Guiding people towards new possibilities.
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EXECUTIVE & CAREER COACHING · AMSTERDAM
When the old no longer works and the new isn’t clear yet, I help individuals and teams build a new, authentic vision and turn it into action.
On transitions and new possibilities
On transitions and new possibilities
Our work and career speak the language of logic: roles, goals, next steps, quarterly reports, org charts. Our emotions and how we feel are often are the last priority. Sometimes our feelings are even the inconveniences that we want to eliminate. By quieting negative feelings we quiet our entire inner world, where also joy and happiness live.
Without joy and happiness, the work (and life) slowly loses its meaning. We want to change something, but don't always know what. A change could suddenly happen to us by receiving a promotion, or we could actively search for a new job hoping it will be better than the old one. The good news is that wanting a positive change is great - it means that you are done with the old ways and looking for the new.
Such transition to the 'new' can be complex and confusing - it doesn't always deliver joy and happiness on a plate for breakfast. Some people get a promotion they deserve, but find themselves feeling less secure. Others know precisely what they would like to change, and notice that they fall back in the old patterns. And some reach a point where everything finally works, yet there is still no joy in it.
The biggest struggle is that from the outside these experiences look quite different - you show up, you perform and you don't complain to your team or your boss, or even your own family. But you can have space, time and a partner to think and to talk about it - coaching is a safe place where you can bring your worries and you will never be judged.
A way of working
A way of working
Coaching conversation is a safe space to put all your worries on the table, understand them, discuss them. It is driven by curiosity rather than judgement, so that new choices become possible.
A problem-statement
A problem-statement
We begin by understanding your situation and you as a person. What you would like to achieve in the coaching work, and why it matters. Sometimes sharpening the axe is more important than cutting the tree.
Deep-dive
Deep-dive
Your history, your organisation, the people around you, the role and your values are explored together. What are your patterns and why do you stick to them. What really stands in a way. We look beneath the surface.
Transition
Transition
Change happens in actions we take, not in our heads. It needs room to unfold in the real situations of your life. We take breaks between sessions, in those breaks you can go to your world and try new small things. We then explore how it went and what should be the next steps.
A journey of transition
A journey of transition
Moving through three phases, at a pace that suits the person rather than the plan.
Beginning | An in-depth conversation and psychological assessment, to understand what drives you and what may be standing in the way.
Exploring | Deep dive sessions grounded in what is actually happening in your work, and create new solutions and meaning together.
Consolidating | Time to notice what has shifted, and to make it your own.
I also offer a shorter Career Direction Diagnostic, for when the question is more straighforward: what career direction should I choose? It includes a set of psychological tests that helps identify your potential.
Fees are discussed depending on the program.
About Irina
About Irina
For seventeen years I held global management roles in international consumer brands, living and working in Dubai, Singapore and Amsterdam. I know the pressures of senior roles from the inside, and the challenges that are rarely said out loud.
When my own work and life changed, I discovered new ways of being. That journey led me to psychology and to coaching. Today I accompany others through their transitions, guiding them towards new possibilities.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
In their words
In their words
Reflections
Reflections
THE LEADER IN TRANSITION, ON SUBSTACK
When work and life change, a lot comes to the surface. Occasional essays on the inner side of the working life. Read it here.
An initial conversation
An initial conversation
If something here resonates, you are welcome to get in touch. A first conversation is simply a chance to talk about where you are, and to see whether we have a match.
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