Systematizing Purpose-Driven Organizations
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Why every business leader needs to delegate
I believe in working smarter, not harder.
As a successful founder with a growing team, you want to work on your business, not in it.
Transition from adventurous entrepreneur into organized CEO.
The problem? Most business leaders do not delegate properly.
This leads to a painful, draining “hamster wheel”:
You spend all your time answering questions, putting out fires, explaining processes, attending unproductive meetings, fixing mistakes, dealing with miscommunications, missing deadlines, managing interpersonal tensions, facing information overload, and constant stress.
Now ask yourself:
“If I drop out unexpectedly tomorrow, can my organization still function, or will it collapse?”
How to delegate successfully
To transform your business into a well-oiled machine, you need a management operating system.
Switch from a reactive mode to a proactive mode.
- Offload all operational knowledge out of your head on paper.
- Clarify which recurring tasks and meetings keep things running, so others can take over.
- Provide checklists so all important tasks can be performed with optimal quality.
- Define clear roles, accountabilities, and working agreements.
- Have a clear strategy, goals and metrics, so your team knows what to focus on and what to improve.
A KPMG study of 30 successful young businesses found that “expanding internal organization is a key feature in managing high-growth”. Formalizing internal structures as early as possible helps prevent leadership crises and growing pains.
Your next level in professionalism looks like this:
A healthy operation without your constant involvement. You have overview, focus, and peace of mind. You control your agenda, have time for strategic matters, family, hobbies, and personal development.
Your team feels empowered and creates happy customers because expectations are clear and tools are provided.
Why leaders choose me
Real leadership experience
I’m not just a coach, but an active entrepreneur with 16+ years leadership experience ranging from corporate to scale-up to to being an entrepreneur and network & community builder, currently still on a mission as founder of Gaianet.
Tailored approach
Together we implement customized management structures in your organization.
No special software is needed. You keep using your preferred tools, while together we implement the right meetings, documentation, dashboards, and goal-setting strategies.
Wealth of knowledge
In 16+ years of personal development, I read 1000+ books and invested heavily in seminars about leadership, organization, marketing, sales, psychology, philosophy, spirituality, and more.
I’m also a time management author & coach, and licensed for MBTI personality profiling, NLP, and Six Sigma.
Full focus
Together we make the plan. I bring the tools.
You speak and I type.
Together, we achieve more in a few days than most businesses in months (or years even).
I organize differently, because I understand how humans work.
Sustainable peak performance is the goal. Universal principles for health, mindset, personality, and time management are always integrated in my work.
Pragmatic
I aim to make things simple, easy to understand for everybody.
My methods are practical and based on common sense. Proven best practices – tools, systems and techniques – made available to you.
Doing detailed work like this can be challenging for me, but with Alexander it was interesting. While I talked about our PR campaigns and what PR work looks like in an ideal situation, Alexander neatly mapped everything out on his laptop.
His questions and determination helped to put each piece of the PR process in place. The results? Process maps, an internal operational manual, a step-by-step plan, and the management operating system. Finally, a system of our own to grow and provide everyone with good service!
Jennifer Delano
Founder of PR Goeroes
Alexander walks the talk. He has a great mind and a big heart and knows how to combine the two in the field of teamwork.
If there’s anyone to listen to when it comes to building smooth operations and purpose-aligned teams, don’t look further. You’ve found your guide.
Bart Hoorweg
Purpose Coach & New Earth Pioneer
I have known Alexander for years. His expertise and knowledge are impressive, and he always delivers more than expected.
Recently, I asked Alexander to map out my business. As an entrepreneur, I had everything in my head but nothing on paper. Thanks to his experience, structured approach, and quick thinking, he managed to turn my chaotic entrepreneurial mind into a clear system. This system is understandable for my employees and helps us all shape the company together. Without Alexander, this would never have been possible.
Sofie Debije
Owner of Werktheater Moi
Working with Alexander has been a true delight. As an inexperienced entrepreneur, I sought support in getting from a vague idea to a step-by-step plan and clear vision. Every session with Alexander has been very structured, goal-oriented, and inspirational. He has handed me many tools and skills to set up a business plan.
The greatest gain is that the question is no longer whether I will ever be a full-fledged entrepreneur, but when I will be. Moreover, Alexander’s vision of New Earth business and purpose-driven entrepreneurship aligns seamlessly with my values.
Simon van Meegdenburg
Starting Entrepreneur
Up to today, Alexander is the most inspiring manager, the best motivational speaker, and the best personal consultant I have ever witnessed. The source of his skill and wisdom is an unbounded passion for knowledge, improvement and the individual.
His method as a manager was simple: happy and engaged team members perform well and make happy customers.
Jonathan Fernande
Senior Manager at BearingPoint
Alexander is one of the few that is gifted with a natural potential, yet still managed to exceed my expectations when I witnessed his development over the last 10 years.
