“With Maaike’s help I was able to transform my cluttered insights and self-knowledge into logical structures focused on personal competences, values and needs. Maaike helped me in connecting the dots and in realising what was most important for me. This enabled me to progress quickly”
In young professional coaching I focus on facilitating highly educated professionals in the first 10-15 years of their career. You will grow by staying true to yourself. This will enable you to maximise your potential and remain truly authentic. Being a young professional, you can be a graduate, PhD student, a parent returning to work, or any other highly educated professional in your 20’s and 30’s.
The coaching sessions help you to explore and realise your full potential. To identify who you (currently) are, what your attributes, preferences and (transferable) skills are, and what it is that makes your life meaningful for you. This will enable you to develop and grow from a sense of self-confidence and to flourish by staying true to yourself. This will guide you to a place of flow (joy, success, meaning, fulfilment…etc.) in your career and private life.
In the coaching sessions we will specify, reframe and realise your goals. Perhaps you recognise one of the following questions:
What are my attributes, talents and/or motivation?
Is my (professional) life going in the right direction?
What makes me tick?
How can I create more flow in my job?
How can I establish a more sustainable work-life balance?
How can I effectively deal with stress?
How can I learn to make thoughtful decisions and conscious choices?
What are my pitfalls and my (limiting) beliefs?
How can I be a more effective leader?
How can I effectively work together with my colleagues or managers?
Do you recognise one of the above examples or do you have a personal of professional development question? Please get in touch for a consultation to see what I can do for you - free of charge and without any obligation.
“ I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Maaike. Maaike listens wholeheartedly, reflects back to me - with a good sense of humour and gave me food for thought in between the sessions. I have discovered what really makes me tick and have found the courage to make this happen ”
“ Our coaching sessions gave me peace of mind that I knew I had thoroughly thought about my job choices in a structured and informed way. It also gave me insight and confidence both into how I make choices and into which choices I want to make ”
“ I have become aware of what drives and motivates me. This has not only made me noticeably more effective, but also happier in my work. I would recommend coaching to every young professional, certainly when coached by Maaike! ”
“ I have gained deeper insights into myself. By talking openly about things that normally remain in my thoughts, it has become clear who I really am. I have learned to recognize my thought patterns. I have made, and executed an action plan, and I have realized that not to choose, is also a choice ”
“ In the coaching with Maaike I have gained confidence, both in the choices I have made and in the direction of my career. Our inspiring conversations and the exploring exercises I did helped me to progress every session. A valuable investment in yourself! ”
My background is both international and diverse. After graduating in Chemistry (MSc in Drug Innovation), I started my professional life as a new business development analyst in a large international chemical company. Later, I made a career change to become a manager at a (big four) management consultancy firm (healthcare consulting). I have worked in the U.S.A., Australia, Germany, Belgium and Great Britain. Currently, I live and work in Delft, the Netherlands.
During my time as healthcare consultant, I realised the importance of ‘the personal side’ of change in an organisation. An important part of the job was coaching managers and their team through necessary transitions. As it was specifically this aspect of my work that fascinated me, I decided to increase my expertise by undertaking a Master (MA) in Coaching and Mentoring Practice at Oxford Brookes University. As part of the study, I was coached by an experienced coach, who encouraged me to gain self-insight and who challenged my views on my life and career. This self-knowledge helped me to consciously choose for what I really enjoy doing. I learned to understand and overcome limiting beliefs. I realised that I thoroughly enjoy ‘making a difference through connecting with others’. This resulted in where I currently stand: a professional coach.
I strongly believe in the added value of coaching for young professionals. I base this on my personal experience and on the results of my MA dissertation on the added value of high potential coaching. I have seen how young professionals benefit from coaching, early on in their careers. Increasing your self-knowledge through coaching helps you to develop from a basis of self-confidence and authenticity. This creates a wonderful platform to experience more joy and success, both professionally and privately. When gaining important self-insights at an early stage in your career, you will benefit the rest of your life!
Would you like to know more about my professional background or my education? Please have a look at my LinkedIn Profile.
I am a PCC certified senior coach with the ICF, recognised as career coach professional with the Noloc and a member of EMCC and Nobco, which are (inter)national associations for professional coaches.
“Maaike is empathetic, smart, and cheerful. She can very well verbalise what I was trying to express. Together we could dig deeper than I could when I tried alone. After every session I felt I had taken a big step forward”
