Practical courses by experienced trainers

“Lies Martens combines great expertise and experience with a warm personality and great empathy. The group immediately felt at ease and received excellent advice. Through many practical exercises, we were immediately given actionable and very useful tips.”

Lien De KeukelaereAntwerp Musea

“This training was very hands-on and sprinkled with examples seized from the employees' daily work environment. This makes the training particularly engaging and immediately applicable in practice. For example, the 'sandwich technique' is used daily when a difficult message needs to be delivered. Highly recommended for anyone who has customer-focused conversations!”

Lieve TournéFreshmeals

“Many tips were provided and the fact that we were allowed to make our own exercises made us think more. It made us realise that we communicate a lot every day, but not always in the right way (too negative, unclear, not clear, not to the point,...). The trainer was very pleasant and ensured good interaction. There was a relaxed atmosphere and questions were answered immediately. A real tailor-made training :-)”

Vanessa De ProotCity of Dendermonde

“I enrolled in the Assertiveness course to learn to communicate better in difficult situations without clamming up. I became aware that choices can be made, at all times. Especially the DESC model was a real revelation for me. The trainer was very driven and conveyed his insights in an enthusiastic way.”

Karen DerynckMcDonald’s Belgium

“In this training I hoped to receive tips and tricks on how to avoid misunderstandings between people from different nationalities and backgrounds, especially between Dutch and Belgium co-workers. I have learned that behaviour can be a cultural reaction but also that the individual attitude can play an important role. Being able to understand, flexibility and not judging the expected feedback from colleagues are the major learning points.”

Christophe NadaudBOSCH

“Initially, I was very sceptical about the set-up and was actually swept along in a fascinating story from the start, giving me a clear idea of what can be gained from such performance appraisals. The approach made it clear that you can extract a lot of interesting and useful info from such an interview and apply it immediately. I learned that a performance interview is not a snapshot, but should be a continuous process. As far as I am concerned, this was a very successful workshop.”

Iwein BaeyensUZ Brussels

“I wanted to gain insights into our team's thinking and thus improve collaboration. There was a nice balance of theory, practical examples and exercises. Each HDBI profile was discussed in detail so we now have a better picture of our communication, expectations and information processing. The result is that we are more understanding of each other. We definitely want another follow-up training!”

Natalia KouzinaValeron

“I wanted to learn how to concretely manage my time and set priorities to reduce the stress. The training provided al lot of concrete examples (discussion on actual problems)I and tips. I will select 3 actions points and put this into practice to make this work for me. This course would also be very effective for the entire company.”

“Our colleagues were very enthusiastic about the training and teacher. They were given a lot of useful tips, some of which are already being implemented immediately. Thanks again for the pleasant cooperation.”

Deirdre FocquaertMCC Verstraete

“It was a great course. I am convinced that everybody returned back home with a high degree of satisfaction and packed with a bag full of tools for their professional and personal lives. Many thanks for the teachings.”