He is a go-getter, that works stategically and pragmatically to make things happen. I admire his holistic approach and have great trust in his business views.
I strongly recommend his work and would cooperate with him again in a heartbeat!”
Babke Schepers
HR Professional
I had the pleasure of reporting into Alexander for two years at Accenture in Prague, as a Team lead while he was Client Service Delivery lead.
I was always impressed by his ability to address an audience and get people on board with ideas, even people who were initially on completely different pages, keeping the team focused and coach them towards success.
Wendeline van Loon
Global HR Director Personal Care, Unilever
Alexander demonstrates strong people developing, coaching, teaching and excellent presentation skills, takes on responsibility, is mature, integer and professional.
Underneath Alexander’s wings at Accenture, teams were successfully merged (bridge-builder) and team spirit, bonding and engagement noticeably improved.
Dennis Bos
Senior HR Business Partner, ADP
Clarity
All team members understand who does what, when, how and why.
Direction
All team members know their objectives and get what they need to achieve them.
Results
All team members are aware of the objectives, progress and required next steps.
The process
- Organization analysis (core processes, tasks and meetings, workload, data, energy leaks, strategic objectives, quick wins)
- Roadmap (implementation plan and required resources)
- Document and delegate (recurring meeting structure, process maps and operational handbook, roles and accountabilities, work agreements, strategy & goal-setting, dashboard design)
- Manage and monitor (KPI monitoring, practice meeting facilitation, problem-solving, quality checks, project list)
- Continuous improvement (kaizen)
Step 1 and 2 are usually completed within one focused workday.
Step 3 takes several full workdays, either in one go or spread over a few weeks, involving the leader and key (or all) team members.
Step 4 typically requires 6 to 9 months of me supporting a few hours per week in operating the system.
Step 5 is the effortless result of a well-oiled machine doing its magic.
Your ROI
My involvement is not cheap, but the investment pays for itself.
Consider for example…
- How many hours you will save. What’s the value of one hour of your time?
- How many extra sales can be made with a well-oiled machine?
- What’s the value of peace of mind, and sleeping calmly at night?
- What’s the value of A-players loving to work for you, instead of being stressed out, or micromanaged, ready to leave you?
- What’s the value in consistently delighting your clients?
When we start we will agree on clear objectives, so we focus our attention on what is most important to you and the business.
If you and your team make this a priority, we will truly transform your organization. Your decision to get organized will mark the beginning of a new chapter: more free time, an engaged team, happy clients, consistent growth.
With the right systems you can have it all.
In terms of payment, I offer multiple options, so you can choose the solution that best fits your unique situation.
But the first step is to meet and have a conversation.
The time to get organized is now. Book that free intake conversation!
FAQ
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In which language(s) do you work?
Either Dutch or English, whichever fits your organization best.
Do you work with the founder or the COO?
It depends. My first contact is with the founder or CEO.
Then, other roles may get involved too, depending on how the work is organized and who will be running the day-to-day operations.
What's next? When the management structures are in place, how do I really go the extra mile?
If you really want to go the extra mile, become a top employer and shape the ultimate high-performance team, here’s your menu of further optimizations:
- A solid recruitment strategy (very important!) and onboarding process for new employees
- Skills matrix
- FMEA proactive risk analysis and mitigation
- Value stream mapping and systematic opportunity identification
- Project management optimization
- Implement people context meetings: recurring feedback / mirroring sessions, celebration rituals, resonance meetings
- Personality mapping: strengths and weaknesses of all team members
- Personalized GTD optimization for each team member (personal operating system, to-do list optimization, personal prioritization practices)
- Personal manifestos to understand each other’s unique talents, needs and personalities
Does your process work for virtual teams too?
Yes, whether your team works in the office or online, or a mix of both, it works. Because the process focuses on the processes of collaboration, information exchange, feedback, etc. it works for every specific work context.
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Do we work together online or in-person?
It’s usually a mix, though everything can be done online.
What works well is spending one or several days in your office, then continuing online for the following months.
If physical distance is an issue, the initial intensive sessions can also be done effectively online.
When does the program start?
Anytime in the year. Just book a strategy session when you feel the need to get organized, and we will find the right timing for you.
Which technology or tooling do I need to have in place?
The operational excellence tools and best practices we will implement I are not techology-dependend. They are analytical tools; ways to make important information visible comprehensible.
They can be applied on all kinds of platforms and technologies, so you can continue working with whichever tools you currently have in use.
Isn't Gaianet your number 1 focus?
Yes, Gaianet is my ultimate mission, my organizational masterpiece. My gift to the world, serving humanity and the planet.
But it is a not-for-profit foundation, a purpose-driven organization which is not yet generating stable income.
Hence I’m working part-time on Gaianet voluntary, and part-time as a paid management consultant for successful start-ups.