Authentic Leadership for Senior Executives: How Bolster’s Executive Coaching Helped Janneke Hermes Set a New Course
After 23 years with a single employer, CFO Janneke Hermes didn’t realise she was ready for a new step—until the profile of Koninklijke Wagenborg landed on her desk. What followed was not a leap into the unknown, but a carefully chosen course: a journey in which Bolster’s executive coaching helped her lead not only with […]
Andy van de Poel about working at Bolster
What is your role at Bolster? “At Bolster, alongside leadership and strategy, my primary focus is on the underlying dynamics of people, teams, and organizations. I quickly get to the core of how individuals manage their qualities and energy, so I can clearly see whether they are effectively utilizing their potential. This results in valuable […]
What is authentic leadership?
Authentic leadership is a leadership style that is in the spotlight because it has many positive aspects. What do leaders mean when they talk about authentic leadership in organizations? Jolijn investigated this question in her master’s thesis. Who is Jolijn? Jolijn van Diesen is a junior strategy and leadership consultant at boutique consultancy firm Bolster. […]
A performance breakthrough at Network Rail
We spoke to Steve Featherstone (Program Director at Network Rail) about his key findings from the collaboration with Bolster. Steve made the following points. The importance of alignmentGood performance in large companies depends on complex environments in which groups of stakeholders collaborate. This can become even more challenging when stakeholders, seemingly, have conflicting needs and […]
