Lex Lindeman ★

Creator of the Leadership Accelerator Workshops©. I assist and train African ★ executives to optimize organization and personal performance by enhancing managerial competencies, talent management, building collaborative teams and improving virtual work effectiveness.

I coach and train managers, talent and leaders to achieve their personal best; through this I also achieve to improve the entire organization.
I facilitate leadership development and team building through Leadership Accelerator Workshops©. I coach and develop (virtual) teams and teach managers and teams how to improve their leadership and team effectiveness.

I lived and worked in Africa for over 4 years and have over 20 years experience as people development consultant in emerging markets in Africa and (Greater) Middle East. I work in French ◄ and English

I'm member of the Expert Advisory Network of the Frontier Strategy Group

1. Leadership Development
2. Organizational Effectiveness
3. Change Management
4. Commercial Management
5. Inter-cultural Communication
6. Sub-Saharan Africa
7. Managerial Skills
8. Human Resources
9. Talent Management
10. Performance Management
11. Africa

• How Top Companies Manage Talent Development

  • International HR Forum
  • April 8, 2010
  Authors: Lex Lindeman ★, Han van der Pool

  Companies that invest in ongoing and strategic leadership development programs aligned with business strategies often deliver the best results for their shareholders. This post summarizes a research study that examined the Top Companies for Leadership Development.

• Leadership Development in Africa – Part I

  • International HR Forum
  • October 27, 2009
  Authors: Lex Lindeman ★, Dr. Paul Rono

  In my last article, I highlighted the latest thinking in the area of western leadership development and the deployment of training programs in a corporate setting. In this short article, we will discuss some specific approaches to leadership development for public and private organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa.

• Trends in Leadership Development – Part 1

  • International HR Forum
  • June 16, 2009
  Authors: Lex Lindeman ★, Han van der Pool

  Leadership is critical to the success of global organizations. In the first of a two-part posting, the authors describe the latest trends in leadership development approaches and methods.

• Trends in Leadership Development – Part 2

  • International HR Forum
  • July 9, 2009
  Authors: Lex Lindeman ★

  In my previous post, I wrote about the various ways to approach Leadership Development in Public or Private Organizations. In this blog, I will go somewhat deeper into recent developments.

• Leadership Development in Africa – Part 2 Delegation

  • International HR Forum
  • February 10, 2010
  Authors: Lex Lindeman ★, Dr. paul rono

  Delegation is a key management skill that drives improved performance of the entire organization. Managers should learn the proper techniques to delegate properly to empower their staff.

• E-Learning in Africa – Part 1

  • International HR Forum
  Authors: Lex Lindeman ★, Han van der Pool

  E-Learning is a popular way of learning around the world and thanks to high speed connections to internet, now E-learning is an opportunity in Africa as well. But implementing an e-Learning program is challenging and should be carefully planned. This post provides guidance.

• E-Learning in Africa (and the rest of the world!) Part 2

  • International HR Forum
  • September 22, 2010
  Authors: Lex Lindeman ★, Han van der Pool

  Many e-learning initiatives are granted only a short life, because they have been developed with too strong a focus on technology or creativity (nice to do, but not goal-oriented) or insufficiently aligned with the specific work situation and the perspective of the target group. This article focuses on how to develop e-learning programmes that are aligned to your business goals.

• Creating High Performance Teams

  • International HR Forum
  • June 22, 2010
  Authors: Lex Lindeman ★, Dr. Paul Rono

  What is a Team?
  A team is a group of people who work together to accomplish something beyond their individual self interests. Not all groups are teams. What distinguishes teams from other similar sounding groups is that a team is not a collection of people simply following orders.

• The Way To Identify Your Future Leaders (Part 1)

  • International HR Forum
  • March 9, 2011
  Authors: Lex Lindeman ★, Han van der Pool

  It is not that easy to identify and groom future leaders. Companies make use of various techniques to spot talent, and often manage their inventory of high potentials – those with the best chance of being a future leader. In this post, we describe some of the best techniques which are used by companies to manage their talent pool of future leaders.

