Jitske Kramer is a corporate anthropologist, entrepreneur, best-selling author and former ’trainer of the year’. She travels the world to learn from traditional healers, leaders, surprising innovators and random passers-by. Through her books and rock-solid lectures and master classes, she brings her knowledge and experiences to the world of organising, collaboration and leadership. To improve the effectiveness and results of individuals and groups (and to make the world just a little bit nicer). Her ambition is to activate organisations to be ferociously attractive to everything and everyone. And preferably delightfully simple too. In her stories, what is familiar becomes strange. And what is strange becomes familiar.
“Jitske Kramer is considered the leadership expert for these unprecedented difficult times. She is one of the best speakers in the Netherlands. Connecting, has humour, is open-minded and energetic. She stimulates you to think hard and make your voice heard. She goes in-depth with flair and guts. Looking for surprising new insights and practical applicability. Connecting and decisive.”
As a speaker, Jitske Kramer's stories take you on a fascinating journey into human issues and solutions. Seeing what is really going on. With an eye for differences as well as similarities. Looking from a striking perspective. Without autopilot. With guts to go off the beaten track. About dialogue, decision-making, power, inclusion, leadership, organisational culture, change, sabotage and ranking. About sales, multidisciplinary teams, safety and international cooperation. Challenging the ordinary. And asking questions. Every day. Beyond we/they. About connecting differences and saying goodbye properly if you have to. Indispensable knowledge for effective cooperation, wise decision-making and collective change.
She gives meaning to the confusing interim, a complex transition phase when you leave something behind, while the new situation has not yet fully penetrated and shaped. Transformation is a time of fundamental questions. In addition to Jitske's keynotes, Prof Dr Paul Iske teaches you about brilliant failures and Joris Luyendijk is interviewed by Dolf Jansen about the changing world order and what this requires of politics, organisations and leadership.
“People form cultures, and cultures form people” and “nothing has meaning of its own ”
We are lost but not lost