Renowned as an expert in her field of coaching in higher education, Hetty is a Certified Co-Active Coach (CPCC) with the Coaches Training Institute (CTI) and holds the PCC credential with the International Coach Federation (ICF). She is, furthermore, a member of the Board of the ICF in the Netherlands. As well as holding the CNTC designation from BEabove Leadership, she is also a Licensed Neuroscience and Effectiveness Trainer.
As Director of Coaching at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam (RSM), her expertise is called upon to advise Faculty and Program teams on the development of Leadership and (Team) Coaching Programs for Bachelor, Masters, MBA and Executive Education Programs. As well as individual and team coaching, she teaches in MBA leadership development programs and speaks at conferences, focussing on emotional intelligence/agility as well as (team) leadership from a coaching perspective and incorporates neuroscience in her coaching and teaching portfolio.
Her coaching and leadership style is authentic, energetic and (com)passionate. Her clients include participants of higher education programs who are individuals from corporations, government agencies and non-profit organizations among others. She has extensive experience in working with international clients directed at identifying personal, business and/or relationship purposes from a value based perspective, and coaches in the development of actions intended to achieve that purpose with impact. As Lead Coach she also develops team coaching programs on advancing dynamic team success and leads groups of team coaches implementing these programs with RSM student teams.
As Lead Coach for the Erasmus Centre for Women and Organisations she coaches female clients from organizations that support gender balanced leadership and women empowerment. She is, furthermore, a mentor coach, encouraging and empowering other coaches in their development.