vanHarte&Lingsma | School voor Human Leadership

Name

vanHarte&Lingsma | School voor Human Leadership

Legal name

Van Harte & Lingsma Management en Organisatie B.V.

Website

https://vanhartelingsma.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Leadership Development Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Training Delivery Providers (In-Person, Virtual, Train-the-Trainer) (BPACANAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Learning & Development (L&D) & Training Management (EDABAIAC)

Keywords

• Leadership development programs
• Executive coaching training
• Personal development training
• Corporate training services
• Professional education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Amstelveen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Open Training Programs: Public training programs delivered at conference venues on the Veluwe (and return days near Utrecht or Leiden). Programs are multi-day residential format with group sizes of 6-12 participants.
2. Incompany Training: Customized training delivered exclusively to a single organization's employees at a location agreed upon with the trainer. Pricing determined by specific organizational requirements.
3. Personal Advisory Consultations: Individual consultation services to help prospects identify appropriate training programs for their development needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

vanHarte&Lingsma is a School voor Human Leadership delivering experiential leadership, personal development, coaching and communication training programs for managers, professionals, coaches and organizations. Programs are organized into four learning pathways plus summer trainings and are offered either as open-enrollment residential courses at conference venues or as customized incompany programs at client locations.

Product overview

vanHarte&Lingsma is a School for Human Leadership offering a comprehensive portfolio of training programs organized into learning pathways: Het pad van leiderschap (The Path of Leadership), Van zelfinzicht naar zingeving (From Self-insight to Meaning), Open communicatie en invloed (Open Communication and Influence), and Coachen, adviseren en veranderen (Coaching, Advising and Changing), plus seasonal Zomertrainingen (Summer Trainings). Core flagship programs include KIM voor Leidinggevenden® and KIM voor niet-leidinggevenden® for leadership development, De Kern and De Spiegel for personal insight, and various communication and coaching programs. All trainings are delivered at hbo+ level (higher vocational education standard) either as open enrollment programs or incompany (customized for individual organizations). The organization was founded in 1985 and has trained participants from over 1000 different organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• KIM voor Leidinggevenden® Flagship leadership training program for managers to develop leadership skills and become inspiring leaders through experiential learning. Consists of 12 days across 4 modules at hbo+ level.
• Leider in jou Entry-level leadership training for first steps into leadership, helping participants discover what kind of leader they are.
• Meesterschap in Leiderschap Advanced leadership training to elevate leadership to the highest level, for experienced leaders working toward mastery.
• Leidinggeven aan verandering Training on successfully leading organizational change, combining training room learning with real change practice in participants' own organizations.
• De Kern Personal development training focused on discovering one's deepest self, moving from constant activity to stillness and self-reflection.
• De Spiegel Training to gain self-knowledge through the eyes of others, using feedback and reflection.
• Authenticiteit & Persoonlijke Kracht Training to reflect on personal choices and discover one's personal power, becoming more authentic.
• Doorbreek de cirkel Training to break dysfunctional patterns at their core, addressing deep-seated behavioral cycles.
• KIM voor niet-leidinggevenden® Leadership training for non-managers, teaching personal leadership and influence in the workplace.
• Persoonlijke Communicatie en Interactie (voorheen KIG®) Communication training (formerly KIG®) to develop relational intelligence for life, improving personal communication skills.
• Persoonsgericht Projecten Leiden Project leadership training focusing on both human dynamics and results, with effective stakeholder management.
• Coachend leidinggeven Training to develop coaching leadership skills, enabling managers to better utilize employee potential through coaching.
• Teamcoaching en groepsdynamica Training in team coaching and group dynamics to help teams function optimally like a flock of birds.
• Coaching in de praktijk Training to increase coaching impact on the work floor, consisting of 6 days across 6 modules.
• Adviseren met impact Training in advising with head and heart, developing influence and advisory skills for professionals.
• Innerlijk Leiderschap Summer training on inner leadership, knowing and leading oneself.
