Allard Everts
Allard Everts is a Dutch national who graduated in 1971 from the Technical University in Delft with a Masters degree in Mining Engineering. He has worked in a variety of industries and fields, starting off in R&D, then project evaluation and planning, business development, job creation, institution building and now cross-cultural management. He joined Trompenaars Hampden-Turner in 1998 and focuses on assisting organizations to improve performance by better honoring and engaging the human factor.
Allard started his varied career with several years in the dredging industry, of which one in France and then moved to the diversification department of the national Dutch steel company with responsibility for the techno-economic side of mining investments. He also was the planning manager of a new coal mine in Australia and established a public private partnership (PPP) for the delivery of consulting services to the mining industry. In 1988, enjoying the complexity of public-private activities, he moved to a company specialized in creating PPP’s supplying management assistance to small companies. Over a 5-year period he established three partnerships that ultimately assisted over a hundred small and medium sized enterprises. In 1993 he joined KPMG and managed assignments in Eastern Europe regarding the establishment of consulting advisory services, restructuring, business development and technology brokerage. Seven years ago he moved to Trompenaars Hampden-Turner (then a subsidiary of KPMG) to help develop consulting activities in the field of ‘culture for business improvement’.
Allard has always worked in the international arena and lived in France and Australia. He speaks Dutch, English and German fluently, has a good command of French and some knowledge of Polish.
His special expertise is in assisting leadership to establish and embed
the organizations vision and values in behaviors, systems and procedures.
Allard writes on this subject and also acts as an executive coach.
