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
David Pollard
“I unequivocally recommend Pauline van Antwerpen as a unique and talented artist and performer for any number of occasions. Pauline has the uncanny ability to put herself ‘in the shoes’ of her audience and bring out a poignant message that touches everyone who hears it.
As an example, Pauline recently performed for the Workplace Pride Foundation which is dedicated to increasing the visibility and emancipation of LGBT at work, during our 2012 Conference Closing Dinner and Awards Ceremony. At this event, Pauline expertly articulated the message that we as a foundation are trying to give by reversing the roles of straight people and homosexuals in society. Through her humor, uncanny talent for observing human behaviour and ability to make everyone feel comfortable, she very clearly helped all participants understand some of the challenges that LGBT people face in the workplace and in life.
I have seen Pauline perform for different audiences for a number of years now, in Flamish, Dutch and English and am confident that her own inner awareness and self confidence can be a unifying and motivating factor for any group that she would perform for. “
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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."
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."