October Advice

Human Resources project management, leadership development and consultancy

I use my 20+ years of experience to help organisations, leadership teams and HR professionals to get the best of their people 

I work with the larger organisational strategy in mind, embedding the people section as an important part of the wider organisation

I have a generalist background with ample specialist project experience. The breadth of my background helps me to see, protect and influence the bigger picture

I have especially expertise in change management, growth and downsizing scenarios, culture programmes, HRD including talent management, performance management and organisational development. Next to this I focus on creating individual paths through coaching and talent definition and management  

Coaching and facilitation

I coach, inspire and encourage young, mid-career and senior professionals

I motivate people to boost their thinking, let ideas in, opinions out and invite views to be changed

I work with doubters, achievers, busy bees and future fearers to let their ideas flow, challenge beliefs and dare to think the (so far) unthinkable and do the un-doable

I work from a principle of solution-based coaching, looking at the individual needs, focus on what works that can help what doesn’t work that well, looking ahead and strengthening self-belief. The client provides the agenda and the coach provides the process for a set of focused conversations with a mix of tools and techniques matching the coaching needs of the client

Mediation

I mediate between parties that disagree in workplace or private settings

I guide the mediation process in a neutral and impartial capacity. My role is not to judge, assess, give an opinion or advice, nor do I offer a solution. I am not to label what is right or what is wrong

I encourage and facilitate an agreement between parties that satisfies their respective interests

I mediate with an open mind, a respectful approach to the parties involved and emphasis on open and honest communication

Carolien is the founder and principal consultant for October advice, which she founded in 2011. 

Carolien is known for being goal-, result– and people-oriented in her work.

Carolien has 20+ years of international HR leadership expertise. She has accomplished a successful HR career and a solid reputation and has worked in matrix environments, head office- field office dynamics and virtual teams. She has both corporate and public sector experience. Well versed in working with culturally diverse teams. She has worked in Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle- East and lived in Kenya, South Sudan, Ecuador, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom

Her expertise has a focus on, but is not limited to:

• change management,
• growth and downsizing scenarios, 
• culture programmes, 
• HRD including talent management, 
• performance management,
• organisational development,
• HR in leadership roles, HR for HR,
• Individual paths such as coaching and potential- and talent definition and management

Carolien has the ability to focus on organisational strategy beyond HR to really embed people in the organisation.

To support her HR work Carolien trained as a certified (NMI) mediator. Carolien is also a certified coach (with distinction) and alumnus of the Henley Business School (Reading University). Carolien is an EMCC Accredited Coach at Senior Practitioner level. She has been combining her conflict resolution and coaching skills with her HR experience in international environments.  She is an expert in labour disputes, workplace and career mediations and coaching. Her work focuses on coaching and mediation at Board and Executive level.   Her coaching and mediation work are her energisers as they seamlessly work with her HR background.

Key mediation areas:

• Labour disputes
• Board and executive differences
• Disagreements in international environments, especially when diversity or cultural differences play a role

As a coach Carolien coaches, inspires and encourages young, mid-career and senior professionals. She motivates people to boost their thinking, let ideas in, opinions out and invite views to be changed.

Carolien works with doubters, achievers, busy bees and future fearers to let their ideas flow, challenge beliefs and dare to think the (so far) unthinkable and do the un-doable.

Key principles of coaching: 

• She works from a principle of solution-based coaching
•  looking at the individual needs
• focus on what works that can help what doesn’t work that well, looking ahead and strengthening self-belief

The client provides the agenda and the coach provides the process for a set of focused conversations with a mix of tools and techniques matching the coaching needs of the client.

For the best possible results for her clients October advice collaborates with www.urbancanda.co.uk, www.oxfordhr.co.uk and others 

October advice is based in the Netherlands and is working
globally.

For further information on how HR advice, coaching or mediation could be of help to you or to book an appointment, please contact:

carolien@octoberadvice.co.uk

www.linkedin.com/in/carolienvanbremen

+31613697070

KvK 75996869

btw NL003019713819

Having lived and worked abroad  for quite some years, I really missed the seasons of home. Since I was very young, autumn always was my favourite. The change of season, the start of a new school year and being part of that cycle bring back some of my favourite early memories.

So I knew that if I ever started my own consultancy I had to be autumn related. At least in the name… This is how October advice was created. My favourite month, season, and tree all combined with my my other passion; HR, working with people and unleashing (like a conker perhaps) the shiny bit within.

Recently, one of my clients summarised it nicely- conkers is absolutely bonkers!  I love it.