Manfred Kets de Vries is a consultant of strategic human resource
management and organizational design and transformation
to many of the world’s leading companies in 40 countries. He practices
executive development work with such organizations as:
ABB, Aegon, Air Liquide, Alcan, Alcatel, Accenture, Bain Consulting, Bang & Olufsen, Bonnier, BP, L. M. Ericsson, DMGT, GE Capital, Goldman Sachs, Heineken, HypoVereinsbank, Investec, KPMG, Lego, Liberty Life, Lufthansa, Lundbeck, McKinsey, National Australia Bank, Nokia, Novartis, NovoNordisk, Russian Standard, SABMiller, SEB, Shell, SHV, Standard Bank of South Africa, Troika Dialog, Unilever and Volvo Car Corporation.
Manfred Kets de Vries and his associates have a distinctive competence
in the in-house assessment of the quality of organizational leadership
and in Leadership Audits. They focus not just on individual leaders,
but also on the dynamics of executive teams, providing advice on how
to reshape the team dynamics to create a high performance organization.
They help each organization understand what factors drive its success
or failure and how to improve its ability to adapt to changing situations.
Although one-on-one coaching can be highly effective, leadership coaching
in a group setting can also have high pay-offs because changes in leadership
behavior are likely to occur. Group leadership coaching establishes a
foundation of trust, makes for constructive conflict resolution, leads
to commitment and contributes to accountability: all factors that translate
into better results for the organization. A change methodology centered
on group coaching makes for high-performance teams, is an antidote to
organizational silo formation, creates organizations without boundaries,
and makes for true knowledge management.
A charismatic and humorous speaker, Manfred's thought-provoking presentations
use extensive examples from his work with major corporations to make his
speeches enjoyable, tangible and easy to learn from. He also provides tailored
workshops to develop participants effectiveness in their leadership roles.
Languages:
He presents in English or Dutch.
Leadership programs at Insead
- The Challenge of Leadership: Creating Reflective Leaders (COL)
- Consulting and Coaching for Change:
Creating Reflective Change Agents (CCC)
Consulting and Coaching
Manfred does a considerable amount
of executive consulting and coaching work in organizations (particularly
in top executive teams).
