Row your boat!

Who we are


Barbara Takacs en Quasiba Zeggen
Takacs & Verheijden

Takacs & Verheijden BV was started by Barbara Takacs and Ben Verheijden. They share more than twenty years of experience of training and coaching in higher education. Leadership in universities requires activities at three different levels:

  • Involving stakeholders navigating the ‘political arena’
  • Making clear strategic choices
  • implementing these choices operationally

There is never a shortage of wonderful plans and noble intentions between scientists and scholars. However, it often seems difficult to make choices and then to follow them through. In all our activities we aim to serve as an outside sounding board, a sparring partner, to help you find the next step in your leadership role.

What we do


Academic Leadership
Academic Leadership

Would you benefit from more reflection on your role as a leader, on your strengths and challenges? Do you manage a team, and would you like to further its development? Do you want to avoid micro-management? Curious how colleagues address these issues?

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Coaching
Coaching

It can be very effective to discuss your questions and dilemmas with someone who knows your world, but is not part of your world. A listening ear, someone to whom you tell your story without holding back.

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Intervision
Intervision

Intervision enhances self-reflection. Also, you will learn a lot form the issues and dilemma’s that other participants are struggling with. For many participants it is also a relief to know that they are not the only one with a certain problem.

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Advice
Advice

Our expertise is facilitating leadership as a process. The scientists themselves have the content expertise and know very well where they want to go. But how do you get there? With a couple of stubborn colleagues?

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Our partnerships with dutch universities

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