• Voorbij het ongemak Summer training to increase relational intelligence and communicative power by moving beyond discomfort.
• Systemisch Leiderschap Summer training on systemic leadership, seeing what truly lives within an organization.
• Incompany Training All training programs offered exclusively to a single organization's employees, at a location of their choosing in consultation with the trainer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average training rating of 9.1 out of 10 from participant evaluations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Freia Holding B.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company and holding organization. vanHarte&Lingsma is part of Freia Holding B.V. along with other educational institutions including AOG School of Management, Comenius, Emmius School voor werk en zingeving, TSM Business School, TSM Europe, Horizon | The backbone company, and NIVE Opleidingen. Freia Holding focuses on personal development and leadership training across its portfolio companies.
• NRTO (Nederlandse Raad voor Training en Opleiding)coreOthersProfessional association for education, training and training providers in the Netherlands. vanHarte&Lingsma holds the NRTO quality mark and conforms to NRTO codes of conduct. This certification demonstrates professional standards and quality assurance.
• Bilderberg HotelsmajorOthersHotel group providing conference venues for multi-day residential training programs on the Veluwe. vanHarte&Lingsma has regular contact with Bilderberg to ensure safety and quality standards for training participants. COVID-safe protocols were established with this venue partner.
• Dietwee: merk, ontwerp en communicatieminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCreative agency responsible for concept and design of the vanHarte&Lingsma brand and communications.
• Different CompanyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBrand development agency responsible for brand development services.
• Nanda HagenaarsminorOthersProfessional photographer providing general photography services.
• Danny van der ElstminorOthersProfessional photographer specializing in testimonial photography.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• De Baak: Dutch training institute focused on leadership and personal development with multi-day residential programs at a dedicated campus. Targets the same managers, executives and high-potentials as vanHarte&Lingsma with comparable experiential methodology and pricing tier.
• Schouten & Nelissen: One of the largest Dutch leadership and personal development training providers, offering open and incompany programs across coaching, management development and team dynamics — directly competing with vanHarte&Lingsma for the same HR/L&D buyer in the Netherlands.
• TSM Business School: Sister brand under Freia Holding, providing management and business training. Operates as a comparable Dutch training provider with overlapping leadership curriculum and shared customers, making it the most structurally comparable peer within the same parent group.
• Sioo: Inter-university institute for change and leadership, offering advanced leadership development programs primarily for senior executives in the Netherlands. Overlaps directly with vanHarte&Lingsma's senior leader and "Meesterschap in Leiderschap" audience.
• AOG School of Management: Another Freia Holding sister brand offering executive development for senior leaders in healthcare, energy and public sector. Useful as a peer because it shares parent-company economics while addressing an overlapping leadership development buyer.

Broad incumbents

• GITP: Dutch assessment, coaching and leadership development firm. Overlaps with vanHarte&Lingsma on the coaching, management development and personal effectiveness training tracks for corporate HR buyers.
• Korn Ferry: Global leadership development and executive coaching firm serving enterprise buyers. Comparable because it competes for the same corporate L&D budget envelope, but operates at vastly larger scale and with a tech-enabled delivery stack versus vanHarte&Lingsma's boutique model.
• Effectory / ImpaQt: Dutch HR advisory and leadership development firm offering leadership programs, coaching and organizational diagnostics. Comparable as a same-market incumbent addressing Dutch employers with leadership development, team coaching and culture work.

Emerging players

• Blinklane Consulting: Dutch boutique in leadership development, team coaching and organizational change. Competes for some of the same mid-market incompany mandates and individual coaching cohorts as vanHarte&Lingsma, with a smaller brand but adjacent methodology.

Regional players

• Schouten Global (formerly Schouten & Nelissen International): Executive coaching and leadership development arm focusing on international markets outside the Netherlands. Comparable on methodology and target persona, but serves geographies (EMEA, APAC) where vanHarte&Lingsma does not currently operate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/van-harte-&-lingsma

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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