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Care for you: Thrive at Unilever

We live in uncertain, challenging times. To say the least. More than ever, wellbeing & resilience are key. We each experience our own wellbeing challenges, juggling work, life, family, … Technological innovations could make our lives easier, but just as often pose new challenges and thus create stress. All these factors have an impact on both our physical or mental wellbeing. Therefore, we want to give extra attention to your individual wellbeing. Thus ensuring you continue to enhance your resilience.

Why? We want to give you the opportunity to take the time to reflect and focus on your wellbeing. How are you currently feeling? Which area’s of your life need attention? Do you still feel energized? How can we help you feel better?

Team of professional coaches
We have engaged in a collaboration with the coaches’ team from Better Minds at Work to help you with any issues you may have that are related to feeling well in your professional life and balancing this with personal aspirations, doubts or issues. If you feel you need sparring or help from someone with an external view on things, we invite you to contact one of the below coaches.

You are entitled to 5 sessions that are free of charge. Your participation in this program will remain anonymous, Better Minds will not report back any individual’s names. Use the opportunity to focus on your wellbeing and give yourself the time needed to reflect and rebalance.

The sessions can take place online or offline, what you prefer. You can choose a coach based on the language, location or content. It’s up to you! The sessions take 1 hour.

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There is more support…
Next to this program, please know you can always reach out to someone who can help you with any wellbeing related question!
More information can be found on the Citydox wellbeing and safety sharepoint site.

Our coaches

Ann Devynck

Ann Devynck

Dutch

With the talent to make people grow and with extensive experience on both sides of the HR table, Ann is an exceptional coach & HR expert. Based on her eagerness to get the best out of people, Ann is a coach who focuses on discovering talents, drives and energy givers. By discovering new insights and options, you know better which direction you want to take, you learn to make conscious choices, you get more self-confidence, and you develop more faith in your abilities.

Anja Van Nueten

English - Dutch

Anja Van Nueten has more than 20 years of experience at a multinational as responsible Internal Communication and People Development. She was closely involved in major learning and change processes, of which coaching and coaching of employees were an integral part.

Her entrepreneurial spirit ensured that Anja specialized in burn-out and career guidance. Anja mainly coaches white-collar workers and management profiles, as well as (starting) entrepreneurs. She combines her empathic listening skills with a direct and powerful questioning that brings the coachee to a higher level of awareness. Her personal experience with various themes within Human Resources and business gives her a good connection with the daily life of the coachee.

As 'Dreamcatcher and Matchmaker' she considers it a privilege to be in the front row when people (re)discover their dreams or talents. To see them grow, become more and more themselves, closer and closer to a job that suits them.Wonderful to see what positive flow is created in the rest of their lives thanks to coaching!

Anja is coach and trainer and advises companies how to use their internal communication to turn their employees into ambassadors and generate involvement. Besides being warm-human, Anja is also result-oriented. Active follow-up, with a warm smile and attention tailored to the client.

Axelle Golinvaux

English - Dutch - French

Axelle Golinvaux has 20 years of experience in HR operations and HR management for various companies in different sectors, both in international and local environments. Today Axelle is a certified business and career coach and acts as senior trainer & coach at Better Minds at Work. Her years of experience provides sharp insights in an atmosphere of mutual trust. Her mission is to improve people's well-being and "happiness" and to have a positive impact on competencies and performance. During career coaching Axelle gives you practical tips & tricks so you can use your talent and potential optimally.

Ann Devynck

Dutch
Antwerp & Mechelen

Anja Van Nueten

English – Dutch
Antwerp

Axelle Golinvaux

English – Dutch – French
Brussels city center

Dominique Monami

English - Dutch - French

Dominique first built up a brilliant career as an international top tennis player, based on talent, a strong character and a special mental strength. She was the first Belgian woman ever in the Tennis Top 10 of the world! Meanwhile, she has been active in the corporate and sports world as a mental coach for 15 years. As a certified performance coach (LinkUp coaching, Paris) and resilience coach and career coach (Better Minds at Work), Dominique combines her rich life experience as a top athlete and her coach training to let people develop more energy and resilience during career coaching. She is known for her authenticity, positive attitude and accessibility. During career coaching she likes to discover with you what your personal needs are in order to experience more job satisfaction.

Kris Colpaert

English - Dutch

Kris Colpaert has a Master in Labor and Organizational Psychology. She has been active in the business world for more than 20 years, guiding companies in their growth and the continuous development of their employees. She has worked as HR Manager for Alcatel Microelectronics, Telindus and Innogenetics. Kris gets a lot of positive energy from personal coaching and career guidance. Going out on the road with someone, asking them questions and making the others grow. Getting someone to come to insights, working together on convictions in a quiet way. And all this in a confidential atmosphere.

Kris still works with companies, as a trainer, HR consultant or coach. Topics such as intergenerational collaboration, diversity, increasing resilience, reducing stress, developing a growth mindset and team development are topics on which Kris gives workshops and facilitates. In addition, she teaches the subject 'development of coaching skills' to students of business psychology at the University of Ghent. Attracting the interest of the students and seeing their 'desire' to learn and grow gives it just that other dimension.

Miet Leijssen

Dutch

Miet Leijssen holds a Master's degree in Occupational Sociology and further specializes in Positive & Neuropsychology.
She has extensive experience in HR management in large companies and SMEs in various sectors.
Today, Miet is a certified coach. As an executive, career and mental coach she guides professionals to be more focused in life. She is also an expert trainer in the field of focus, talent management & wellbeing.
It is her mission to make an impactful contribution to the growth of organizations through the development of people. By supporting managers & professionals in their personal leadership, conscious choices can be made at all levels in the organization. Result: committed, happy & performing employees!

Dominique Monami

English – Dutch – French
Mechelen

Kris Colpaert

English – Dutch
Gent

Miet Leijssen

Dutch
Leuven

Trainer Better Minds at Work

Muriel Velu

English - Dutch - French

Muriel's mission is to help people with change. As a trainer/coach she is driven to get the best out of people. From her years of experience as HR Manager and Management Consultant she guides both employees and self-employed people to their dream job. She makes your talents, skills and competences visible during career guidance and inspires you to look for what you really want in life. Feeling good about yourself is the starting point. Her enthusiasm and passion are contagious so that you will face a new challenge with pleasure, sense and positive energy.

Katrien Van Ostaede

English - Dutch - French

Katrien has 16 years of experience in the HR industry. In the past as a recruiter and HR business partner, and today still as a trainer. The common thread throughout her professional career is working with and for people, enabling them to use their talent and potential to the fullest.

Katrien followed her heart and specialized as a career coach, and stress and burnout coach at Better Minds at Work. She experienced herself how life can take a positive turn if you dare to follow your dreams. Today, she guides people during career coaching in a qualitative and impactful way in a crucial phase of their lives. Katrien is a real people person and understands better than anyone that you need to feel good with your coach to achieve a successful coaching program.

She characterizes her style as people-, goal- and impact-driven, in which the challenge, needs and goals of the client are central

Muriel Velu

English – Dutch – French
Herk-de-stad

Katrien Van Ostaede

English – Dutch – French
Kortenberg

Let’s meet each other!

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    Fill in the form below and choose your coach or a region.
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    Within 2 working days you will be contacted for an intake. During this, the goal of the coaching will be determined: your needs and questions and which guidance best fits your needs and questions.
    3

    You make a first appointment with your coach.

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