Bert V.

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About Bert V.

Experienced change leader with a long executive (line)background. Specialized in safety culture, organizational culture and complementary lean culture. Focussed on improving (safety)cultures bottom-up in order to achieve intrinsic safe behavior. Lecturer at various universities and business schools: Changing Safety culture, Change management, leadership, organizational behavior. PhD Candidate at Nyenrode / OU (The effect of Selfsteering on safety culture in the process industry). Worked with Prof. Dr. Geert Hofstede (BV), the world's best known guru concerning cross national but also organizational cultures. Licensed to execute the Hofstede/Waisfisz model of measuring organizational culture. Partner with Fullmark, dss+ on competence safety culture. Partner with Conscious Performance in Frankfurt, specialists in organizational culture measurement, leadership assessment and most recent development for UN/Unesco: Compassionate Integrity assessment & training. My role (the big picture) improving companies in such manner that required organizational changes are being delivered with minimal friction. Focus on personal responsiblity, ownership and personal drive / intrinsic motivation and results orientation. Building organizations where optimal processes are in place and where learning and continuous improvement are in the DNA. Systems and leadership do fully support the achievement of organizational goals. Employee involvement is key in everything I do. Working side by side, remove obstacles and realize major improvements. Believes in leading by example, visionary and involved leadership, Further: Married, father (daughter 15 yr old), Squash, Skiing, Sailing, Travelling