Rik de Groot

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As a lead consultant in transformations, he gets energy from guiding and coaching the employees and the leadership team. In the last 10 years he has trained hundreds of employees and coaches for various companies such as KPN, ING, APG, Rabobank, ASR, Topicus.

Rik is energized by interaction with people and enjoys working with individuals and groups in situations where both parties can learn. He typically focuses on the desired goals and will mobilize and coaches others to achieve these goals. He believes that leadership and management skills, such as visioning, prioritizing, planning, team play, providing feedback and rewarding success, are the key factors in any successful change initiative.

As a trainer and speaker, Rik loves to take his audience along into the essence of the agile mindset and practices, doing an agile transformation and leadership, while sharing his experiences in practice at medium to large companies. With his visualizations and interactive way of teaching, he ensures that the trainees take their learning experiences home with satisfaction and with sufficient energy.

Rik wrote a book about Agile: "Agile - Pocketguide for agile organizations" and is an examiner of the Agile Master certification.