Developing strategies and models to bring about a profound level of transformation to the lives of individuals and organizations
dr. Elizabeth van Geerestein MBA
Elizabeth van Geerestein is Managing Partner of Papillon & Partners and Vice President of the Leadership Pipeline Institute (LPI).
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Keynote Speaker,Moderator,Motivational Speaker,Presenter,Workshop / Masterclass
Employability:
Keynote Speaker,Moderator,Motivational Speaker,Presenter,Workshop / Masterclass,
About Elizabeth van Geerestein MBA
LPI is the leading global provider of Leadership & Specialist Pipeline solutions to private and public organizations, developing more than 5,000 people per year in Leadership Transition and Specialist Transition Programs. Papillon & Partners specializes in Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development and Leadership Team Development, with a strong emphasis on business and organizational transformation, and developing high-performing (cross)-functional leadership teams across global enterprises.
Papillon & Partners and LPI are represented in over 30 countries, with coaching capabilities in 25 languages and over 100 highly skilled leadership coaches and facilitators on 6 continents.
Papillon & Partners has led the implementation of company-wide integrated leadership development initiatives for global clients in all business sectors extending throughout Europe, North America, Australia, Asia, Middle East and Africa, resulting in performance improvement, margin expansion and gained market share.
Elizabeth is a master-certified C-suite and boardroom coach who coaches senior executives, executive teams and their boards through successful leadership, business and organizational transitions.
As a coach to senior leadership Elizabeth has guided leaders to more effective performance, engagement and collaboration resulting in accomplishment of stretch goals, through extension of influence, and an engaged alignment with critical business initiatives.
Elizabeth coaches’ leadership teams to recognize and leverage key differences in style, to develop a more comprehensive vision and effective team processes that elicit each leader’s greatest contribution. Outcomes have included creation of high-performance leadership teams, involving enhanced buy-in of major constituents, generating more collaboration, bridging differences and leveraging strengths, with greater accountability to meet business objectives and attain significant direct bottom- and top-line results.
Since 2007, Dr. van Geerestein is the Adjunct Professor Personal Leadership Development (PLD) at Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) Erasmus University, The Netherlands. Elizabeth contributes across all the MBA programs (International, Executive and Global Executive), and designs the Personal Leadership Development curriculum of the OneMBA Global Executive MBA Program.
Elizabeth is co-developer and designer of the highly impactful communications training Voice is Power™ (www.yourvoiceispower.nl)
Specialist Subjects
Videos
Daniëlle Schouten, Business development manager
"‘De Superpromoter’ by Rijn Vogelaar focuses on the people most companies take for granted. Moreover, in a lot of cases these companies are not even aware of these people. Because companies are too busy taking care of unsatisfied customers. People who expect unreasonable services and immediately spread the word when a company makes a mistake. A lot of books are written about how to handle these unsatisfied customers, how to improve customer services and how to control bad publicity. No doubt that they can be of help. But does it give a company new energy? Not really. Using the power of enthusiasm by superpromoters does. Not only will it drive sales in the end, but it will also bring positive energy to companies itself.
In that way this book is refreshing within its genre. Author Rijn Vogelaar made a huge effort in combining recent insights by marketing thought leaders to build up his story about enthusiasm. The book encourages and gives tools to start looking for superpromoters outside, but also within companies. But Vogelaar did not stop at that point. Next to writing the book he also launched a website with actual superpromoters telling their story in video and updates a blog with new material.
What makes it even more interesting is the fact that he’s also the CEO of a well respected research company that got voted ‘best marketing research agency of the year 2009’.
Here at selexyz we were very happy to add ‘ The Superpromoter’ to our assortment of management books. We are convinced that it will enthuse English readers –and therefore native bookstores- too. It’s a potential best-seller within its category overseas too."
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Sally Fielding, Regional Engagement Director (Central & Eastern Europe; Middle East & Africa)
"Dr. van Geerestein has been working as a consultant for AstraZeneca on various projects since 2004 and in her current assignment, has been engaged by AstraZeneca as Leadership Coach, Consultant and Conference Facilitator since June 2007.
In the role of Conference Host and Facilitator, Elizabeth provided excellent support and facilitation during two of our conferences held recently in Budapest, Hungary and Cairo, Egypt, respectively. The support, challenge and focus she provided in preparation for the conferences upfront paid dividends. It really was all about preparation, preparation, and preparation! Although I initially found it quite time consuming to do so much preparation in advance it really did pay off huge dividends in the end. Both conferences were extremely successful and Elizabeth successfully facilitated two very culturally diverse groups of AstraZeneca participants: Central & Eastern European Managers in Hungary? and Middle Eastern and African Managers in Egypt, whereby she was able to change her facilitation style to accommodate the cultural differences of both groups.
As a Leadership Consultant and in the area of leadership development, I owe Elizabeth a huge amount of thanks and gratitude for the help she has given to me over the last 10 months as part of my leadership and personal development.
She has helped me enormously on a professional and personal level, in particular, with my focus, effectiveness and increasing levels of performance of my regional teams in Central Eastern Europe and in the Middle East and Africa regions, respectively."
Prof. Dr. Mike Page, Dean of Post-experience Programs
"Dr. Van Geerestein is an Adjunct Professor at the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) Erasmus University - a role she has held since November 2006.
Elizabeth is involved with the personal leadership development course across our portfolio of international MBA programs. This crucial course is designed to “develop self-aware leaders able to effectively manage relationships and to positively impact global business & society”.
In addition to her broad involvement across all our MBA programs (international full-time, weekend executive and global executive), Elizabeth is directly responsible for the personal leadership development course of the OneMBA Global Executive MBA Program from both a design and delivery perspective. This particular program is tailored for our most senior executives and her involvement here stands as testimony of the value she contributes to the School. Elizabeth’s lectures and contributions include:
- Differentiating Yourself: Developing Your Unique Leadership Style
- Effective Communication for Influence & Impact
- Coaching & Leadership: Influencing for Impact
- Feedback: Identifying the Blind Spots
- Strategic Life Planning & Goal Setting
- Your Career is Your Business
- Living Management
- Career Coaching
Her programs are highly valued and the participant evaluations are consistently of the highest level."