Consultancy
Hi, my name is Wendy van Mieghem. As a psychologist and sociologist, I support individual professionals and organizations in navigating complex change challenges. I analyze, design, and lead the human side of sustainable change processes. On this page, you can read about what happens when you or your organization hires me as a consultant.
Read more below about my approach and background:
Would you prefer to work individually? Then read about executive coaching. Do you want to learn in a group with professionals from other companies and professions? Through the Sustainable Change Program, you can learn to lead the human side of sustainable change processes as an independent change professional.
Registered Training Institute
The consultancy assignments are subject to 21% VAT. All other guidance and training are exempt from VAT. They are provided through my company Wendyvanmieghem.com, which is registered with the CRKBO and complies with the quality code for Training Institutes.
Some of our clients
The human side of complex change processes
Successfully and effectively navigating change processes requires (in)formal leaders to have intrinsic curiosity, a willingness to develop, and commitment. These qualities form the foundation for supporting a fundamental shift in attitude and culture in how we deal with our own and others’ humanity. By considering human nature earlier and more deeply at all stages of change processes, the same amount of time, attention, energy, money, and resources can achieve a more sustainable, effective, and higher-quality result.
Research and development
Since 2014, I have been conducting full-time research on the human side of complex change processes and have developed the Sustainable Change Program: a personalized change management program that helps leaders learn to take human nature into account earlier and more profoundly at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels. They learn to use their humanity as an anchor in daily work and life by first actively building on:
- emotional carrying capacity,
- building skills to manage emotions, pain, and tensions constructively,
- learning to recognize and nurture the naturalness of recovery and change processes from within,
- and developing a keen ear and eye for quality and well-being in both the short and long term.
The sustainability and effectiveness of their decision-making, management, and leadership increase exponentially as a result.
Continuous learning and adjusting
Learning to constructively embrace one’s own qualities, sensitivities, and blind spots is not necessarily the most enjoyable work, but it is the most useful. After all, they form the foundation for leadership, processes, and business operations. Everything I advise on and teach about, I have thoroughly researched and experienced myself. That’s why I don’t just tell what is needed; I live through it first and embody it, while leading by example. As a result, you receive my full focus when I teach you, as a leader, how you can optimally utilize your own and others’ humanity in service of sustainable and effective change processes. I also address what adjustments are necessary in the analysis, design, and execution of complex change tasks.
My vision and approach provide support and guidance for development methods such as Agile, Lean and Scrum. Participants are encouraged to adopt a mindset and work ethic that promote continuous learning and adaptation. Through consistent self-care routines, they learn, both actively and passively, to address deficiencies, sensitivities, and pitfalls. They derive great satisfaction from their own sustainable change process and from interacting with other participants. Learning together proves deeply enriching and nourishing. Friendships and professional camaraderie are formed for life.
Analysis
There are many reasons people hire me, ranging from improving leadership performance and addressing consistent quality loss to excessive sick leave, a reorganization or change initiative, and desired behavior and culture change.
A careful analysis of the current state of affairs not only provides insight and tools for the future. It also offers a solid starting point from which future changes can be felt and measured. Here’s a selection of what I can do for you:
- Review of leadership performance: Which patterns, tone, and attitude are currently present among leaders, both individually and as a group? What are your strengths and weaknesses? How can leadership performance improve in a way that benefits everyone’s well-being and quality?
- Review of work processes and protocols. What is going well? Where are the bottlenecks, and which improvements are most effective?
- Mapping current behavior patterns, work attitude, and culture. What is going well? And where are the bottlenecks? What tensions are simmering beneath the surface, and why?
- Mapping the effectiveness of your support structure in the area of employee well-being. How much breathing room is given to humanity? How truly inclusive is the action taken, both on the work floor and from management?
Design
After you receive a thorough analysis and we discuss it together, you have the option to proceed with the design phase with my support. If you choose to do so, I will help you develop a realistic, achievable change plan.
Change can easily become a draining struggle, but it doesn’t have to! I am happy to help you design the change process so it is nourishing and supportive of well-being and quality growth. It is important to recognize that people carry the change. Therefore, it is necessary to define steps that align with each person’s capacity, needs, and (im)possibilities.
