Paul de Groot

Paul de Groot is a successful (change) manager specializing in complex organizational transformations within digital and ICT-driven environments, focusing on people and their work. He excels in digital innovation and technical integration challenges, employing Agile methodologies, design thinking, and Lean Startup practices.

With a deep understanding of digital transformation, Paul ensures effective change by reshaping how people work, delivering tangible business value through digital initiatives. He assists executives in digitally reinventing their businesses and workflows, leveraging the latest psychological and organizational theories to inspire new ways of collaboration.

By fostering energy, determination, and action within organizations, Paul blends logic with intuition and emotions. His approach involves thorough problem understanding to facilitate swift and successful transformations. He believes in learning through action, embodying the notion of having a strategic plan called 'doing things.'

Paul's educational background includes studies in Program Management, System Design, Data Storage, and Programming at AMBI IT training, Postdoc in Management Consulting at Vrije Universiteit, Postdoc in Change & Organization at Sioo, and a degree in Work and Organizational Psychology from the University of Amsterdam. He is also a Ph.D. candidate in Organizational Science, focusing on Change Processes and Communication at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

His professional experience encompasses roles such as Business Unit Manager Digital a.i. and Senior Management Consultant at Ordina, where he drove digital transformation, strategy, and change at Politie Nederland as a change agent, and served as an Organizational Advisor at IBAS Nederland and Project Leader at ICS Nederland (Volmac).