drs. G.W.M. (Gerni) Luttikhuis

Gerni Luttikhuis - Profile and C.V. (especially meant for EMBA students who have to choose a coach)

Introduction coach profile

Creating space for professional and personal development? Do you want to reflect on your talents, career and the questions you encounter during your study, work and life? Gerni Luttikhuis sets managers, executives, professionals and teams in motion and works on change that is noticeable in thought and action. Her style is connecting, inquisitive and progress-oriented.

Her background in behavioural sciences and work and organisational health, and additional training in coaching, group dynamics and solution-focused approaches form the basis of over 25 years' experience as a coach, trainer and management consultant.

Since 2011 Gerni is a coach/lecturer/trainer at the University of Groningen (Faculty of Economics and Business, Business School) and self-employed as an individual, team and organisation coach. She was co-director of a consultancy firm and set up a foundation for social return on investment to strengthen the local society.

Background and experience

Gerni Luttikhuis has a background in behavioural sciences (RuG) and holds a master's degree in Work & Organisational Health (Sioo). She started her career at Gasunie (set up a strategy for career paths), then worked at Hanze University of Applied Sciences (quality assurance, teaching) before moving on to consulting, training and coaching at the University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen and two consultancy firms. She is currently working as a coach in various positions. Gerni is entrepreneurial and appreciates investing in her own development. She lives with her family in the north of the Netherlands and spends her free time enjoying nature, travelling, culture, sports and music.

What is the speciality of Gerni?

Gerni coaches in an appreciative and solution-focussed way. She focuses on existing qualities as a source to face challenges and to develop towards the desired goals. If necessary, she uses questionnaires to make an inventory of personal styles. She has an eye on cultural diversity. 

Gerni can be contacted for issues such as: sparring and reflection, increase your impact, personal effectiveness and development, competence development, work life balance, communication, conflict management, leadership development, career development, dealing with resistance, teamwork and group dynamics, stress and time management, self-confidence, assertiveness, resilience.

People often long to break through behavioural patterns that make them almost automatically keep doing things that they know are not good for themselves and for the world around them. Gerni helps the person and the business to ‘unclog’ and provide insight so that steps forward can be taken from a more comfortable position. This way managers, executives, professionals and teams experience more space to use their talents, to experiment, to inspire each other and to be meaningful.

Working experience

Since 2011:

- Trainer and coach at RuG, Faculty of Economics and Business and Business School

- Self employed business consultant, trainer and coach. Working within healthcare, education, business services, industry, transportation and government.

Since 2016: Setting up and running a social return foundation to strengthen the local community.

Before:

- Co-owner and consultant, trainer and coach at CAP Advies Training Coaching

- Consultant, trainer and coach at Compaz Bedrijfsadviesgroep. Work and organisation expert for occupational health and safety services

- Consultant and trainer at University Medical Center Groningen

- Policy advisor and trainer at Hanze University of Applied Sciences

- Project officer at NV Nederlandse Gasunie.

Educational degrees

Master’s degrees:

1999 - 2002: Work & Organisational Health (MWO) – Sioo

1983 - 1990: Special Education (drs / MSc) – RuG

Courses:

2023 - 2024: Leading moral deliberation discussions - Menno de Bree, MennoDenkt

2023: Core of Teamcoaching - School of Life

2019: Group dynamics, training teams - Lex Mulder and René Meijer, Het Balkon

2019: Nonviolent (connecting) Communication - Christian Zandt, Ai-opener

2017: Intercultural Competence - Janet Bennett, Intercultural Communication Institute Portland USA

2015 - 2024: Deep Democracy level 1-3, Jam Cultures, Tricky times - Jitske Kramer, Human Dimensions

2015: Mindfulness MBSRT - Annetje Brunner, Werkschuur

2013 and 2018: Provocative coaching - Adelka Vendl and Jeroen Stek

2012 and 2014: Voice Dialogue - Coachkwadraat/Maanoog and Hanneke Elich

2010: Process management - KKNF/Gosse Korte, Daska

2008 - 2010: Intense course Coaching on Learning Processes, supervision - Marjo Korrel, Deïnthe

2006 - 2017: Diverse courses, master classes and collegial consultation group  sessions on Solution-focused coaching, change, consulting - Coert Visser & Gwenda Schlundt Bodien (NOAM), Ben Furman, Louis Cauffman.

Gerni has coached at the following levels in organizations

• Operational
• Professional (secondary vocational education)
• Professional (university/college education)
• Lower management
• Middle management
• Higher management (executives).

What do clients say about Gerni? (source: Prevermo/OnzeCoach)

• "Pleasant and involved”
• "I felt challenged and at ease trying things out"
• "Insightful walks"
• "Understand myself better, understand the effect of my behaviour better. Can now adapt more quickly to what the situation demands"
• "I trust more in what I can do and where I want to go”.

Her four most appreciated qualities based on client evaluations (source: Prevermo/OnzeCoach)

• Empathy
• Personal
• Enables you to reflect about yourself
• Challenging.