Here are testimonials from my clients and colleagues about what it is like to work with me and what they have gained from it.
Strategy
Aligned on a common goal
Nora helped us to sharpen the business case for our product lines and made us – in a friendly way – make real choices that everyone supports.
All departments are much more aligned and work towards a common goal. She led us to a shared outcome that was a real result instead of just discussion.
Maaike Duijts
CEO, Tech Bakery
Created concrete action plans
Nora supported our bottom-up strategy formulation and execution plan through a small series of consistent, crisp and clear workshops. The result is an SME-friendly overall strategy with concrete action plans derived from it.
If you plan sharpening or (re)defining your business strategy and want to get to relevant actions in accordance with it, just hire Nora!
Onno Lint
CEO & Co-founder, Morphotonics
Achieved cross-functional collaboration
Nora is very inspiring not only in the strategic plans she creates but also in the way that she elicits collaboration between cross-functional teams to dig out the truth in the business case.
She created a clear road map for explosive growth for our venture.
I would follow her to battle any time!
Joette Gibson
New Business Development Manager, Philips Light & Health
Developed vital few strategies
Nora is outstanding in developing the 3-5 year perspective and deriving the vital few strategies that businesses need to focus on.
Nora made a compelling strategy for us that enabled the business to focus on the execution and on achieving success.
Mahesh Iyer
CEO Growth Markets, Signify
Presented the essential insights
I worked with Nora on a complex and wide-ranging strategy project and was thoroughly impressed with her contribution and skills.
She is excellent at extracting the essential insights and presenting them in the most meaningful and impactful way.
She has superb organisation skills and is able to make a team deliver within the time given.
I would work with her any day.
Jørgen Behrens
SVP Personal Health Solutions, Philips
Made complicated things easy
Nora is very motivating manager, and gave me the room and confidence to develop as a strategist.
She is very sharp and strong in translating complicated things into easy graspable material.
I can highly recommend her as a manager, colleague, and friend!
Anne-Marie Hendriks
Senior Strategy and Finance Analyst, Philips Lighting
Cut through complex issues
I was impressed by Nora’s clarity of thought, and her ability to cut through complex issues and come out with clear, relevant and actionable recommendations.
I always appreciated her advice on how to approach difficult strategic challenges.
I will without hesitation always recommend Nora to any company needing strategic expertise to improve its performance.
Samy Belemi
Marketing and Strategy Leader, Philips
Influenced stakeholders
Nora is a professional with remarkable analytical, intellectual and interpersonal skills. She knows how to find the right balance between giving enough independence and guiding her team members.
When performing stakeholder management, she is always able to influence but sometimes also to disagree with leaders.
With her leadership, she definitely gained my trust and respect!
Daniele Pugliese
Senior Strategy Manager, Philips
Execution
Earned trust with leadership
Nora helped me and the management team on one of our portfolio companies set up our value creation plan.
She did a great job earning trust with leadership and bringing structure to the process. She was always clear on priorities and process, which was very important in moving things forward.
Harsh Mehta
Operating Partner, Sun European Partners
Got to sensible actions
Nora has been great at grasping the essence of the key questions, engaging the management team (from senior to field) and gaining their respect, driving key analyses in a thorough and practical way, and helping the team to get to sensible recommendations and actions.
I will definitely work with Nora again.
Sergei Spiridonov
Managing Director – Operations, Sun European Partners
Drove our performance improvement
Nora was a great driver of our change program. She is focused, data oriented and very efficient. She is clear, very senior in her role and doesn’t let go to achieve goals set, without losing her agility.
She was a driver to improve the performance of our newly built Exotics plant which faced start-up issues.
It was a pleasure to work with her.
Paul Janssen
CFO, CNC Group
Produced action-oriented recommendations
Nora is whip-smart, high on stamina and displays brilliant stakeholder management skills.
The insights and recommendations she produced were invariably thoughtful, grounded in sound analytics and action-oriented.
I recommend her as a valuable advisor and business partner in any strategic transformation.
Fabrizio Corradini
Director Corporate Development, Betafence Group
Makes a difference
When we worked with Nora on our commercial pipeline, we always found her to be smart, driven and collaborative.
While she was an external consultant, we always considered her a part of our team and learned a lot from her.
If you need a change agent, call her! She can definitely make a difference.
Michele Volpi
CEO, Betafence Group
Transformation
Postively engaged the team
Nora supported our Company to drive our transformation journey. She has a positive working style that engages the team to be able to understand what they need to deliver and monitors progress with the right cadence.
She is very committed and direct which is critical to successfully develop and deliver on the changes you want to prioritise in your teams and in your Company.
Alejandro Cabal
CEO, Schoeller Allibert
Enhanced a growth mindset
Nora has a keen eye on business value creation and how to anchor the improvements in our value creation program via change management and communication.
She has a strong sense of engagement and a personal approach to address bottlenecks and limiting beliefs, in order to enhance a growth mindset. She can work with people from very diverse backgrounds.
I would be happy to work with Nora again.
Jan Anne Schelling
Chief HR Officer, Schoeller Allibert
Kept the end result in mind
Nora played a pivotal role in setting up our Value Creation Program. She did an excellent job of involving the various stakeholders and keeping everyone on track during the execution.
Nora’s leadership style is collaborative, thoughtful, pragmatic and always with the end result in mind.
It was a real pleasure working with Nora!
Wieger Vos
Value Creation Office Lead, Schoeller Allibert
Pushed us to achieve more
Nora’s balanced approach to our post-merger integration – delivering valuable content, streamlining processes and caring about our people – was exactly what we needed.
She excelled at analyzing situations, guided our teams towards practical solutions, and always pushed us to achieve more. Her positive yet challenging style motivated us to grow both as a team and as individuals.
Also on a personal level I hope we will work with her again.
René Janssen
CEO & Founder, Lepaya
Guided us through a complex process
Nora played a pivotal role in the integration of Krauthammer and Lepaya into a single, cohesive organization.
Her structured approach and deep understanding of organizational dynamics were instrumental in guiding us through this complex process.
Frans van Kreuningen
CEO, Krauthammer
Brought a positive vibe
Nora’s ability to translate complex ideas into practical steps is remarkable. I particularly like her pragmatic approach while maintaining a focus on accuracy.
She became an invaluable mentor and sparring partner for me. Her humour and positive attitude added a positive vibe to every meeting.
I really enjoyed working with Nora throughout the whole project. I hope to work again with her soon.
Melanie Polke
Strategy Office Lead, Lepaya
Had a good eye for what was important
Nora drove the PMI process in a very professional, systematic and appreciative way.
She always had a good overview of the process and milestones, and structured inputs systematically with a very good eye for what was more and what was less important.
What was very helpful was that she not only focused on facilitating a conversation, but also supported the creation of relevant end products while bringing in her expertise.
Benjamin Häusler
Senior Key-Account Director & Sales Lead, Lepaya
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