Once again, Wendy Roozendaal from Topform has whipped our employees back
into top mental shape through two tailored training sessions.

The first
training session took place Thursday, 3rd October. Fifteen external colleagues
from the Zoetermeer, Alkmaar and Amsterdam offices were present. After work,
they had a nice dinner together and then started the training at 6.30 pm. The
first session was all about assessing personal qualities and behaviour. These
were measured using the respected DiSC® profiling method.

The purpose
of the two training courses is to increase personal effectiveness and
psychological flexibility. The course piqued the interest of Sander Homan. He
is a reliability engineer at Tata Steel and an associate of Xelvin. During his
career, he has hired several Xelvin employees, and Xelvin even seconded him at
one time. Sander reminisces about the successful first session. “I saw
this training course come up and I felt that I could learn something from it,
so I signed up. I find it useful to understand what type of person I am and how
others experience me. In general, it’s always helpful if you can identify what
kind of personality people have and know how you can best approach them. If
things are not going well with a colleague, what should you be paying attention
to, and what are the potential risks? I hope to learn more during these
training sessions. “

After the
initial session, Wendy told the participants what the different profiles are
and which profile they have themselves. In the following training, the
participants put the acquired knowledge into practice. She also showed them how
to use communicative collaboration skills effectively. In order to practice
their new communication skills, there was time for a little networking drink at
the end of the day.

The training
courses at Xelvin are not compulsory, but they are open to all. Any employee
who sees a training course that interests them can register. Alongside
professional instruction courses, we believe it’s valuable to offer coaching
that gives employees an insight into their personality. The knowledge gained
can be useful for both business and private purposes. A former colleague once
took his wife to the conflict management training course. That’s also allowed.
We hope that the training has had a positive impact.

Would you
like to attend this training next year? Feel free to contact our people in the
West region.