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Mark Van Dongen
Mark van Dongen is an international HR leader, with a passion for people and leadership development. This passion was aroused in his early career days, when he joined the Army as an officer Cadet a...view moreMark van Dongen is an international HR leader, with a passion for people and leadership development. This passion was aroused in his early career days, when he joined the Army as an officer Cadet at the Dutch Royal military Academy. Then still more experiencing leadership instead of understanding it, he grew to be one of the youngest Majors in the Army, specialized in leadership, and accountable for the policies and implementation of leadership practices in the Army, across the ranks. He helped define the to-date still valid perspective of the Dutch army on leadership.
These early days seem far away. In the meantime he has been working for multinational companies of varied nationalities, in regional and global HR roles, both out of Western Europe and the Middle East (Saudi Arabia).. He continued developing himself and pursuit his degrees in industrial psychology (MSc) and Managements sciences (PhD), next to his work. This continuous combination between theory and practice enabled him to continuously link his deep understanding to to practice, without becoming too theoretical. He currently works for ArcelorMittal, the worlds ‘largest steel company, as an HR leader.
In this book, he draws out parallels, while remaining connected to the question, why this matters to you as a reader. He reviews examples between industries and various disciplines in order to create an integrated approach on developing future leaders for your company. This approach will guide you to assess and improve your own process to develop leaders.view less