Erik van Straaten is an experienced trainer / facilitator, specialised in the fields of hospitality, customer experience, leadership development and serious gaming. Authenticity is the starting point in everything Erik does. You can learn a lot of skills and knowledge, but if something comes from within, it is much more powerful. Building on positivity and stimulating people to ‘grow’. Erik helps people and companies to translate their business into a service-oriented way of thinking and acting.
Creativity, out of the box, smart interventions, inspire, activate and motivate. That’s what you can expect from Erik. Erik is capable of switching between various levels in an organisation, as a sparring and discussion partner. In addition, Erik is a certified LEGO Serious Play Trainer. LEGO Serious Play is a facilitated method for strategy and vision development, team building, entrepreneurship and innovation. The game element makes the training or workshop accessible to everyone and guarantees a lot of energy and fun during the sessions. Are you looking for a creative partner for team development in your organisation? Feel free to contact Erik van Straaten!
Certified Lego® SeriousPlay® Facilitator
LEGO Serious Play is the application of LEGO on a business level. With this method, groups of people build collective insights about, for example, the strategy of their organisation or the identity of their team. LEGO Serious Play is also regularly used in team development activities.
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LEGO HAS ESSENTIALLY TAKEN THE CONCRETE BLOCK, THE BUILDING BLOCK OF THE WORLD, AND MADE IT INTO THE BUILDING BLOCK OF OUR IMAGINATION…
Based on his passion for hospitality, customer experience and leadership development, Erik regularly shares articles, interviews and white papers. Do you want to stay informed about new articles from Erik van Straaten and the other #TeamTraineroo authors? Sign up for our monthly Traineroo Update !
As a trainer you meet new people every day. Connecting with participants is a fundamental part of the learning process. Using a name when addressing someone contributes to their sense of connection and involvement. But when you see so many people passing by, how do you remember all those names?
Erik van Straaten breathes hospitality and I can highly recommend his creative spirit in the field of hospitality to everyone. I’m looking forward to working together on many more assignments with Erik in the future. As far as I am concerned, this tastes like more!
At Doove Care Group we have the ambition to grow in leadership with our management team. As a manager in a growing organisation, you will be in charge of increasingly large teams and you will have to develop skills to deal with that. The board and management of Doove Care Group have been working with Erik van Straaten and Nino Jacobs for several years now. And for good reasons. Erik and Nino immersed themselves in our organisation, but also in our people. They quickly get to know your team and understand the challenges that needs to be worked on. Several times a year, Erik and Nino coach our team through the pitfalls of growing organisations. How do you get your team on board in changes? How do you deal with resistance? But also soft skills of leadership are extensively discussed and there is a lot of attention for mutual relationships in the team. The positive effect of development in leadership and team dynamics we are experiencing is extremely important. Erik and Nino facilitate, direct and organise based on their vision of leadership development. Always in consultation with the management, making it a truly tailor-made solution for our company.