At the same time, not everything needs to be done, and not everything can be done at once. Often, it’s better to take small steps that yield tangible results and noticeable improvements. This builds your confidence in your abilities and fuels inner motivation to take the next step(s).
The design that will be created has truly been realized in co-creation with each participant. This way, you can start your sustainable change process with confidence.
Guidance and execution
Now it’s time for action! I oversee the big picture and the interconnection between everything, so you don’t lose yourselves or each other along the way. And if by chance that does happen (after all, nothing human is alien to us), we can easily find each other again in contact. I make connections, maintain calm, and provide honest, constructive feedback (whether asked for or not).
Of course, it’s okay to sometimes feel down or resistant. That’s part of the process. How you feel in the moment doesn’t reflect a definitive truth. The outcome you and your team desire is often absolutely possible; it just requires a different path. It is only human to be confronted with your humanity along the way, and feel discouraged for a moment. Let us know in time what’s bothering you, so we can include that in the change process.
Fortunately, we have designed a sustainable and effective strategy that, on the one hand, provides clarity and transparency, and on the other hand, offers breathing room and flexibility. This has prepared us well for setbacks and unexpected twists. It can very well happen that you start to enjoy sustainable change. Nothing is more satisfying than a carefully managed change process that leads to lasting and effective results.
About Wendy van Mieghem
Hi, my name is Wendy van Mieghem. Over the past 23 years, I have become a highly experienced, people-oriented consultant, leader, and trainer who supports individuals and organizations with change initiatives. I help people connect with their humanity, role, and function in ways that increase job satisfaction, well-being, quality, and effectiveness. This benefits not only individuals but also improves mutual collaboration and coherence.
Thanks to my strong analytical skills and strategic vision, I easily get to the core of problems. I bring structure, make connections, stay calm, and give honest, constructive feedback (whether asked for or not). With patience, tact, and an honest, constructive approach, I guide others step by step toward achieving sustainable and effective results.
Education and background
At 18, I began my career as an assistant accountant at an international accounting firm. Visiting various companies and observing their internal operations made me realize that work outcomes depend on how people treat themselves and each other. I wanted to specialize in that area! Working as an assistant accountant and later studying Business Administration didn’t provide enough insight into human nature. Earning degrees in Psychology and Sociology (policy-oriented) and managing a psychology practice, including three years of staff supervision, helped me gain this understanding.
From 2005 to 2014, I worked as a psychologist and trainer, providing intensive guidance for people’s personal and professional development. I gained essential knowledge of human psychology, which I then began to apply to support leaders and organizations.
Since 2014, I have been supporting organizations and leaders as a consultant, leader, and trainer focused on the human side of complex change processes. I analyze, design, and guide the human aspects of change at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels. I have a strong curiosity about people and the reasons behind their actions. This helps me engage in conversations just as easily with management as with those on the work floor. I quickly identify limiting patterns in human behavior and organizational structures. I am highly skilled in communication and stakeholder management. In my work, I emphasize the power of humanity. Humanity connects people beyond differences.
Books, online training courses, and executive coaching
Whenever you feel the need, you can combine consultancy with my books, online training courses, and executive coaching. This allows you to achieve a more layered and effective result. Each book and online training course guides you through an experiential learning process of at least 3 months. New material is continuously being developed, enabling you to work independently and collaboratively.
The books offer a progressive and experiential theoretical framework, enabling you to start working on personal and professional development immediately. Many readers find it helpful and necessary to read the books multiple times. This way, you can gradually internalize the explanations step by step.
The online training courses help you practice specific skills and gain insights. They support you in maintaining your inner peace and balance. Each lesson helps you improve the balance among your thinking, feeling, and doing while supporting the training’s goals. Participants in my programs that last one year or longer work with the same online courses. All of them see noticeable results in 1 to 2 months!
Stay tuned
Hi, my name is Wendy van Mieghem. As a psychologist and sociologist, I am happy to support you during sustainable change processes. Connecting with your human nature and caring for it in a supportive, healing way helps you achieve more lasting, positive behavioral change.
Getting to know yourself and others better allows you to connect more deeply and with greater nuance to what is needed. This way, step by step, you can reach the goal or result you desire in a sustainable and effective manner. Both personally and professionally.
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Warm regards,
Wendy van Mieghem