All-round executive support for the superyacht industry
For over ten years I worked alongside the directors of Holland Jachtbouw, Feadship and De Voogt Naval Architects, and I'm a trained applied psychologist. I take work off your plate, help you think through complex decisions, and make sure the people involved come along.
When to call me
Some weeks you need things to get done. Other weeks you need someone to think with, and often it's both.
Something important keeps getting pushed to next week.
You want to test your thinking before the board does.
Owner, yard and project team want different things, and it’s starting to show.
An event or project visit has to run perfectly, and you want one person to take care of it.
You or your team are running on empty after a long season.
You're planning a reorganisation and want to know where your team's strengths lie first.
What I do
Three things, from one person who knows your world.
01.
TAKING THINGS OFF YOUR PLATE
Organisation, coordination and follow-through. Events, visits, meetings, and the projects that stall because everyone is busy.
In practice:
- Preparing and hosting an owner's visit to the yard
- Coordinating a jubilee or industry event, from guest list to logistics
- Picking up a stalled project and seeing it through
02.
A SOUNDING BOARD
Someone who understands the context but has no stake in the outcome. I ask questions, test assumptions and help you see where everyone involved stands. The decision is always yours.
In practice:
- Helping prepare a board presentation or a difficult conversation
- Thinking through a strategy, a new market or a reorganisation
- Bringing two departments with different interests to a workable agreement
03.
LOOKING AFTER YOUR PEOPLE
Talent development and wellbeing at work, based on applied psychology and CliftonStrengths. For you as a leader, or for your whole team.
In practice:
- A strengths-based development track for a manager in a new role
- Mapping a team's strengths before restructuring
- Working with someone close to burnout, before it turns into absence
INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE · INDEPENDENT · TRAINED IN PEOPLE
Ways to work together
A FOCUSSED CONVERSATION
One session about a question, a decision or a situation. Often a good place to start.
A DEFINED ASSIGNMENT
An event, a project or a coaching track, with scope, timeline and fee agreed upfront.
AN ONGOING PARTNERSHIP
A fixed number of days a month, where I move between the three roles as your needs change through the season.
Not sure which fits? Start with a conversation
What my clients say
Diana frequently works for us. She is professional, flexible and exceptionally good in creating a positive and open atmosphere where people feel heard.
Director
She really helped me gain better insight in my strengths, which has improved my work tremendously,
Entrepreneur
Diana challenges my thinking, which can be confronting sometimes but it is exactly what I need to gain a better perspective.
Captian
What's on your desk right now?
Tell me what's going on. We'll see what needs attention and how I can help.
Call or message me directly: +31 6 19 45 60 60 · diana@suitedsupport.com