About myself
Supporting others in their personal and professional growth is my opportunity to pass on the knowledge and insights I have gained from passionate and dedicated coaches.
Tiemo Koopman
(1964)
My intention
Coaching with feeling
My intention is to support you in your personal and professional development, just as I have grown with the support of employers and coaches.
Growing as a person, as a partner, as a parent, as a colleague, and as a leader.
I find it important to understand your individual needs and personal background.
For me, this is much more than the ambition to be successful or to perform well at work.
This story is about me and probably about you too because you are visiting my website.
When I started working, after a while I found myself in a leadership position at an Italian IT company before I turned thirty. For me, as a ‘down-to-earth Frisian,’ it was a real culture shock.
On one hand, there was working with passion, warmth, and many personal relationships. On the other, a ‘blame’ culture with large egos, where one of my managers literally sat on an elevated platform on the work floor to lead the company.
Although I enjoyed working at this company, I knew then that this was not how I wanted to work. As my career progressed, I worked as an (interim) manager, trainer, and consultant for various IT and management consultancy firms.
Over the past 20 years, I have worked as an advisor for a large number of government organizations and multinationals. Even there, I often encountered situations where I thought, ‘this can be different.’
In these organizations, people often ‘had to’ change because others had decided so, not because they wanted to.There was often little attention given to personal development and the feelings of the people involved. Unfortunately, this is still the case today.
What I have learned over the years is that implementing lasting changes requires time, attention, patience, courage, and perseverance. This can be compared to sports, such as running and training for half or full marathons—one of my other passions.
Here too, you see the similarities. Management styles, cultures, and training programs can be very different, yet they all have the same goal: to bring out the best in people. Ideally, this is done with respect for individual needs and qualities, without people becoming ill or injured.
Through my work, I have gained extensive experience with different management styles, cultures, and organizations. I have also learned that success in your work is largely determined by how things are going personally.
I want to use this experience through AnderZ-Om to drive structural changes on both personal and professional levels.
Simply because I am convinced that how you approach it matters!