Willem-Bart Overhand

Be the change you wish to see in the world

Willem-Bart is Head of Leadership, Talent & Learning at Robeco. Robeco is a pure play international asset manager founded in 1929. It has offices in 13 countries worldwide and is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. A global leader in sustainable investing since 1995, its unique integration of sustainable as well as fundamental and quantitative research enables the company to offer its institutional and wholesale clients an extensive selection of active investment strategies.

Prior to Robeco Willem-Bart worked at various companies like Philips, Aegon and Eneco and several consultancy firms. His focus has always been Transformation and Development of organizations, teams and leaders

How did I unlock my potential?

Unlocking my potential is an ongoing quest. In my view this is a combination of effort and luck. I have been lucky because people believe in my potential and provide me with opportunities. The effort part is about reflecting on questions like; what is my potential? how can I best unlock my potential? who or what can be of help in unlocking my potential? And afterwards – very important – taking action and reflecting on the results and incorporating the insights in my next steps.