• The Way to Identify your Future Leaders – Part 2

  • International HR Forum
  • April 7, 2011
  Authors: Lex Lindeman ★, Han van der Pool

  Leadership has an effect on the bottom line – not directly, but by shaping the culture within which an organization operates, its climate and through its influence on employee engagement. Identifying and developing leadership is a business critical process. Leadership depends on the type of personality, personal preferences, skills and relevant experiences.

• From Training Departments to a Company Academy Part 1

  • International HR Forum
  • May 2, 2011
  Authors: Lex Lindeman ★, Han van der Pool

  Nobody questions the importance of learning and developing. However, in these uncertain times, training and development activities are often put on hold or investments in T&D are drastically reduced. One of the reasons T&D activities are cut or reduced is the difficulty of proving that HR Development is a valuable and effective component of successful management. The concept of Company Academies (also known as Corporate Academies or Corporate Universities), however, offers a good starting point for a clear positioning of Human Resource Development.

• From Training Departments to a Company Academy Part 2

  • International HR Forum
  • May 19, 2011
  Authors: Lex Lindeman ★, Han van der Pool

  We are happy to share the second part in our two-part series about Company Academies. In Part 1, we discussed how Company Academies have evolved and their stages of development. In this post, we’ll discuss trends and new developments in Company Academies, and the roles the various stakeholders should play.

• French

  (Native or bilingual proficiency)

• English

  (Native or bilingual proficiency)

• Dutch

  (Native or bilingual proficiency)

• German

  (Professional working proficiency)

Interests:

Cooking, Food & Wines, People, Languages, Cultures, Piloting (Flying), Traveling, Old electric clocks, Coaching

Groups and Associations:

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  Africa - All Things Business
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  Africa Business Communities
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  Africa HR Directors Forum
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  Africa Management Consulting
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  Africa News Network
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  Africa investor Group
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  African Human Resources - Africa | Recruitment | Jobs
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  African Incubator Network (AIN)
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  Celtel Zain AFRICA (ex) Employees Network
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  East Africa Business Communities - Kenya | Tanzania | Uganda | Ethiopia | South Sudan
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  Emerging Africa.nl
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  Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) / The Netherlands / Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam / Nederland
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  Exclusive and restricted group: The Beer, Spirits and Soft Drink Market Arena ( FMCG )
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  FMCG Africa: Fast Moving Consumer Goods Specialists in Africa
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  FMCG Global:Consumer Goods Innovators & Specialists
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  FMCG Middle East: (Fast Moving) Consumer Goods Specialists in (Greater) Middle East
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  Flying Blue Club Africa
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  Fonds Opkomende Markten (FOM)
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  Friends of Kenya
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  Frontier Strategy Group
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  HR Africa
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  HR Network Africa
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  HR Professionals in Africa
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  HUMAN RESOURCES BOOSTERS. ( HR HRD training & leadership innovators)
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  Heineken Alumni (for former employees only)
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  Heineken Employees Network (for actual employees and alumni)
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  Heineken University Alumni
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  IMD Alumni, Faculty & Staff
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  INSEAD business school
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  Innovation in Leadership Development
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  Institute of Human Resource Management (Kenya)
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  Lagos Business Club - Nigeria
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  Leadership Think Tank
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  Lean & Six Sigma Community
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  London Business School Africa Club
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  NABC Members
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  Nairobi Business Club - Kenya
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  Nigeria Business Network
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  RESOURCES INVESTORS IN AFRICA and (GREATER) MIDDLE EAST (AME)
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  RSM HR Business Network
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  Rebranding Africa
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  Sales & marketing professionals in Africa
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  Situational Leadership®
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  Speakers Bureau Africa
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  Training & Coaching Nederland - Powered by In-life Consultants
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  Training and Trainers for developing markets

Honors and Awards:

Honorary Consul, Royal Dutch Consulate, Brazzaville, Congo
1989-1993