Collaboration Coach/Expert
Summary
In a network economy, where organizations focus on their core competencies en innovation, collaboration is of strategic importance and a critical factor for survival.
Missions of partners do often contain a common core and shared values. Still, short term interests and a competitive mindset on a lower level can hinder the pursuit of the mission.
With a series of innovating workshops, called "EquiCircles", Erik offers learning experiences which address both the conscious and sub-conscious system of the participants to develop more effective collaborative attitudes with positive effects on the innovating power.
EquiCircles is a powerful mix of NLP- and Equicoaching techniques (coaching with horses).
Background
Als Senior Project Manager voor General Motors Europe stond Erik in voor de uitrol van het globaal HR-systeem in 10 Europese landen, binnen een BPO-contract. Belangrijk hierbij waren het herstel en de facilitering van samenwerkingsverbanden tussen de actoren binnen projecten en operationele gebieden in een HR-context. De verspreiding over verschillende locaties, bedrijven en culturen verhoogde de complexiteit van deze opdracht.
Als functioneel applicatiebeheerder voor Ernst & Young (Nederland) zorgde Erik voor het beheer van alle wijzigingen, releases, onderhoud en projecten van het HR-systeem. Ook de organisatie van probleemafhandeling, het procesbeheer voor applicatiebeheer en de methodologieontwikkeling waren belangrijke resultaatgebieden.
Als Project Manager voor Leisureplanet.com verzorgde Erik Lauwers de wereldwijde ontplooiing van reiswebsites in 20 landen. Dit project omvatte niet enkel websitegerelateerde werkstromen maar ook marketing, fullfillment partners enz.
Testimonials
"I hired Erik to provide business and technical consultancy to my end client when it was essential that we provided locally skilled resource. Erik quickly created a good working relationship with the business and technical teams as was always available to resolve issues and generate innovative ways to move forward. I would have no hesitation in hiring Erik again should the need arise.” Top qualities: Personable, On Time, High Integrity
— Adrian J Markwell, Client Delivery Manager, EDS, an HP company
"Efficiency is the good word to describe Erik. He manages HRO project with professionalism and he is a person you can trust. He is listening to client's needs and bring value to the team by sharing his HR knowledge and technical skills on PeopleSoft.”
— Leonard Uhrsenbach, Senior European HR Business Analyst, ACS Inc.
“I worked with Eric Lauwers in Belgium to resolve a set of issues post a SAP implementation and vendor change. Eric served in the role as my project coordinator/project manager. We were faced with a substantial set of issues that ranged as simply as finding a place to sit with a telephone to avoiding a plant strike due to incorrect system data. Eric quickly helped to organize and document the outstanding issues. He made quality assessments and his suggestions showed an understanding of the technologies and processes needed to solve issues and run projects. In addition his multi language/cultural skills helped communications in the highly divers, multi-vendor and at time, extremely polar environment. With his help we were able to merge the IT-business-vendors together to generate a set of solutions. Mr. Lauwers has repeatedly demonstrated a solid technical understand of IT using best of skills knowledge in project management and project reporting. The General Motors environment is highly matrix-ed which includes multi vendors often in the same space. Mr. Lauwers does an excellent job of determining when to be lead and when to follow. He remains on good terms with all across the differing cultures and process. Based on Eric’s work and previous experiences post the SAP activity, I recommend Mr. Lauwers a role for project manager in GM’s European PeopleSoft project. Eric has worked to date on this role across GM’s Europe PS role out. I enjoyed working with Eric and would recommend him to others.” Top qualities: Great results, Personable, High Integrity.
— Lewis Harris, IS&S, General Motors
“Erik is a very skillful professional that respects the environment and structure in which he works, but does not lose track of the goal/expected end result of the client. Erik brings tons of experience to the job and knows how to put that into practice. Besides his professional qualities Erik is great fun working with.”
— Vidjay Lila, Specialist Functional Application Management, Ernst & Young
Contact
To get in touch with Erik Lauwers,
call +32 9 324 16 16 or send us an e-mail!
