For the organisation
A format grounded in the working environment and designed to be used from the very next working day.
For organisations, leaders, professionals and teams
Lead yourself and others under pressure.
For professionals, leaders and teams who want to continue acting, communicating and making decisions carefully, even under sustained pressure.
My organisational programmes use clear language, honest reflection and practical exercises. Each format is grounded in the working environment and designed to be used from the very next working day.
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Commissioned directly across public safety, government, public services and business.
- NIPV
- Netherlands Police
- Ministry of Defence
- UWV
- Innovated Group of Companies
- Royal Euser Transport
Two perspectives
For both the organisation and the participant.
For the participant
Clear language, honest reflection and practical exercises.
Organisational workshop
The organisational workshop focuses on:
- 01Recognising early signs of pressure
- 02Separating observable facts from assumptions
- 03Noticing automatic responses earlier
- 04Communicating and acting more deliberately under pressure
- 05Concrete actions for the next working day
Role and approach
Mentor is my role. One-to-one guidance, workshops and programmes are the formats.
I take you with me. My organisational programmes use clear language, honest reflection and practical exercises. The chosen format is grounded in the working environment and the people taking part.
Hard on the content. Gentle with the person.
Formats
A format that fits the question.
01Personal
One-to-one for professionals
For leaders and professionals who want to recognise their own patterns under pressure and work deliberately towards greater control.
023 hours
Workshop for teams
A focused half-day for a small group, with room to recognise patterns, practise and apply what they learn from the very next working day.
03Three days
Complete three-day programme
An intensive three-day programme for organisations seeking more time and depth, with room to practise together and apply the work in daily practice.
Experience in practice
Work that has to hold under pressure.
Organisations in public safety, government, public services and business have commissioned me directly to train, guide and work with professionals and teams. I have also worked with foundations supporting people affected by PTSD.
“This hands-on approach taught us to initiate change ourselves, leading to lasting improvements within our team and organisation.”
Public safety
- Netherlands Institute for Public Safety (NIPV)
- Netherlands Police
- Ministry of Defence
- Flevoland Fire Brigade · Almere
- Amsterdam-Amstelland Fire Brigade
- Didam Fire Station
Government and public services
- UWV
- Department of Justice
- Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
- Municipality of Zwijndrecht
- Municipality of Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
- Municipality of Krimpen aan den IJssel
Business
- Innovated Group of Companies
- Royal Euser Transport
Foundations
- Foundation Liberated from PTSD
- Foundation PTSD
Mark Paasman
Experience behind the work.
Seven years of service
Former Royal Netherlands Navy diver and helicopter rescue diver, with seven years of service and multiple deployments.
Author
Author of Bevrijd van PTSS — Mijn verhaal, mijn methodiek, published in 2022.
White Carnation Award nominee, 2023
Selected by the jury as one of fifteen nominees from more than one hundred people put forward, for my work supporting veterans with PTSD.
The first step
First, let’s see whether it’s a good fit.
Briefly describe what is happening within the organisation, who you are seeking a suitable format for and what you would like to explore. We can then first decide whether my way of working and one of the organisational formats may fit.