"De StrengthscopeLeider coaching is een traject wat ik met heel veel positieve energie heb doorlopen. Door de 1 op 1 gesprekken met mijn coach Kitty Schaap kon ik dagelijkse dingen vanuit mijn werk toetsen op datgene waar mijn sterkten zitten en waar ik in de “overdrive” ging. Het is heel goed om de dingen te bekijken vanuit andere perspectieven dan ik normaal gewend was.... Het pad van mogelijkheden in plaats van het pad van belemmeringen. Kitty, super bedankt voor de goede professionele coaching die echt gericht was op mij als persoon."

"Het assessment/programma StrengthscopeLeader heeft mij doen inzien waar mijn krachten liggen, maar belangrijker de onderlinge verhouding van krachten en minder sterke/ontwikkelde competenties, heeft mij doen inzien en doen verklaren waarom bepaalde dingen gaan zoals ze gaan. Dus in conclusie een aantal zeer waardevolle inzichten verkregen die mij gaan helpen in het verbeteren van mijzelf. Kitty haar manier van begeleiden en geven van feedback/uitleg schepte een open en vertrouwd gevoel wat het makkelijk maakte om de analyse te bespreken. Wat ook zeer waardevol is geweest voor mij, is de feedback van diverse collega’s, waardoor het duidelijk is geworden op welk niveau mijn krachten het meest zichtbaar zijn, of als concrete bijdrage worden ervaren."

"Very thought provoking and useful to discover my own unique strengths and how my strengths and leadership behaviours are perceived and rated by others (360° feedback). Also the concept of strengths in overdrive, and how to mitigate performance risks is very useful, I’ve gained some great insights. Kitty is business savvy and the combination of her HR background, management and coaching skills and experience in leadership challenges made me feel very comfortable going through my report with her and talking openly about the challenges and opportunities I experience at work."

Ik heb het coaching traject met Kitty Schaap als uiterst effectief – leerzaam, professioneel en aangenaam ervaren. Kitty begrijpt de kunst om op een rustige en open manier te helpen inzicht te verwerven in eigen kunnen en om je op die manier op het pad te zetten van positiviteit. Kitty wil ik graag aanbevelen voor organisaties die op een hoog niveau mensen op een serieuze manier willen coachen om lange termijn winst te zien.

In 2017 Kitty Schaap guided me through a for me ‘eye-opening’ journey, being the Strengthscope leadership development program. This development gave me a lot of unexpected, yet very helpful, understandings on myself, which helped me to further mature myself as a professional (but also as a human being), certainly behavior wise I’ve learned a lot. Perchance one of the most imperative lessons learned has been the affect on other people, something that I was entirely oblivious off.
The part were also my colleagues shared their input was an thought-provoking mirror, very constructive and thanks to the professional coaching by Kitty, I have never experienced it as opposing or adverse. With the conclusion of the assessment in hand and the question in mind “now what?” Kitty has helped me greatly with the follow up being the one-on-one coaching sessions. What impressed me about Kitty is her ease and enormous bag of experiences, from where she turns many of her reflections into easy to grasp and relate to examples, that did trigger challenged me in self-reflections.
I have experienced the coaching by Kitty as genuine and honest, which made it easy to open and felt comfortable doing so (getting out of the comfort zone). I sincerely endorse Kitty to any organization or individual that is concerned in working with a highly committed and enthusiastic coach.

'Kitty is een authentieke professional in hart en nieren. Human Resource Management gaat om mensen, talent, ontwikkeling en passie. Door haar passie voor mensen, het zien van talent weet zij haar kennis op de juiste momenten in te zetten daar waar nodig. Haar authenticiteit geven de analyses die zij maakt charme en duidelijkheid. Processen in een organisatie kunnen grenzen zijn maar een talent is geen proces, een mogelijkheid om een organisatie te laten groeien en ontwikkelen. Samenwerken met Kitty is begrijpen wat je kan, ervaren wat je doet en je ontwikkelen naar je doel!

Kitty was senior HR for Sotheby's Netherlands, and also took on many projects during the 2009/10 downturn in the global art market. Kitty was key in transitioning the company from a large salesroom into a smaller business development team. During this process her project management and people management skills were a boon to the company. The new business unit required detailed role refining along with various leadership development elements, including change management, leadership behaviours, and feedback delivery.
Team building was also an important aspect of the work that Kitty undertook along with the executive team. Given the mix of London and Amsterdam staff involved in this transition Kitty delivered training sessions in both English and Dutch, and ran a variety of workshops for all staff, from new starters being inducted to the auction business to executive teams learning how to manage performance, deliver effective feedback and how to implement new in-house procedures and policies, including revised performance management processes. Kitty's work took her well beyond the remit of Human Resources and she was a key member of my European executive team.

I have had the pleasure to work with Kitty Schaap in my role as Managing Director. What I have seen is that, with her background in Learning and Development, HR and leadership, Kitty is a strong business partner for leaders and teams. She has gained extensive theoretical and practical knowledge of organizational development and this has proven to be of added value to the workshops and programs she delivered at Sotheby’s.
She has got an open and positive attitude, is highly professional, client focussed, and results driven. Flexible, empathetic and pragmatic, able to deal with people of all levels and different backgrounds.

"Knowing my strengths brings a more positive focus to performance reviews and development plans."

"I really enjoyed the coaching session and I believe the strengths approach brings out the best in me as a leader."

"I have now really encountered the value of strengths and also the importance of recognizing –and appreciating, developing- the strengths of others. The StrengthscopeLeader assessment, the report and the coaching session gave me so many useful insights. Kitty’s experience as a HR professional in international organizations is in my opinion of real added value, when you are looking for a coach that can understand what kind of people development issues you’ll have to deal with as a manager each day. Now I know how to play to my strengths, be aware of strengths in overdrive and how my leadership behaviour is perceived by others, a real eye-opener."

Kitty is an excellent sounding board for a range of issues at all levels of an organisation. She brings sensitivity and practical solution. She is not afraid of conflict and is adept at managing difficult situations between others. She is very trustworthy and people feel confident discussing confidential matters with her. She can see things from multiple angles.
She is well researched and challenges expert external advisors as necessary -often exposing gaps in their work-. She has an investigative nature.

I worked with Kitty for a limited period of time but got to know her quickly as an open and honest person, with a hands-on approach towards her work, with an aim for quality and efficiency. The work situation at that time was certainly not optimal, but Kitty showed a healthy determination to try and improve the climate. Kitty has a positive outlook on life in general and wants to improve herself constantly through experience and education. This alone is a strength that will make a positive contribution to a diversity of working or social situations.

"We zagen onze leidinggevenden terugkomen met nieuwe inzichten, een grotere zelfkennis en een diepere verbondenheid met anderen".

"Dit heeft mij zoveel meer inzicht gegeven dan alle andere psychometrische onderzoeken die ik in mijn carrière heb doorlopen."