as your mentee thinks differently from you.

  • It’s very likely that your mentee triggers issues within you that also play a role at work and at home. If this occurs, we consider this an invitation to start your journey within yourself and study your surroundings - as a result of which you will grow as a professional and as a person. We know this from experience as it happens with every participant.

  • In this time of major societal challenges, it is essential for every company to be at the heart of society. Aware of its surroundings. Your experience with your mentee will enrich your life and will turn you into a professional who is aware of it’s society and socio-economic context, while being full of strength, empathy and self-confidence.

In this programme you will learn how to become a true leader of today and fit for the future. The training programme provide you with scientific knowledge and practical applications that you can immediately use in your work and practice in your capactiy as a mentor as well. Your time investment therefore not only yields something for yourself, but also for a child, your career opportunities, your company and customer satisfaction!

Who have already become Playful Business Leaders?

  • 'The imagination of a child', that's the superpower I would choose! As far as I am concerned, so much more (innovation) potential can be realized with this. Both in business and in our society. I have learnt a lot and can give something back. Valuable combination!'

    Marjolein Boer, Founder of Maritime Sisters

  • Erik Verbruggen

    'I'm participating in the Playful Business Leaders course to develop myself in the field of communication and connection and I want to make an impact on others on a social level.'

    Erik Verbruggen, project developer at Vink Bouw BV

  • 'Because of the Playful Business Leaders programme I have started to apply connective leadership more consciously. I have been able to deepen my leadership skills in several areas and levels. The programme has provided valuable insights and tools in the areas of communication, growth mind-set, and inclusive leadership. The combination of training with useful insights and tools and also direct practical applicability through mentorship, at work and at home have been a real success for me!'

    Sophie van den Arend, Manager Marketing Shell Fleet Solutions

  • Nicole van Rij

    'The opportunity to be able to develop further as an inspiring leader and at the same time to be able to give something back to society immediately appealed to me. I started with great enthusiasm and now I look back on it with great pleasure and satisfaction.'

    Nicole van Rij, Sales en Marketing Director Informed Group

  • 'The Playful Business Leaders programme has given me many insights about communication. By communicating openly and showing interest, you can learn a lot from each other. This will not only help you now, but for the rest of your life!'

    Marit Maxwell, Digital Community Manager, NLC Health

  • 'You can create so much more at work through better communication in which everyone is respected. The training courses of the Playful Business Leaders programme provide good tools for constructive dialogue. The combination in which you can also contribute at a social level, ensures special encounters and moments that put you on the ground with both feet and makes you think critically about how you can be of significance to someone else!'

    Dominique Gevers Deynoot, International Network Manager, Provider relations bij Eurocross Assistance

Which leadership skills do you learn in the programme?

Our programme offers a rich variety of training subjects, combining theory with practical application. Our participants consist to a large extent of middle- and senior management of large organisations such as Shell, the national Police, Unilever and construction companies. Our participants have achieved through this programme:

  • A higher sense of self-awareness

  • The ability to reflect critically on oneself and others

  • Consciousness on your own leadership values and principles

  • The ability to empower others

  • More effective communication

  • The ability to lead with more empathy and understanding of societal issues

  • More purpose in their lives

Would you like to learn more?

Sign up to our newsletter or any of the free webinars that we organize regularly! We are also happy to call you to tell you more about our programme and answer any questions you may have.

We also offer in-company workshops to get a taste of our programme. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Why would you want to become a Playful Business Leader? What do you get out of it?

  • More happiness and vitality

  • More confidence and motivation

  • Less stress

  • Better cooperation and co-creation with colleagues and clients

  • More creativity and innovative ideas

  • Stronger problem-solving skills

  • Increased well-being and less prone to burn-out

  • Less urge to wanting to be right

  • Stronger connections with your surroundings, both at work and privately

In short, being fully empowered as a leader and leading with self-confidence and empathy!

Click below or continue to read more about the programme!

 

 

Why Playful Leadership?

 

A time of societal challenges

 

We live in a time of major social challenges. On the one hand, many professionals experience that just working hard isn’t all there is to life. How do you experience more meaning in life in general? Reduced resilience and burnout are also themes in the current labor market. Companies must relate to all societal challenges and remain relevant, for their customers and employees.

On the other hand, there are many underprivileged children who grow up with fewer opportunities, simply because of where they were born. The need for a positive role model is growing day by day in this age of social inequality. Many children do not have such a role model at home. The reasons for this may vary, but what is certain is that children flourish when they are in a safe, pleasant environment where they are seen and heard. Someone who listens and with whom they can develop themselves. Having a good role model in your life can be a trigger for a better future. An impact forever, because more self-confidence and perspective translate into better school performance, job applications and their private life. And that also benefits future employers.

The time for action is now! Same dreams, different worlds

 

The time for action is now. Both professionals and children want to grow as a person and to empower themselves. To enter the world with confidence and self-awareness. The professional wants to grow professionally and as a person, while children want to realize their dreams. Same aspirations, different worlds. Time to build bridges and empower both sides!

Combining professional growth with contributing to society!

 

We offer companies and professionals the opportunity to contribute to society and at the same time develop and grow on a professional and personal level. Your mentee will accelerate your personal development, while the programme’s high-end, scientific trainings, coaching and intervision will contribute to both your professional ánd personal growth. As an empowered leader, you will be able to connect building on your own strength and self-confidence, using creativity and motivation, improving every collaboration in a team and with customers.

The Playful Business Leaders programme increases your resilience and personal leadership in your work while improving the world around you and balancing yourself!

Who is the Playful Business Leader?

As a Playful Business Leader you self-aware and you are able to reflect on your own behavior and that of others. You act building on your own strength and you can empower others. You are able to connect effectively with others - your client, colleague, mentee, family, friends. You have an open, growth-mindset and can therefore innovate and creatively achieve whatever you want. Because of your confidence, creativity and connection with your surroundings, you can handle any situation effectively and sustainably in order to achieve the outcome you want. As a Playful Business Leader you are a real contemporary leader!

 
 

Triple win with Playful Leaders:

    • Higher employee satisfaction: Mentorship gives a sense of fulfillment and internalized happiness that spills over into every aspect of life, including a higher sense of satisfaction and increased production rates at work.

    • Company image: Now more than ever it's very important for companies to contribute to society. Playful Leaders offers an opportunity to use your CSR budget in a meaningful way and at the same time can be used for corporate PR efforts.

    • Company appeal: Investing in the growth and development of employees makes companies more attractive in the labour market.

    • Personal development through training and coaching is invaluable to your career and personal life.

    • Contributing directly to the well-being and growth of a child by supporting them in becoming a self-assured participant of society gives a sense of fulfillment and internalized happiness.

    • Excelling at communication with your clients, your team and in your private life expands your career opportunities and makes you a pleasant person.

    • Enjoying the company of a professional who coaches and mentors a child with school and everyday life offers a direct and positive influence on a child’s development.

    • A uniquely matched role model offers new perspectives and a safe space to share and grow together.

    • The child becomes more confident, which provides them with more opportunities in their future - in their education, career and personal life.

 

Would you like to learn more?

Sign up to our newsletter or any of the free webinars that we organize regularly! We are also happy to call you to tell you more about our programme and answer any questions you may have.

We also offer in-company workshops to get a taste of our programme. We are looking forward to hearing from you!