Jaap Boonstra

Professor Organization Dynamics, Esade Business School, Barcelona, Spain | Professor Organizational Change, Rotterdam School of Management, The Netherlands | Independent consultant, researcher and author

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

It is my professional purpose to share knowledge and experiences in transformational leadership and organizational change to make other people successful as leaders and change makers. As professor, researcher and consultant, I feel committed to action learning of leaders, managers and professionals who really want to make a difference. It gives me energy when I contribute to the pride of people in their work and to organizational and societal renewal. Professional contributions: My professional contribution as consultant focuses on excellent service in health care, dedicated youth care and transformations in the area of safety and livebility in neighborhoods. I am pleased to play a significant role in the performance of service organizations in Europe and global alliances in education and value based banking. Professional experiences: - Professor transformational change and leadership - Action researcher and consultant on leadership and cultural change and organizational development - Executive director of knowledge institutes and professional service firms - Consultant for business and societal organizations - Consultant for global value-based alliances - Non executive board member of youth care organizations and art companies. Professional specialities: - Strategic and sustainable change in organizational networks - Business development and network creation - Inspirational leadership in a global economy - Creating and managing global alliances - Experiential learning programs for executives and professionals - Action learning programs for international business students International key publications: Alliances for sustainable futures, Edward Elgar, 2023 Organizational Change as Collaborative Play, Boom, 2020 El Cambio como un Juego de Interacción estratégica, Profit Editorial, 2019 Liderança e Cultura Organizacional para Inovação, Saraiva, 2019 Change Management Adventures, Warden Press, 2016 Organizational Change and Leadership in Organizations, Wiley, 2013 Intervening and Changing. Looking for meaning in interactions. Wiley, 2007 Dynamics of Organizational Change and Learning, Wiley, 2004 More information: www.jaapboonstra.nl

Experience

  • Consultant at Jaap Boonstra & Associates
    Jan 2010 - Present · 16 yrs 7 mos

    Organizational strategies and transformation in societal organizations and purpose driven alliances.

  • Professor (Em.) Organization Dynamics at ESADE Business School - Barcelona
    Feb 2000 - Present · 26 yrs 6 mos

    Inspiring young students in International Management to find their destiny in organizational life and to learn about organizational change. Sharing knowledge and experiences about cultural change and leadership with executives in organizations willing to make a difference.

  • Visiting professor Organizational Change at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
    Jan 2022 - Jul 2026 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    Sharing experience and knowledge about organizational dynamics, organizational change, communication and leadership.

  • Professor Transformational Leadership at Nederlandse School voor Openbaar Bestuur, NSOB
    Feb 2000 - Jan 2025 · 25 yrs

    Inspiring professionals in organizational change and exchanging experiences with governing and societal transformations

  • Professor Global Leadership at CEMS - The Global Alliance in Management Education
    Jan 2010 - Dec 2024 · 15 yrs

    Engaged in developing young global citizens as responsible leaders in a global business world.