Product label: Soft skills & Leadership

Aligning diverse stakeholders is one of the most common – and consequential – challenges in the high-tech industry. When priorities conflict, technical and non-technical concerns collide, or cross-functional teams pull in different directions, progress stalls and decisions drag.

This one-day intensive course gives you a structured, practical approach to stakeholder management: how to map the stakeholder landscape, shape the right conversations, and guide groups toward decisions that work for both the company and the client. Because this skill is built through practice rather than theory, the course is entirely hands-on.

By the end of the day, you will have the tools and confidence to manage complex stakeholder relationships, build broad support, and keep projects moving.

You’re skilled at developing technology and guiding projects. But knowing the right direction to take is one thing – getting all the stakeholders to buy in is another. And it’s a vital skill: if you aren’t able to get everyone aligned, you might spend your precious time arguing, eventually even implementing the wrong solutions. It’s a short step from there to unnecessary costs and frustration. You want to make sure that doesn’t happen. As a technical leader, you need to steer both the project and the company in the right direction. To do that, you must be able to convince stakeholders, influence without authority and exhibit personal leadership. You’ll learn how to do all these things in our four-day program (split into 2 two-day sessions), specifically designed for architects, head engineers, and project leads who want to increase their impact.

This training is available for open enrollment as well as for in-company sessions.

As a more senior engineer you start delegating tasks and coaching other more junior engineers. You might start guiding a team. This brings its own challenges. Maybe you recognize some of the statements below:

• I still rather do things myself than delegate them to others
• Coaching and motivating colleagues takes more effort than I wish
• Is it hard to find the right balance between letting go and stay in control?
• How to move from a group of individuals to a high performing team?

The goals of delegating and coaching is to get more work done together and grow professionally as a team. To make sure the work is done successfully, and your colleagues are happy to work for you, a structured and skilled approach is necessary. In this training you will learn how to become an inspiring delegator and (team)coach.

This training is available for open enrollment as well as for in-company sessions.

Working can be a lot of fun. But are you always in a hurry? Do you feel your work is never finished? If so, this has a negative influence on your productivity, your peace of mind and your health.

Do you recognize one or more of the following issues:

• Losing overview and having difficulty prioritizing between tasks;
• Being too optimistic in planning;
• Spending more time than you want on e-mails;
• Getting distracted from important tasks;
• Finding that doing things yourself is the quickest way;
• Having difficulty saying ‘no’?

It is possible to change bad habits and do things differently. Those who know what they want and plan, have time to relax. This training will show you how.

Effective feedback is one of the most powerful levers for team performance – yet in practice, it is often avoided, mishandled, or missing altogether. Surface-level harmony can mask deeper frustrations, misalignments, and missed opportunities for growth. Over time, these unspoken issues undermine collaboration, slow decisions, and limit what a team can achieve. 

This course gives participants the practical skills to build an open, respectful feedback culture from the ground up. You will learn how to give and receive constructive feedback with confidence, develop the emotional intelligence to handle difficult conversations, and create an environment where feedback is valued rather than feared.

The course includes a personality assessment to help participants understand how individual and cultural differences shape communication styles – and how to adapt their approach accordingly.

Public speaking is a key skill for effectively communicating ideas in the workplace and beyond. It’s not just about speaking—it’s about delivering your message clearly to achieve the results you want for yourself and your organization. By mastering this skill, you’ll navigate conversations and presentations with confidence, clarity, and impact, ensuring that your knowledge is heard and understood.  

Do you recognize any of these challenges?

• Are people distracted or checking their phones when you’re presenting, or does your message fail to land as intended?
• Do you feel anxious when addressing your team or presenting a project?
• Does your voice lack authority, or do you struggle with body language that undermines your message?
• Do you have all the technical knowledge but still find it hard to convince or inspire others?

Mastering public speaking gives you the ability to effectively share your insights and expertise, ensuring you’re heard and can influence outcomes in any professional tech setting. 

As soon as there’s sufficient interest, we’ll organise a new open-enrolment session. Let us know if you’d like to be kept informed. This training is available for in-company sessions as well.

Are you having difficulty with:

• Explaining the added value of a solution?
• How to deal with different stakeholders at the client as well as internal?
• Selling the solutions or service to a client who needs it but maybe does not realize it yet?
• Dealing with \”pushy\” customers who want a service only when it’s quick, short and cheap?

\”Sales\” might not be your forte but creating new work, helping the client and your organization is beneficial for all parties involved. This course teaches you how to recognize, explore and create business opportunities without feeling \”commercial\”.

Intensive practice using actors as clients
On the first day of the course we will share the theory and you practice it step by step. The second day is of intensive practice, using a professional actor in the role of your client where you will be challenged to put all the learnings in practice. As a result, after these two days, you will be skilled and feel more confident in selling your solution to your clients.

This training is available for open enrollment as well as for in-company sessions.

Working in the Dutch high-tech industry is a distinctive experience. Direct feedback, flat hierarchies, and a culture of open debate can come as a surprise to professionals joining from other backgrounds – and without the right tools, they can make it difficult to perform at your best.

This course is designed to change that. In one intensive day, you will gain a clear understanding of Dutch workplace culture – why it works the way it does, what is expected of you, and how to turn its most challenging aspects into professional strenghts. From navigating a culture of radical honesty and influencing decisions in non-hierarchical teams, to making meetings productive and building your credibility from day one, every element of the program is grounded in real situations from the Dutch high-tech industry.

Professionals who complete this course consistently find that the skills they develop do more than help them adapt – the become a lasting competitive advantage.

This training is available for open enrollment and as an in-company session tailored to your organization.