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Time to scale up!

A healthy balance between performance and fun

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It's time for scale-up leadership

You have ambition and big plans for your business. You want to grow and grow your business. In your own unique way. With good leadership: human leadership. Because your people are crucial to realizing your growth ambitions. To achieve beautiful results together with passion. To be and remain successful. The optimal balance between performance and pleasure is what we call your Paradise.

Still, building a good foundation for your Paradise is a tall order. The ideal balance between results and enjoyment is often not yet in sight. A clear and supported vision is missing, which leads to confusion. Your people are not in their power, which leads to resistance in attitude and behavior. Processes and structures are not tightly structured, which leads to frustration. Results do not materialize, or goals are not concrete and supported, causing dissatisfaction. And because of the issues of the day, there is no eye for long-term structural improvement. Do you recognize one or more elements in your organization? How long are you willing to wait to really tackle this?

Want to create a real breakthrough in your leadership?
This is the time to scale yourself up.

Our offer

Which way of scaling up best suits your situation and ambition?

Company Paradise Program

Scale your business to the next level.

  • Scale-up Scan
  • Reporting status
  • Customized program
  • Concrete deliverables

Team Paradise Program

Scale up your team to the next level.

  • Intake with team members
  • Understanding team issue
  • Team Scale-up trajectory
  • High Performing team

Personal Paradise Program

Scale your leadership to the next level.

  • Personal intake
  • Clear coach question
  • Paradise Pillars trajectory
  • Complete transformation
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Download introduction

Ready to scale yourself up? Download for free the introduction to "It's NOT about You" by Paul Smilde. From his own experience Paul translates old wisdom into new leadership with lasting impact. Discover the foundation on which the Paradise Shaper method is built and how you can shape New Leadership.

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      "I go home every time with a curiosity for more."

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      "The awareness was already there on many fronts. Rob helps me to actually do something with it."

      Marloe Jolij
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      "I now decide much more from my own values and desires what I want and do. I am no longer guided by an image I want to conform to."

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      "I took ownership of my own doings."

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      "Everyone is different. Therefore, everyone deserves a different approach."

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