Agility & Resilience
Joyce de Ruiter
Joyce is an authority on agility and resilience in times of change. She shares her life story combined with the psychology of change and personal insights.
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About Joyce de Ruiter
What if you had to choose between becoming deaf of becoming blind? What would you choose?
At the age of 16 Joyce was told that around the age of 40 she will be almost deaf and blind and she would be of no value to this society.
At that moment she was faced with a choice: to accept her role as an eternal victim or to look at what would still be possible and get the most out of that. We all have to deal with changes and setbacks in our lives and work, which appeals hugely to our personal agility and on our mindset… What attitude do you take when confronted with change? We all have to be agile, but how do you become agile?
During her keynote ‘Victim or victor? How to deal with change’ Joyce shares her story about how she copes with her continuously changing perspective in life. She provides insights how to develop an agile mindset that can help you to remain master of the changes in your life. You will experience that any change can be the catalyst or breeding ground for future opportunities and successes.
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Peter Hatzigeorgiou, VP External
"On January 22nd, we had the immense pleasure and honour to re-invite Mr. Guy Cabana for the third year in a row to talk at our «Lead to Succeed» annual event. This year he was asked not only to deliver 1 topic but to deliver 3 conferences which were as follows:
- Building bridges. The art of successful negotiations
- Lifting mountains. The art of doing the impossible
- Talking without words
This event was a huge success and his presence made this day memorable for all attendees. Mr. Cabana was very motivating, captivating and inspiring. During his presentations, he encouraged all students to take a new perspective on life by asking themselves profound questions and encouraged us to take action. To our enjoyment, he was available and invited the attendees to partake in interactive conferences and he never hesitated to accept questions. He truly demonstrated his expertise as a powerful communicator.
Mr. Cabana shows such attention and openness and has such a way to implicate everyone during his speech by maintaining eye contact, that we have the impression that he his talking directly to each individual. Even if he gave 3 very distinct topics, each one was as captivating as the other. He enunciated his ideas efficiently and had many of us taking notes and making sure that we take immediate action. His message is practical, concrete and direct. The most intriguing part is that we realized that we all can implement his teachings immediately after the event both in our personal and professional lives.
Mr. Cabana was eloquent and created a very heart warming and enthusiastic atmosphere amongst all the students. He is a very charismatic speaker and left the audience with a powerful message. He is humorous, dynamic, and extremely energetic, and we were very fortunate to have him spend the day with us. I highly recommend him to anyone who wants to learn, grow or gain knowledge. I can promise you will have a truly amazing time with this extremely knowledgeable man. Looking forward to have you again next year!"
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An inspirational example of agility and resilience for managers and employees in a changing environment.
"An inspirational example of agility and resilience for managers and employees in a changing environment."
Never ever heard or seen such an impressive and relevant presentation before.
"Never ever heard or seen such an impressive and relevant presentation before."
From the beginning till the end the audience was amazed by the life changing story of Joyce.
"From the beginning till the end the audience was amazed by the life changing story of Joyce. By mirroring, asking questions and telling a very honest story she was able to influence the thinking process of the audience. Because of her lecture my day and week became very valuable and it gave me an energy boost in the transformation which we are in at this moment. My growth mindset has been stimulated massively. Joyce, it was a great honor meeting you!"
All of us were captivated and inspired by Joyce.
"In a very elegant and upmost innovate way, Joyce teached us how to master a mindset needed to embrace change and how to overcome managerial obstacles hampering transformations. All of us were captivated and inspired by Joyce."