My hunch is that if you’re here, something important is already in motion.
I typically work with the following situations leaders find themselves in:
1) You’re in a situation that keeps looping, slowing down, or demanding more of you than it should — despite your experience, effort, and good intentions. Something in the dynamics feels off. You’ve tried multiple angles, yet keep hitting the same brick wall. The same issue shows up with different people. Or you find yourself carrying more than your role, repeatedly pulled in to keep things from wobbling.
2) You’ve stepped into a leadership role with broader scope, more visibility, or greater responsibility. Maybe you’ve moved into the C-suite or now lead across multiple markets. You’re capable — but the dynamics around you have become more complex than the leadership models you’ve been used to relying on.
3) You’ve been a high achiever for years, often the one who carries more than your share. Lately, you feel the cost of that pace — ongoing tension, emotional load, stretched energy, or a quiet sense that the way you’re holding everything isn’t sustainable long-term.
4) You lead an experienced team of leaders and want to invest in their collective leadership maturity — not because something is broken, but because the next stage requires it.
5) You’re responsible for change beyond yourself — leading a transformation, integration, cultural shift, strategic reset, or building something new that needs to hold. Some parts may be flowing, others more complex — and you want to make sure the change is aligned, supported, and built to last.
Whichever the scenario, what connects them is this: you’re a seasoned leader. You’re not looking for beginner tips. You’re ready for a curated partnership that works at the level where leadership, culture, and system dynamics meet.
If that’s you, keep reading.
This is where we make shifts real.
A single-session leadership reset
The Breakthrough Intensive
Sometimes you don’t need a long process. You need to step back, look at the whole picture — and finally see what’s actually happening.
You might be here because something isn’t moving. You’ve thought it through. You’ve adjusted strategy. Maybe even hired coaches. And still — the same tension keeps resurfacing.
Maybe:
- A decision keeps circling without landing.
- A team dynamic feels heavier than it should or keeps repeating.
- You’re carrying more than your role officially holds.
- You sense something is “off,” but you can’t quite name it.
- You’re tired of pushing when nothing truly shifts.
- You’ve stepped into a bigger role and the dynamics shifted. What used to work no longer fits, and you don’t fully understand the unspoken rules of the game.
- Something in your leadership world feels harder than it should… and no amount of effort, skill, or good intention seems to fully shift it.
This is not strategy consulting. It’s not mindset coaching.
And it’s not about fixing you.
The Breakthrough Intensive is a focused, high-leverage intervention designed to help you see the invisible structure shaping the situation you’re in — clearly enough that a new move becomes possible.
When pressure keeps building somewhere, it usually isn’t random. It’s systemic. In this session, we slow things down just enough to map:
- What you are actually holding — beyond your formal role.
- Where movement is getting blocked by structure rather than effort.
- What belongs to the system, not to you personally.
- What tension is being quietly absorbed instead of addressed.
You leave with a grounded understanding of what’s actually going on, relief from carrying what isn’t yours, a clearer leadership position, and a next move that feels natural — not forced.
For some leaders, that shift is enough to unlock movement. For others, it becomes the starting point for deeper work.
This is for experienced leaders who don’t need motivation, another framework, or surface fixes. It’s for people who are used to thinking and leading at high level — but are too close to their own situation to see it fully.
The Breakthrough Intensive includes:
- A focused pre-session questionnaire. You complete a focused questionnaire to clarify your current situation, context, and recurring patterns. It usually takes between 30 - 60 minutes. Your answers help us maximize the time we spend together. This process alone often brings new clarity.
- Systemic mapping of your situation. We visually map the key roles, forces, absences, and pressures shaping the system — so structure becomes visible beyond the story. This session takes 90 minutes.
- Identification of the stabilizing "hook" in the system. During the session, we also name the role, responsibility, belief, or unspoken expectation that has been holding balance — often at personal cost — causing friction, delays, or recurring slowdowns.
- A minimal high-impact systemic shift. Sometimes the visual map alone brings enough clarity. Other times, we also identify one or two experimental shifts revealing a new position you can take in the system — without forcing change the system isn’t ready for.
- Integration and clarity on your next step. You leave with more clarity around what can move now, what is not yours to carry, and whether this shift is enough for now or longer-term work is needed.
- A complete piece of systemic work — without a long commitment.
