Erik de Haan works is the director of Ashridge ’s Centre for Coaching and a senior organisation development consultant for Ashridge Consulting near London. Before joining Ashridge Consulting in 2002, he studied Theoretical Physics in Amsterdam,gained his PhD in Utrecht with his research into learning and decision-making processes in perception (1994), and worked for several consultancies in The Netherlands. Among his recent clients are the Aalsmeer Flower Auction, the BBC, BP, Credit Suisse First Boston, CSM, Fortis, Nokia, Stork, the Universities of Leeds and Leiden, and Vodafone. His previous publications books in English include The Consulting Process as Drama - King Lear for Consultants and Managers , Learning with Colleagues and Coaching with Colleagues. Erik is also member of the editorial board of Philosophy of Management –formerly Reason in Practice.

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