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Navigating Through Change

Practical, high-impact leadership services that equip senior leaders to lead through constant change while sustaining performance, purpose, and resilience.

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Navigating through change

Overview

Disruption is no longer an occasional interruption; it is the operating environment. Geopolitical shifts, economic volatility, rapid technological change, and ongoing organisational transformation mean the question is no longer how to lead through a crisis, but how to lead when change is constant.

KDVI has designed a collection of services for senior leaders operating in that reality, guiding their teams through uncertainty, sustaining purpose and morale, and delivering results while navigating the impact of change themselves.

These services are practical, modular leadership interventions that can be deployed quickly to address specific needs. They create space for leaders to pause, reflect, explore alternative approaches, and strengthen their effectiveness within the intensity of working life. Grounded in real leadership challenges, they build the awareness, resilience, and relational intelligence required to lead in a complex, fast-moving environment.

Our Offerings

Leadership Reflection Circles

Small, peer-based virtual coaching groups facilitated by experienced KDVI coaches, meeting weekly over five to six weeks. Designed for leaders who need a confidential space to work through real challenges, gain perspective, and leave with clear priorities and practical next steps.

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Leadership Labs

Interactive sessions combining theory, reflection, and discussion on essential leadership themes. Designed for leaders who want practical frameworks and tools to strengthen effectiveness, collaboration, and impact in complex and rapidly changing environments.

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Mirror Coaching

A concise, data-driven development journey combining our 360-degree leadership feedback tool with three focused coaching sessions. Designed for leaders who want deeper insight into their strengths, development areas, and behavioural patterns, and a clear, actionable plan for what to do next.

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Tactical Coaching

A short, focused coaching engagement for leaders with a specific challenge to resolve or unblock. Designed for executives seeking targeted support and rapid, practical results without the commitment of a longer programme.

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Not sure which offering is right for you? We would be glad to help you find the best fit. Get in touch.

Margot Schumacher:

Senior Associate at KDVI, Adjunct Professor of Leadership Development at TIAS Business School, and executive coach at INSEAD. Margot has coached senior leaders across global organisations following senior roles at Unilever and Kraft Heinz. Since 2010, she has advised multinationals on leadership and organisational development, with a focus on enhancing effectiveness at the top team and board levels. She also serves on the Supervisory Board of Thales Netherlands. Her global perspective is shaped by living and working in Shanghai, Pittsburgh, and London before returning to the Netherlands

Oriane Kets de Vries:

Oriane Kets de Vries is CEO and owner of the Kets de Vries Institute. She leads a global team of coaches, consultants and educators dedicated to developing reflective, emotionally intelligent leaders and cultivating workplaces where people can thrive. In her faculty role, she draws on extensive experience designing and directing leadership programmes for senior executives, contributing her expertise in psychodynamic coaching, organisational culture, and transformational leadership development.

Oriane has served as consultant, coach, and programme director for clients including Pictet, Deutsche Bank, Merck, UBS, Mishcon de Reya, and Engie, and she has taught on open-enrolment programmes with leading institutions such as Cambridge Judge Business School, Oxford Saïd, INSEAD, ESCP, ESMT and CEDEP. Her interests centre on the human side of leadership, particularly identity, creativity, entrepreneurship and gender dynamics. She holds an MBA and Executive MA in Coaching and Consulting for Change from INSEAD, has trained at the Harvard Kennedy School, and brings more than a decade of professional experience in creative and entrepreneurial industries into her work with leaders.

Manfred Kets de Vries:

Manfred Kets de Vries is a pioneering authority in leadership development, coaching, and organisational change. He is a founder and director of the Kets de Vries Institute (KDVI) and served as Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organisational Change at INSEAD. With academic credentials in economics (University of Amsterdam), management (MBA and DBA, Harvard Business School), and psychoanalysis (trained in Canada), he brings a uniquely interdisciplinary perspective to leadership. His work bridges management theory and clinical insight, establishing him as a global thought leader in executive coaching and transformation. At INSEAD, he founded the Global Leadership Centre and led the flagship programme The Challenge of Leadership for 31 years. He also served as scientific director of Coaching and Consulting for Change, an 18-month Executive Master’s programme that has shaped over 3,000 senior leaders and executive coaches worldwide. He has advised and coached senior executives at global firms including Goldman Sachs, BP, Shell, Unilever, McKinsey, and Volvo. A prolific author of over 60 books and 400 articles, his work appears regularly in The Financial Times, The Economist, and Harvard Business Review. Recognised by Le Capital, Wirtschaftswoche, and The Financial Times as one of the world’s top 50 management thinkers, he is widely regarded for advancing more human-centred approaches to leadership.

Yulia Chupina:

Senior Adviser (Luminary) at Accenture and executive coach with over 12 years of board experience. Formerly a banker and McKinsey consultant, Yulia has led banking transformations in digital, agile, organisational change, and talent development. Her coaching spans the finance, tech, and consumer goods sectors, blending technological insight with emotional intelligence to guide leaders through transformation. Recently, she advised BBVA on agile methodologies and senior talent development. Influenced by thought leaders such as Manfred Kets de Vries and Gabor Maté, Yulia brings an analytical, reflective approach to leadership. She has lived and worked across the UK, Spain, the US, and Russia.

Elizabeth Florent:

Elizabeth has worked closely with Manfred Kets de Vries for many years and has served as a Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow at INSEAD. Her extensive background in leadership development spans organisational consulting, executive coaching, and academic research. She holds advanced degrees in Organisational Development and Clinical Organisational Psychology and is a certified Coaching Supervisor through the Tavistock Institute. Her doctoral research explored experiential domains in executive education, and she has authored or co-authored numerous academic articles, case studies, and books on leadership and organisational dynamics. Elizabeth led the development teams behind KDVI’s diagnostic instruments, including the GELM, OCA™, and ITI. Drawing on her diverse training and global experience, she brings deep cross-cultural insight to her work with leaders worldwide. Originally from California, Elizabeth has made France her home for over 30 years.