About Eric 

Eric de Nijs brings over 30  years of international experience in leadership coaching and development, process improvement, and organizational development. He helps his clients develop the leadership and change management strategies required to bridge the business case for change with the people case for change. Eric is a co-program director and instructor for the Georgetown University Leadership Program. He has written the book, Playing in a Bigger Space and is a contributing author to On Becoming a Leadership Coach. Eric holds a Doctorate in Human Resource Development and is member of the International Coaching Federation. Eric is certified in a variety of individual and organizational assessment tools.
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Dr. de Nijs has over 15 years of coaching experience in the private sector involving leaders at all levels from CEO’s to first line supervisors and select individual contributors. He also has ten years of experience coaching federal employees at all levels of government including SES and Inspector Generals. Eric has coached individuals and small groups, and has also facilitated teams.

Eric and his family love the outdoors and hike and camp as much as their schedule allows. In addition, Eric volunteers with recently released ex-offenders in the greater Richmond area. 

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Expertise 

• Coaching 
• Coach Training 
• Leadership Development
• Organization Development
• Team Development
• Change Management
• Emotional Intelligence
• Relationship Building​​

Professional Affiliations

• Member, International Coach Federation (ICF)

Experience 

• Executive Coach, Capital One
• Leadership Coaching Faculty, Georgetown University
• Past Examiner, US Senate Productivity and Quality Award for Virginia
• Training and Development, Amway Corporation
• Former Adjunct Instructor of Business, College of Business, Western Michigan University
• Director, Continuous Improvement, Bil Mar Foods Division of the Sara Lee Corporation
• Past ​President, Board of Directors, Inner City Christian Federation
• Past Senior Examiner, Michigan Quality Council

Education 

• Ed.D, Human Resource Development, Western   Michigan University
• M.A., Counseling, Bowling Green State University
• M.A., College Student Personnel, Bowling Green State University
• B.A., Psychology, Calvin College
• Certificate Program, Leadership Coaching, Georgetown University
• Certificate Program, Corporate Coach, Corporate Coach University