What we do
Your IQ and your degree get you in the door. Your emotional intelligence decides how far you go.
InsideOut is an intensive four-month programme for ambitious young adults who want more than a strong CV. You train what no degree teaches you: leading yourself under pressure, making clear-headed choices and communicating with impact.
Come to an information eveningFour months. Not theory you’ll forget, but skills that stay with you.
“A life-changing experience.”
Experiential learning
You don’t learn about leadership, you practise it. Insight comes from doing, experiencing and reflecting.
Well-founded tools
Practical, proven and ready to use straight away. You make them your own, step by step, until they become second nature.
Immediate results
From the very first week you apply what you learn: in your studies, your work and your conversations.
Learning in a group
With ambitious peers who challenge you, hold up a mirror and keep you sharp.
A personal coach
Who knows your goals, sees your patterns and takes you further than you’d get on your own.
Plenty of room to practise
A session with your group every other week. In between, you train for 5 to 20 minutes a day with your workbook.
What you’ll gain.
- You know what matters to you and make choices that fit, not someone else’s.
- You discover your own, unique style of leadership and lead from who you are.
- You perform at a high level with more calm and less overthinking.
- You recognise your patterns, such as perfectionism, procrastination or people-pleasing, and break them.
- You understand your emotions and steer them, instead of letting them steer you.
- You make decisions faster and with more confidence.
- You really listen, including to what goes unsaid.
- You handle difficult conversations clearly, persuasively and respectfully.
- You give and receive feedback without it becoming personal.
- You experience what it means to give unconditionally, and what that brings you and others.
- You have a self-confidence that doesn’t depend on your latest result.
- You create energy, focus and enjoyment in your own way, even in busy times.
“It helped me become a better version of myself. What had the biggest impact on me was the insight that we are not what we do.”
Elena, participant via Young ABN AMRO
Developed by Brenda Sarbach, with 25 years’ experience training and coaching professionals and teams. Her approach combines experiential learning with tools that have proven themselves in practice.
Investment
Programme value €2,150
Free for anyone aged 30 or under thanks to the MDT subsidy. Your investment: four months of focus on yourself.
Afterwards you’ll receive an MDT certificate, a strong addition to your CV.
Who it’s forFor ambitious young adults.
For people who’ve already come a long way on talent and hard work, and are finding that’s not enough on its own. Whether you’re studying, have just started work or are about to take your next step: you don’t want to work harder, you want to choose more sharply, communicate more persuasively and lead yourself better.
What connects our participants isn’t their education but their drive. This programme is about emotional intelligence, not IQ. We challenge you to step outside your comfort zone, because there’s more in you than you think. We adapt the level, pace and style of learning to the group. Quick on the uptake and looking for a real challenge? Then you’re in the right place. We select on motivation and put every group together with care.
YoungLeaders is part of the Dutch government’s national MDT programme. Research by Noorda & Co shows that the programme gives a strong boost to personal development, leadership and social engagement. This programme brings together the proven methods of YoungLeaders and InsideOut.
Good to know.
The questions we’re asked most often. Can’t find yours? Ask it using the question form or come to an information evening.
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The programme is valued at €2,150. Thanks to the Dutch government’s MDT subsidy, taking part is free for young adults aged 30 or under who meet the conditions. At the information evening or in an introductory chat, we’ll look together at whether that applies to you.
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The programme is intensive, but built for people with a full diary. You meet with your group roughly every other week. In between, you practise for 5 to 20 minutes a day. Small steps, every day, with a big effect.
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For ambitious young adults, whether you’re at school, studying or already working, who want to get the most out of life and themselves. You don’t need any particular qualifications. What you do need is the willingness to take an honest look at yourself and to practise outside your comfort zone.
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MDT stands for Maatschappelijke Diensttijd (Social Community Service), a national Dutch government programme for young people and young adults. YoungLeaders is part of it, which means you can take part free of charge if you meet the conditions. Afterwards you’ll receive an MDT certificate, showing that you’ve contributed to society and invested in yourself: a strong addition to your CV.
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Come along to an information evening, with no obligation, or sign up straight away using the registration form. You’ll then write a short motivation: what do you want to develop, and why is now the right time? We select twelve motivated candidates per group.
Ready for the next step?
In an hour and a half, find out what the programme can do for you and whether it’s right for you. No obligation.
Come to an information evening or book a personal chat