by Freek Zilvold | 31 October 2025 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. This is a question people often ask me. It is different from a WHY session for individuals. In this article, I am sharing how we facilitate WHY sessions for organizations, what you can expect, how to prepare for them, and how they can...
by Freek Zilvold | 2 May 2025 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. Do you have so many tasks as well? You may have to finish a calculation, optimize an Excel spreadsheet, and write a report. Or did you promise that quote for tomorrow? Over the last few weeks, I have regularly postponed several tasks,...
by Freek Zilvold | 19 April 2024 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. “What do you feel?” the coach asked. I often ask my clients that question, but now I was asked it. I felt a lot but found it hard to put into words. “What emotion comes with this feeling?” the coach continued. I...
by Freek Zilvold | 8 March 2024 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. Let me tell you something: I don’t like conflicts. I never did. I grew up in a very harmonious environment and the conflicts I do remember were with friends at school or with my parents. As I got older, there were also conflicts in my...
by Freek Zilvold | 22 September 2020 | blog, English
Summary:This article is about what you can do if you are sensitive to what people do and say around you. Voor Nederlands, klik hier. I don’t remember exactly what the reason was, but my best friend said: “Freek is offended again.” Probably a game in...
by Freek Zilvold | 16 June 2020 | blog, English
Summary:This article is about a model that can help you to design your behaviors and habits. The model is based on three elements: a prompt, motivation, and ability. They can help you create or change a behavior or habit so you can be more effective, successful,...
by Freek Zilvold | 28 January 2020 | blog, English
Summary:This article gives you 4 ways on to how to discover your own strengths and how you can use them to be more effective, to be more successful, to experience more fulfillment and to have more impact both at home and at work. Voor Nederlands, klik hier. I spoke...
by Freek Zilvold | 26 March 2019 | blog, English
Summary: This article gives you techniques on how to effectively deal with conflicts. A result is that you can continue to work productively and that there is more harmony. You can also use the techniques to deal with conflicts within a team. Voor Nederlands, klik...
by Freek Zilvold | 8 May 2018 | blog, English
Summary: This article is about the Process Communication Model®. A model based on 6 different types of communication (personality types) within us, that can be used to manage stress, to communicate more effectively with others in harmony as you tune-in to the world of...
by Freek Zilvold | 8 December 2017 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. In my last article, I wrote that I had quite a hard time with clients who were imposing or condescending. Do you also have trouble to communicate with people who are dominant? Everyone has their own communication style or -preference. In...
by Freek Zilvold | 4 August 2017 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. The summer holidays are a great opportunity to read books. I love to read and I have brought a stack of them (paperbacks, digital and audio books) with me. With these following titles, I am looking forward to educate myself, get new ideas,...
by Freek Zilvold | 17 March 2017 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. -Do you think keeping a journal takes too much of your time? -Are you unsure if this will help you with your work or life? -Or you think a journal is only for the “others”? This article provides you with a technique to write down...
by Freek Zilvold | 23 December 2016 | blog, English
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. Are you looking for an easy way to learn new things and to get inspired? Of course you can go to a network event, follow a course or read a book. This article is about another easy and fun way to achieve this without having to leave the...
by Freek Zilvold | 11 November 2016 | English, Geen categorie
Klik hier voor Nederlands. Another couple of weeks to go until a new year. It’s time to see where we are and to look ahead to where we are going. This year has been my best year ever as a professional coach, trainer & consultant! I am most grateful...
by Freek Zilvold | 30 September 2016 | blog, English, flow
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. Some time ago, I gave a training and the projector didn’t work. I even had a spare projector with me but it couldn’t connect to my laptop as well. I was overwhelmed with stress and uncertainty overtook me to such an extent that...
by Freek Zilvold | 4 March 2016 | Geen categorie
I was an employee of an engineering company for nearly 15 years. There, I worked with great professionals including architects, contractors, government officials, draftsmen and real estate developers. Most engineers are dedicated to their work & field and some of...
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