This is a focused, high-impact intervention designed to create real clarity and movement in one session. Fee: €650 (+VAT where applicable). For some leaders, this is enough. For others, it reveals the next layer — and you decide from there.
Let’s map what’s really happening and find the move that actually shifts it.
We usually meet online but you’re welcome to meet me in person at my office in Zeist.
Systemic 1:1 coaching for seasoned leaders
The Leadership Reset
On paper, you’ve made it — C-suite or another senior role. High visibility. Serious P&L. Maybe even teams across markets. And yet, instead of ease, you feel the weight.
Maybe you’ve stepped into a bigger role, but the complexity around you has outgrown the leadership models you used to rely on. What used to work — being capable, reliable, strategic, collaborative — now feels like it’s not quite enough, or not landing the same way. Uncertainty has mounted and your usual inner compass doesn’t feel as reliable as it used to.
Or... you’re still (over)delivering, still holding everything together, but at a personal cost that’s becoming harder to ignore. The long hours. The emotional load. The invisible responsibility. It’s working — but it’s not sustainable.
You’ve likely tried to handle this in smart, responsible ways. Leadership trainings. Mentoring. Coaching. Mindset work. Trying to be more assertive — or more patient. None of it is wrong... It just mostly worked at the level of you as an individual, while the dynamics shaping your role remained untouched.
But the core tension remains. Because the issue isn’t just what you’re doing. It’s how you’re positioned inside the system you’re leading in.
This is where The Leadership Reset comes in.
I bring this work from the inside. I’ve sat at the executive table myself — as CPO and board member — through expansion, crisis, pressure, growth, and transformation. I know what it’s like when capable leaders work harder and harder, yet things still don't move.
This is the support I wish I’d had during my own transitions. It includes coaching but it goes beyond coaching. We won’t stay only at the level of reflection and mindset. We’ll widen the perspective beyond you as an individual. We surface power dynamics and systemic patterns. And I help you choose moves that shift the wider system — not just your headspace.
Your support typically includes:
- A deep-dive intake and leadership mapping session (if you didn't start with a Breaktrough Intensive). We clarify your current landscape, surface hidden pressures, and identify the few leverage points that matter most right now.
- 1:1 systemic leadership sessions. A high-trust space to think clearly, process complexity, and choose grounded, system-aware moves.
- Targeted profiling (if useful). Such as 360° leadership feedback (e.g. Barrett Leadership Development Report), or leadership patterns assessments (e.g. FEBI). Used selectively to illuminate blind spots, not to label you.
- A dedicated private space (Sutra). Your central hub for reflections, session notes, leadership reports, shared maps, and integration tools — so insights don’t get lost between conversations.
- Between-session access when stakes are high (WhatsApp support). For key decisions, sensitive conversations, or moments where real-time perspective makes a difference.
- Integrated expertise. Former C-level leader, psychologist, leadership-assessment specialist, transformational coach & systemic guide, and university lecturer. Lived experience plus safe, expansive, theory-backed guidance.
- A pace that respects real leadership life. This work unfolds alongside your role, not outside it — with flexibility for intense periods and integration phases.
- Flexible format: online or in person when it matters. We usually meet online for rhythm and continuity. You’re welcome to meet in person at my office in Zeist, and I can occasionally travel within the Netherlands, Belgium, or the Czech Republic when face-to-face work would make a meaningful difference (travel costs agreed separately).
You don’t need to become a different leader. You need a clearer position in the system you’re already leading.
executive & senior team development
Future-Ready Leadership
You’re leading a senior team whose decisions shape the entire system. The strategy may be strong. The people highly capable. The motivation high.
And yet — as complexity increases, so does the need for deeper collective maturity. Not more effort. Not more meetings. Not another process. But stronger foundations in how you lead together, so you're ready for what's next.
Because at the top of the system, misalignment is expensive, avoided tension compounds, unclear roles slow execution,
and culture is shaped less by what you say than by how you function as a group.
This work strengthens the leadership layer itself.
It’s development for senior teams who want to operate with greater clarity, cohesion, and systemic intelligence — not because something is broken, but because the next stage requires it.
Sometimes this is a focused intervention around a specific capability. Sometimes it’s a longer arc of development alongside real strategic work.
