Muriel
My story
Even as a little girl, I sought connection with people around me but found it wasn’t easy. The language of my peers didn’t seem to be my own, and I worked hard to master it. I succeeded, though sometimes I felt I lost a part of myself in the translation.
Nevertheless, I was able to build a successful career, with fantastic mentors and wonderful challenges. I had the privilege of working with amazing people: first as a project manager, then as a team manager and director. I discovered that I perform best in my professional life when I can work on a story I truly believe in, with people with whom I have genuine connections.
It wasn’t until I met my husband and had children that I began to understand what was happening. Gifted, highly sensitive, autism spectrum disorder – these aren’t empty concepts in our family. I sought information, took courses, read books, and connected that knowledge with my previous experience in business.
Now I put all that experience at the service of adults who are a bit different and the organizations that work with (or want to work with) them. I help them connect with each other, where the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts.
My career has repeatedly shown me how a system guides individual employees. Design the system well, and you enable people to exceed themselves. Create a poor system, and you undermine even the best people. That’s why I continue to work on organizational change, and why I don’t want to limit myself to supporting individual employees.
My experience
- 25 years of business experience
- In diverse sectors: from financial institutions to the public sector and non-profit organizations
- As project leader and consultant, but also as (interim) manager, (interim) director, and coach
- Management and support of various teams, from a few to several hundred people
- Business Management: Executive Master in Management (Solvay Business School)
- Organizational structure and culture: Innovative Labor Organization (Antwerp Management School), Antwerp and Professional Training Organizational Coach (HRD Academy)
- (Coaching for) neurodivergence: ECHA-specialist Giftedness (Radboud Univ), HSP coach (Open Mind), ACT & ASD, ASD-friendly coaching (Autism Central)
Chris
My story
I’m Chris and I’m interested in learning about how people work together within your organization and what your role is.
As an (interim) manager, I’ve worked with highly diverse teams in very different environments. You regularly encounter those outliers in the team who have undeniable qualities but don’t always integrate smoothly within the organization. When you succeed in creating an environment where these people dare/can show themselves, it yields notably better results, not just for them but throughout the entire team. When Muriel began delving deeper into various forms of neurodiversity, we quickly made the connection with the many organizations that, despite good intentions, are designed with the “normal” employee in mind and thereby stifle all “extraordinary” talents. This represents a significant improvement potential for companies and other organizations, and one that yields more and is more enjoyable than simply parting ways with those who don’t fit the mold. The bonus you get on top is that everyone ultimately feels better about it.
My experience
- More than 30 years of business experience
- In engineering, various industrial sectors, and government
- Experience with operational and personnel aspects of business acquisitions
- as (interim) manager or director with a team of several to about a hundred people
- Civil Engineer
- self-organization course at Corechange
- ADKAR change management
- Co-founder and board member at energy cooperative Noordlicht
- Organizer of team building events with sailing yacht(s)
Those seeking personal guidance with attention to (the impact of) neurodivergence can turn to…
Sandra
A creative thinker with a diverse career and lived experience with neurodivergence, both in the workplace and family life. An enthusiastic people person who gladly uses her experience to guide others in their growth.
- More than 25 years of professional experience in business, social sector, and education
- As a leader and in supporting roles, always with great attention to people
- Training: leadership, connective communication, dealing with resistance, restorative practices, …
Mindflow works based on scientific findings. This also means that a lot of research is involved, and for this we can rely on…
Ruben
Clinical psychologist in training, fascinated by the differences between people. Experience in diagnostics, including neurodivergence. Equally convinced of the richness hidden in neurodiversity. Experience in diagnostics, and simultaneously convinced of the richness that diversity brings,
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Bachelor in Clinical Psychology
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Experience in psychodiagnostics (ASD, ADHD, giftedness, personality difficulties)
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Group therapy, individual psychotherapy and psycho-education at UPC KU Leuven Kortenberg