Karla Van Loock

Head, heart & hands in Change & People Management | Prosci Executive Instructor, Experienced Advisor and Coach

Mechelen, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Is your organization in need of head, heart and hands to address change, leadership or strategy? Whether it is a family business, multinational or not for profit, I can help! A multi-faceted and pragmatic professional with a passion for the people side of business & change, grounded in a solid commercial background and a keen interest in strategy. ° PROSCI® - ADKAR® methodology: PROSCI Executive Instructor & experienced practitioner ° The Lewis method of Deep Democracy: Level 3 & Sociocracy 3.0 (S3) ° Accredited coach (Performance Coach Training - London) ° Consultant for business models, creativity and innovation tools (FlandersDC) ° Executive Master Class in Strategic Human Resources Management (Vlerick Business School) Main areas of intervention: * Accompanying organizational change focusing on the people side of change, based on ADKAR®, Deep Democracy and principles of behavioural economics and neurosciences as summarized in Ben Tiggelaar's The Ladder; applying Erin Meyer's The Culture Map to adapt approach to differences in national / organizational culture * Defining business strategies: facilitating and challenging executive and commercial teams, working with Business Model Canvas and Value Proposition Design by Osterwalder * Developing teams and individuals with a focus on entrepreneurial spirit, a coaching leadership style, working from talents and strengths, inspired by the work of Guust Verpaalen & Daniel Ofman (core quadrants, ik-wij-het), Pat Lencioni and Stephen Covey (teams and trust) as well as Cooperrider / Rowett (appreciative inquiry).

Experience

  • Prosci (10 yrs 9 mos)
    • Prosci Executive Instructor & Experienced Change Management Practitioner
      Mar 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 4 mos

      Clients include * a multinational construction company in France * an international NGO in Switzerland * a scientific professional body in UK * an offshore systems and services company in The Netherlands and Monaco * an international components production group, headquartered in UK

    • Experienced Change Practitioner & Change Management Consultant
      Mar 2018 - Mar 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Change Practitioner at the International Committee of the Red Cross (Geneva - CH) www.icrc.org

    • Associate Consultant
      Oct 2015 - Feb 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Strategic Change Practitioner, Lecturer, Facilitator / Strategisch Veranderadviseur at KAVALOO
    Nov 2014 - Present · 11 yrs 8 mos

    "Results through People" The people side of organisational change, people management, leadership & strategies Recent projects • In the food industry, pragmatically apply Change Management on critical projects, then train internal Change Practitioners (cf. Prosci), help recruit members for the new CM team and lead project Enterprise Change Management, working with the leadership team, people managers and the project / process experts to build internal change management capability • Speaker at events / network sessions of employer's organizations, introducting the value of Change Management • In retail fashion, support the strategic change of sales approach, work with the Sales leadership and teamleaders to prepare and equip teams in the stores to successfully demonstrate new key behaviors • Support, coach and develop the change & project management team in the adoption of a new, company-wide ERP at an international operator in the port of Antwerp • Co-develop with the CIO the turn-around of the organizational culture and support the management team in positively impacting employee engagement; coach the different leadership levels towards a different leadership style • Develop and deliver the CM curriculum as guest lecturer for an international audience of students in global business management / network economics at a university college What customers say "Hartelijk dank voor de organisatie van de [visie]workshop. De interne feedback die ik hier te horen krijg van de deelnemers is zeer positief ; ik vond het als team sessie eveneens zeer aangenaam. Iedereen die ik nadien gesproken heb (inclusief ikzelf) voelde zich wel uitgeput - (maar voldaan). Dit zal zeker bijdragen tot het verder uitwerken en uitdragen van onze visie binnen IT. " "• Samenwerking is zeer vlot verlopen, de begeleiding was to the point, hoge betrokkenheid ook inhoudelijk • Stipt op vlak van naleven afspraken en opleveren • Methodisch sterk en resultaatgericht"

  • Guest Lecturer / Gastdocent at HOWEST University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen)
    Sep 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 10 mos

    Change Management for Global Business Management students (3rd Bachelor), since 2017, and HRM students (2nd Bachelor) since 2025

  • Philip Morris International (6 yrs 6 mos)
    • Project & Change Manager Commercial Approach @ PM Benelux
      Sep 2010 - Mar 2014 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      * defining the roadmap to an entrepreneurial way of working in the company; * accompanying the change and fostering buy-in using Prosci ADKAR change methodology; * evaluating and developing the organizational structure by assessing indivuals and teams on strengths; * preparing and facilitating the development and training series; * ensuring solid project management.

    • Directeur des Ventes / Sales Director @ PM France
      Nov 2008 - Sep 2010 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Sales Director * Providing direction to a commercial team of +/- 200 representatives in the field and 20 employees backoffice (Sales Planning, Trade Marketing, Sales Organisation Development and Logistics). * Driving strategic development and implementation as member of the Management Team. * Partnering with HR to attract, develop and retain talent

    • Manager Sales and Distribution @ PM United Kingdom
      Oct 2007 - Nov 2008 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Philip Morris International (14 yrs 6 mos)
    • Manager Field Sales @ PM Belgium
      2004 - 2007 · 3 yrs

    • Strategic Planning Manager @ PM Benelux, Scandinavia & Finland
      2001 - 2004 · 3 yrs

    • Various functions @ PM Benelux
      Aug 1992 - 2001 · 8 yrs 6 mos

      * Sales Planning Manager Belgium * Market Research Supervisor Belgium * Key Account Support * Back-office Sales Analyst * Assistant Corporate Affairs Belgium