{"id":1071,"date":"2022-02-23T14:20:14","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T13:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robdehaas.nl\/about-rob\/"},"modified":"2022-09-29T13:38:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T11:38:43","slug":"about-rob","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/robdehaas.nl\/en\/about-rob\/","title":{"rendered":"About Rob"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='expertise'  class='avia-section av-1391r-7668a9b7f4aee71abb99ac8b6bd41287 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1071'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-thzo1-fd7b319927e7b568bd59ddb18a532c87\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-thzo1-fd7b319927e7b568bd59ddb18a532c87{\nmargin:0 0 0.7em 0;\npadding-bottom:0;\nfont-size:53px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-thzo1-fd7b319927e7b568bd59ddb18a532c87 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-thzo1-fd7b319927e7b568bd59ddb18a532c87 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:53px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-thzo1-fd7b319927e7b568bd59ddb18a532c87 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:23px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-thzo1-fd7b319927e7b568bd59ddb18a532c87 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-thzo1-fd7b319927e7b568bd59ddb18a532c87 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-thzo1-fd7b319927e7b568bd59ddb18a532c87 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >About Rob<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jkjvrpjm-c5e7e2c3ada4f7a71826ee4b2c8f8153\">\n#top .hr.av-jkjvrpjm-c5e7e2c3ada4f7a71826ee4b2c8f8153{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:90px;\n}\n.hr.av-jkjvrpjm-c5e7e2c3ada4f7a71826ee4b2c8f8153 .hr-inner{\nwidth:40px;\nborder-color:#45c0d6;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-jkjvrpjm-c5e7e2c3ada4f7a71826ee4b2c8f8153 .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:rgba(69,192,214,0.68);\n}\n.hr.av-jkjvrpjm-c5e7e2c3ada4f7a71826ee4b2c8f8153 .av-seperator-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:rgba(69,192,214,0.68);\nstroke:rgba(69,192,214,0.68);\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-jkjvrpjm-c5e7e2c3ada4f7a71826ee4b2c8f8153 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue89a' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bpbmh-9410bc6b92cd62421072733cff38f919\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-bpbmh-9410bc6b92cd62421072733cff38f919 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:23px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-bpbmh-9410bc6b92cd62421072733cff38f919 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Making the world a better meeting place<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a writer and speaker, Rob de Haas is an authority in the field of meeting design and business creativity. He has inspired and trained over 25,000 people worldwide in the areas of business creativity, leadership, and effective meetings. On top of that, he regularly chairs at events and leads board meetings.<\/p>\n<p>Rob is the creator of a unique set of meeting cards: the &#8216;Meeting Design Cards'(\u00a9) \u2013 software for the collective brain. These cards enable anyone to design their own meeting. His mission: &#8216;Making the world a better meeting place.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Rob has worked and still works with university students from all over the world. He speaks and trains at home and abroad. He has clients from both the profit and non-profit sector.<\/p>\n<p>His latest book, \u2018Praktijkgids online vergaderen. Anders verbinden, beter presteren\u2019 (Boom uitgevers Amsterdam), was published in December 2020. In 2015, Rob wrote the book<em>&#8216;Ongewoon goed vergaderen. Slimmer. Korter. Inspirerender\u2019<\/em> (Business Contact). Finally, this summer, his article \u2018How to Prepare Great Meetings\u2019 will be published in <em>\u2018The Science of Happiness\u2019,<\/em> a scientific publication of Sage Publishers India.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2018I am convinced that meetings can be more fun, more energetic, and more effective \u2013 whether online, hybrid or live. That is why I dream\u2026 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I dream of a world in which meetings are the most exciting moments at work \u2013 whether hybrid, live or virtual, synchronous, or asynchronous: they always matter. They make us realise again and again that we belong, because we see the others and they see us. At special moments like these, we realise that we really do matter. Great moments after which you can pick up where you left off, full of inspiration and energy, together with others or on your own.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I dream of a world where chairmen are skilful managers of the collective brain and of meetings that intellectually and emotionally challenge us and bring out the best in us, isn&#8217;t that what we all want?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>How great would it be if we, as a rule, properly prepared our professional meetings and monitored their results? A professional meeting attitude with hard evaluations of what we invest in our meetings, based on hard and soft criteria: ROMI, Return On Meeting Investment. Inspirational moments within a professional context where, with the help of tech platforms, avatars and AI tools, practical matters are being discussed remotely, in an effective and climate-smart way.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A world in which we realise that only when we connect with each other, we can achieve great things as we keep an open mind to other people\u2019s truths and perspectives, regardless of gender, generation, or sex. A world in which we consciously choose whether to participate or not, perhaps just partly, because we fully trust the qualities of the other person. And in this way have more time for \u2018deep work\u2019 (independent and mindful work).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A world in which we have experienced how crucial it is to prepare for important meetings \u2013 not only in terms of content, but also as a process: Meeting Design as a recognised leadership skill for executives. At last, good, professional meetings are no longer a coincidence. The healthy conflict has become widely accepted, we dare to look for and confront each other&#8217;s prejudices thanks to our professional autonomy, so tunnel vision, complacency and over-positivity cannot arise that quickly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And how cool would it be if we could break various undermining habits, so that we would be left with much more time for independent work (think of limiting beliefs such as: the boss knows and decides, there is no need for preparation, forced harmony, fixed mindset)?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Let us all recognise meetings as the epicentre of our working world, as the beating heart of every organisation and company. Let&#8217;s work together to develop professional meetings that are energetic, inspiring, and climate-smart because they:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>are inspired and meaningful<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>touch us<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>are well-balanced between online, hybrid and live<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>keep enriching our work<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>tap into the collective intelligence<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>permanently increase our innovative power<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>question my own prejudices and yours<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>prevent us from taking ourselves too seriously<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>challenge us intellectually through dialogue and debate&#8217;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-650 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/robdehaas.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kopie-van-Rob-de-Haas-by-Joyce-Goverde-9905-2-1030x647.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"647\" 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