Depending on your context, the work may include:
- Executive workshops focused on alignment, decision quality, and shared ownership
- Multi-session leadership development journeys for senior teams
- Offsites designed to strengthen dialogue
- Team and individual profiling to illuminate how the team functions as a system — not just as a set of strong personalities
- Strengthening conflict capability and trust under pressure
- Integrating new team members or preparing the team for its next phase
- Building collective capacity to lead transformation across the system
The aim is not team-building in the traditional sense. It is strengthening the collective leadership capacity required for leadership to operate at scale.
systemic consulting for CEOs, senior (HR) leaders, founders, and social innovators
Leading Change That Lands
You’re not just leading a team — you’re responsible for something evolving beyond you.
Maybe it’s a strategy shift, a post-merger integration, a cultural reset, a new leadership team, or scaling culture as the company grows. Maybe you’re a CEO, a leader, or social innovator building something new that challenges old norms.
You've seen a lot and you want to make sure what you’re building can actually hold.
Sometimes that responsibility feels energizing and full of possibility. Sometimes it comes with complexity you didn’t fully anticipate.
You may already be doing many smart things. Strategy work. Offsites. Clear communication.
All of that matters. And still, there are moments where you sense: the real leverage isn’t only in plans or personalities — it’s in the dynamics between people, roles, and expectations.
This is where systemic leadership becomes essential.
We work with live leadership situations — strategic choices, unspoken tensions, board dynamics. I help you read the wider system around those moments and identify the moves that align people, reduce hidden friction, and help change actually take hold.
I bring this perspective from both sides — as a former Chief People Officer and board member leading large-scale change from inside organizations, and as an external systemic partner to leaders leading transformation at the top.
Every collaboration is shaped around your context, your role, and the change you’re leading. The work often weaves together several layers:
At the organizational level, this might include clarifying the strategic narrative behind a change, surfacing hidden friction between functions, mapping decision dynamics at the top, or identifying where structure, incentives, or unspoken norms are quietly working against your intentions.
At the team level, we may work with leadership groups to strengthen alignment, reset working agreements, develop capabilities, navigate tension, or build the capacity to have the conversations that matter — especially where trust, power, or competing priorities are in play.
At the individual level, our sessions create space for you to think clearly about complex decisions, process the weight of leadership, and reposition yourself within the system you’re leading in — so your actions land with more coherence and impact.
Depending on the situation, the work can include:
- Development of specific capabilities
- Facilitated team or board sessions
- Systemic mapping
- Targeted cultural and leadership assessments
- Strategic reflection and in-the-moment support around key inflection points.
The exact form evolves with the work itself — responsive to what the system is showing us and where leadership attention will have the greatest leverage.
“My confidence grew significantly”
I reached out during a period of significant change and scale in my business. Holding multiple positions during this transition was incredibly challenging, and I needed support navigating that complexity. What stood out about Dagmar is that she is a thoughtful ally, her values clearly aligned with mine and she's also not afraid to challenge. My confidence in addressing challenges grew significantly, but also my understanding and perspective of the journey I'm on. We've been able to identify real opportunities while closing down others that felt driven by vanity rather than impact. If you're trying to create impact in the world without having a detrimental impact on yourself or your teams, it's really worth working with her—particularly if you're at a high-growth or pivotal stage of your business development.
“A safe space that helped me step into leadership with confidence and clarity”
I met Dagmar at the perfect moment — right after my promotion to senior manager. The coaching journey with her was truly transformative. She gave me the tools, insights, and confidence to step into my new role with clarity and purpose. Most of all, she created a safe, inspiring space where I could reflect, grow, challenge myself — and even talk openly about things that once seemed taboo.
“I stopped believing I wasn’t important — and started showing up as I am.”
Dagmar opened my eyes to the different roles I play in various systems. For example, I had long believed I wasn’t important at work and shouldn’t bother anyone. For as long as I can remember, I was afraid to express my needs... I’ve now started speaking up more and asking questions I used to consider "stupid."
READY TO LOOK AT YOUR SITUATION WITH FRESH EYES?
Let's Connect
This is a free 30-minute call to explore what’s going on in your leadership world and whether working together would make sense.
We’ll touch on your current context, what feels important right now, and what kind of support might be useful. It’s also a chance to get a feel for each other and see if there’s a good fit.
No pressure, no fixing, just an honest conversation.