Karen Kragt: Finding “the why” as an important question to make a career move
| May |
| 24 |
| 19:00 |
Karen Kragt – partner at Van der Laan & Company (executive search) will perform an interactive evening with us on finding “the why” is such an important question for the next step in one’s career move. More details will follow soon.
This evening, Karen Kragt will illustrate the four dimensions of personal leadership to become a successful business woman: Courage, Will, Ability, Award/Deserve. She will use examples from life and work.
At an early age Karen was responsible for starting GCP Detachering, a company that quickly built a successful business providing temporary research nursing personnel. At the same period she started a business venture with Transfergroep Rotterdam, creating the professional education program for Research Nurses, and was one of the first to professionalize the research nursing sector. In 1999 Karen started DOCollege, a company for the training of clinical research professionals. As co-owner of DOCollege and later DOCS International, a global staffing firm in the pharma, biotech and medical devices industry, she held a number of different positions in the company: Director of The Netherlands and of France, International Business Development Director and Global Director Central Services. In the summer of 2007 DOCS was acquired by the Irish listed company ICON where she worked until March 2011. Mid 2011 Karen and her partners Carien van der Laan & Nicollete van Helsdingen started an executive search firm with a mission, presenting their clients with candidates of whom 50% are women and 50% men in senior management, board, executive and non-executive and advisory board positions.
The event will be highly interactive. Her business partner Nicolette van Helsdingen, will join the event to facilitate discussions in smaller groups about your motivational drivers for success, your personal BIG WHY’s.
Registration is required for members (free) and guests (€20). Attendance includes snacks and drinks. Guests are allowed to attend two EuropeanPWN-Amsterdam functions per year. Please contact Jacinta Noonan, our VP Membership at membership@europeanpwn-amsterdam.net.
In order to keep our administrative processes manageable we unfortunately cannot refund your registration fee should you need to cancel your attendance.
Members are kindly asked to deregister in time if you are not able to attend because of ordering catering for the event.










