Leading
with and without ego

Practical training and lectures for leaders who dare to look at themselves.

LEADING
WITH AND WITHOUT EGO

TRAINING 

BASED ON THE 8-STEP MODEL

We help leaders bring the principles from the book Leading with and without Ego to life in their work.

Learn to know when to take control and when to let go. Build the agility to adjust your leadership style to fulfill what’s truly needed in the bigger picture. By doing so, you create the ideal conditions for your team to get into flow and deliver sustainable performance. Are you ready to take the next step in your leadership?

LEADING
WITH AND WITHOUT EGO

DO YOU RECOGNIZE THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES?

  • Do you feel pressured to be strong for your team?
  • Do you modify your behavior to avoid rejection?
  • Do you follow your boss’s expectations and disregard your own insights?
  • In difficult situations, do you rely primarily on rational thinking?
  • Do you sense resistance or sabotage within your team?
  • Are your departments more focused on their own results than on the results of the bigger picture?

If so, our workshops and training are a fit for you!
LEADING
WITH AND WITHOUT EGO

TESTIMONIALS

ARE YOU READY TO:

GO TO WORK WITH A SMILE

Be enthusiastic and motivated every day

BE CREATIVE AND PRODUCTIVE

Stimulate innovation and maintain high productivity

EMPOWER EMPLOYEES

Build a connected team environment

CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE

Push boundaries with care to achieve sustainable success.

TAILORED LEADERSHIP SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION

LEADING
WITH AND WITHOUT EGO

We can train you as a leader. Often, it’s more effective, valuable, and enjoyable to involve the whole team of leaders, so you all speak the same language. While the 8 steps from Leading with and without Ego form the foundation, what will truly advance your organization is unique.

Feel free to contact us, and together we‘ll determine how you and the organization can benefit most.

Workshops voor leidinggevenden
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Join the

Leading with and without Ego program

Are you dealing with challenges in your team, dissatisfied staff, or struggling to enjoy going to work? Do you want your teams to excel and find meaning in their work? Would you rather focus on the bigger picture instead of constantly firefighting? Become a leader who truly makes an impact.

WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING

We work with the 8-step model from the book Leading with and without Ego, which is divided into three phases.

In each phase, the focus is on yourself, because this is where your influence lies. Your actions and inactions, decisions and indecisions, shape your behavior and determine the direction.

It takes courage to look at yourself and accept what you see. Only by understanding your own role can you effectively lead.

To gain a complete picture, you also need to look at how others perceive you. This gives valuable insights and helps you better understand where your influence truly lies.”

PART 1

LEADING YOURSELF

  1. I know who I am (and how others perceive me).
  2. I know what I want (and what the organization expects from me).
  3. I speak up about what I want (and consult with others).
  4. I do what I say (and my environment recognizes this).
PART 2

LEADING IN THE HERE AND NOW

5. I develop mature relationships (and remain mature myself).

PART 3

EMPOWERING OTHERS TO SUCCEED

6. I provide individuals with a safe and challenging context.
7. I provide teams with a safe and challenging context.
8. I promote a work structure in which people can learn and perform.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES?

The training is delivered by
Alfred Schmits and Stefanie van Boekel

Alfred, co-author of Leading with and without Ego, has decades of experience in leadership training and guiding performance improvements within organizations. In addition to his executive experience, he has developed and led strategic development programs for the top management of companies. Stefanie is an expert in addressing stress and burnout in organizations and has extensive experience in experiential learning, where participants learn not only with their minds but also through deep learning experiences by engaging their bodies.

Together, they are not a traditional consultancy. They are clear, bold, and stand by your side. They offer a personal and efficient approach that saves you time: you always have direct contact with them. Due to a smart structure of staying small, they are extremely flexible.

WHY CHOOSE THIS TRAINING?

What makes us different from others

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WIE ZIJN WIJ

Achter de training Leiding geven met een zonder Ego zit een team van Stefanie van Boekel en haar collega’s.
Achter de training Leiding geven met een zonder Ego zit een team van Stefanie van Boekel en haar collega’s.
Achter de training Leiding geven met een zonder Ego zit een team van Stefanie van Boekel en haar collega’s.
Achter de training Leiding geven met een zonder Ego zit een team van Stefanie van Boekel en haar collega’s.
Horen waar jij mee geholpen bent, sluiten daar bij aan. We zijn echt en oprecht. Zorgen voor een locatie die past bij jouw wensen en budget, we snappen dat ieder bedrijf, ieder team en elke leider anders is en in een andere situatie zit.
Achter de training Leiding geven met een zonder Ego zit een team van Stefanie van Boekel en haar collega’s.

ABOUT THE BOOK
LEADING WITH AND WITHOUT EGO

written by:

Sign up for the training and receive the book for free.

Leading with and without Ego, written by Paul van Schaik, Alfred Schmits, and Dennis Stout, with a foreword by John van der Ent, Executive Director of Spar International, has been available since December 2025, currently only in Dutch.

The book describes what we often do as leaders, why we (un)consciously do it, and the effects it has: teams frequently fail to get into flow, and conflicts arise. With a concrete 8-step plan, the book offers alternative behaviors that lead to deeper collaboration, more job satisfaction, and above-average performance. These strategies are based on years of experience in large corporations and supported by scientific research.

In the program by Alfred Schmits and Stefanie van Boekel, you will learn how to directly apply these successful strategies in your own team or organization.

Training voor leidinggevenden

BEN JIJ KLAAR OM JE LEIDERSCHAP NAAR EEN HOGER NIVEAU TE TILLEN?

Het boek Leidinggeven met en zonder Ego, geschreven door Paul van Schaik, Alfred Schmits, en Dennis Stout ligt sinds oktober in de schappen. Dit boek biedt niet alleen de tools om je ego in balans te houden, maar ook om te leren wanneer het nodig is om je ego los te laten, zodat je de ander kunt ondersteunen in zijn of haar groei.

Met de trainingen van Stefanie van Boekel zorgen we dat je die stappen echt doorloopt en dat bovenstaande je lukt.

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