Description

I help organizations build future-ready leaders, strengthen talent pipelines, and create cultures where people thrive - blending strategic vision, inclusion, and wellbeing into measurable outcomes.

What I bring to your organization:

Global Leadership Development: Design and implement programs that prepare leaders to thrive across regions, cultures, and organizational levels.
Talent Strategy & Succession Planning: Identify and develop high-potential talent, ensuring readiness for critical roles and supporting organizational growth.
Workshop Facilitation & Team Development: Facilitate interactive workshops, retreats, and team sessions to strengthen collaboration, performance, and leadership capabilities.
Inclusive Leadership & DEI: Embed equity, inclusion, and psychological safety into leadership practices and learning initiatives.
Wellbeing & Engagement: Launch initiatives that boost employee wellbeing, resilience, and engagement while aligning with business strategy.
Learning & Digital Transformation: Modernize learning ecosystems, integrate digital platforms, and leverage AI/tech to scale impact globally.
Executive Coaching & Advisory: Support senior leaders and teams with strategic guidance, capability building, and change management.
Measurable Impact: Focus on tangible business outcomes — leadership readiness, engagement, retention, and culture transformation.

Why work with me:

Significant international experience across multicultural organizations.
Trusted advisor to executives and proven track record in transformational leadership initiatives.
Passionate about human-centered, inclusive, and innovative approaches to learning and talent development.
Able to combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution to deliver high-impact results.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
Slovak
Native or bilingual
Serbian
Native or bilingual
Czech
Conversational
Dutch
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Kortrijk (up to 50km), Brussels (up to 50km), Ghent (up to 50km), Lille (up to 30km)

Martlet Within
Founder & Principal Consultant
February 2026 - Today (4 months)
Kortrijk, Belgium
I help mid-size and large organisations unlock the human potential already within their people — building stronger leaders, higher-performing teams, and lasting business results.
Working as a senior partner and hands-on practitioner, I design and deliver tailored interventions internationally across three areas:

Leadership & Talent Acceleration

High-potential development journeys
Succession pipeline building
Cohort-based leadership programmes
Leadership presence and communication
Executive development

Team Effectiveness & Culture

Team workshops and team building
Collaboration and alignment sessions
Culture transformation
Change management
Team reset interventions

Organisational Capability & Wellbeing

Learning strategy and L&D transformation
Corporate academy and company university design
Learning ecosystem development
Wellbeing diagnostics and strategy
Capability building

Delivery
In-person, online, and hybrid · Europe and international · English, Slovak, Serbian

Available for senior interim and project-based roles:

Interim Head of L&D / CLO cover
Leadership programme design and delivery
L&D transformation
Organisational development
Culture change projects
Leadership Development High-Potential & Executive Development Programs Learning & Development Facilitation Organisational Development
Bekaert
Global Head of Leadership, Learning, and Wellbeing
HUMAN RESOURCES
December 2019 - Today (6 years and 6 months)
Zwevegem, Belgium
Reimagined global leadership development by designing inclusive, assessment-based leadership journeys that strengthened succession pipelines across regions.
Developed and implemented the global Talent & Leadership Development Strategy, integrating succession planning, learning, and high-potential frameworks into the company's transformation agenda.
Strengthened critical role pipelines through structured succession planning and talent review processes, ensuring diverse successor readiness.
Led the introduction of a global wellbeing & belonging framework, embedding Inclusion & Belonging practices and tracking wellbeing KPIs across business units.
Scaled impact through digital learning ecosystems, introducing digital platforms with 100% adoption and democratizing access to development across geographies, cultures, and leadership levels.
Collaborated with international business schools and internal SMEs to co-create tailored, innovative and human-centered executive education programs.
Acted as strategic advisor to senior leaders, guiding transformation, cultural change, and future-skill readiness through immersive workshops, executive education, and data-informed talent strategies.
Facilitated global workshops and conferences on inclusive leadership, culture transformation, and wellbeing, supporting measurable business outcomes.
Key Accomplishments:
Embedded learning into organizational culture by integrating leadership, wellbeing, and Inclusion & Belonging frameworks into daily ways of working, achieving measurable improvements in leadership capability and belonging, resulting in 20% increase of engagement over 3 years.
Improved succession pipelines through a global Talent & Leadership Development Strategy, resulting in 80% of critical roles and 94% of senior management positions having successors or clear plans.
Launched a global wellbeing & belonging framework with an EAP, exceeding engagement targets +25% within 2 years.
Leadership Development Talent Development Strategy High-Potential & Executive Development Programs
Bekaert
Global Head of L&D & Bekaert University Lead
HUMAN RESOURCES
October 2019 - December 2021 (2 years and 2 months)
Zwevegem, Belgium
Re-designed and modernized the corporate university portfolio to accelerate leadership pipeline development, embed Inclusion & Belonging and develop future skills.
Curated and delivered executive programs in collaboration with leading business schools, aligned with strategic business goals.
Managed faculty and provider relationships to ensure smooth program execution.
Adapted global programs to regional contexts, enabling local implementation and consistency.
Aligned capability-building initiatives with succession plans and future skill requirements through close partnership with business leaders.
Key accomplishments:
Modernized corporate university portfolio to support enterprise-wide capability building and leadership pipelines, embedding Inclusion & Belonging and future skills priorities, achieving 3× higher engagement and 95% positive feedback on program relevance and impact.
Improved global-to-local learning by aligning programs with regional contexts and business priorities, boosting regional engagement by 30% and linking capability development to strategic workforce and succession needs.
Leadership Development Training