prof. dr. Theo Compernolle
Biography of prof. dr. Theo Compernolle
Stress Management and Leadership Development
Dr. Theo Compernolle MD. PhD., born in Bruges, Belgium, is an independent consultant, coach, trainer and key-note speaker.
He consulted, taught and coached executives and entrepreneurs, in a wide range of (multi)national companies, service professional firms, teaching and training institutions, on the emotional and relational aspects of management and leadership in times of stress and change, the metamorphosis of an entrepreneur and the interface between a business family and the family business.
He teaches or coaches in the executive programs of business schools such as at INSEAD (France), the Vlerick Leuven Ghent School for Management of the universities of Gent and Leuven in Belgium and the TIAS business school in Tilburg (Netherlands).
As a medical doctor, neuropsychiatrist and psychotherapist, he has been doing research on stress since 1976. He became an expert on the emotional and relational aspects of leadership and the enhancement of resilience of executives, executive teams and organizations, especially in times of stress and change.
He is the former Suez Chair in Leadership and Personal Development at the Solvay Business School, Adjunct Professor at large at INSEAD, Visiting Professor at the Vlerick School for Management and Professor at the Free University of Amsterdam.
He does this in English, Dutch and French.
He published several books (two best sellers) and more than a hundred scientific articles. His book "STRESS: FRIEND AND FOE. Vital Stress Management at work and in the family" became a management best-seller and so did the video’s/DVD’s based on it. He recently published "How to be successful as a family with a business"(in Dutch).
He was a manager himself as the director of several inpatient and outpatient departments.
He earned a PhD. on his stress-research at the University of Amsterdam (the Netherlands). He is certified as a psychotherapist and as medical specialist in neuropsychiatry, psychotherapy and rehabilitation. He specialized 1 year at the University of Amsterdam (The Ne¬therlands), 3 years at the University of Leiden (The Netherlands) and 2 years at the University of Pennsylvania (USA), where he was a fellow. He graduated as a Medical Doctor at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium).
Topics
- The emotional and human touch in leadership
- Prevention and mediation of conflicts within management and leadership within organisations
- Dealing with change and restructuring, the human side to it all
- Stress-management on a personal and company level
- Leadership development in the area of relational and emotional aspects of management
- Preventing emotional problems with acquisitions and mergers
Photos of prof. dr. Theo Compernolle
Books of prof. dr. Theo Compernolle
References of prof. dr. Theo Compernolle
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Executive
We too underestimated and still underestimate the emotional and relational aspects when we prepare for mergers and acquisitions.Credit Agricole Indosuez. Parijs
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HR Director
I have never experienced a training which such a major impact. Three years later now I still profit every day from what I learned. For this reason I found it important for everybody to participate.Kodak Europe
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Vice President
The discussion confirmed what I intuitively sensed. I was surprised that there was such a good scientific basis for the most important of these ideas.Hewlett Packard USA
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Partner
I realized myself for the first time that information on the relational and emotional aspects should be a standard chapter of the "due diligences" of mergers and acquisitions.CARTA Helsinki
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HR Director
This training was so important that we wanted to organize it for everyone on voluntary basis. Because it is such an essential knowledge for managers we made it obligatory for them.
Shell-Belgium
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CEO
A real eye-opener.
PECO Energy Company
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Participant
It is the first time that I experience a training that just as useful for the home situation as for work.
Advanced Management Programme
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Plant Manager
I never thought that stress management was so extremely important for safety and security.Atomic Plants en DuPont/deNemours
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Commanding Officer
In our organization a lot of attention is being given to the phenomenon of stress, but I have never experienced anybody summarizing the most important aspect so crystal clear in so little time.
US Navy
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Nijenrode University
This training component should be part of every single MBA programme anywhere.Excecutive in EMBA Programme
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Director
I had never thought that we can have such a big influence on the way we handle stress. We must offer this training to everyone in our hospital, from the top to the bottom.Hospital
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HR Manager
Our Vice-President HR, just before your arrival told me “We should not talk about stress, it is nonsense and by talking about it, you create a problem”. At lunch already he was converted and said: “All Vice presidents these must follow this, this is really very important, also for bottom-line. Let’s do something about this, why not a mini-survey for the whole of Europe.
FedEx
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Administrative Director
It was a revelation for me, especially the importance of the role of the boss.International Bank
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HR Director
This workshop got stress out of its taboo. It shows good how you can manage stress positively. Clarifying for me was that there is always a decision phase.Monsanto Nederland-Belgium
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CEO
A workshop which will remain useful for life.Somati NV
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Secretary-general
A top manager cannot to live without stress. He must be able master and manage it. That’s what I learned from Theo.
Food Industry
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X
I have never experienced that a scientist being able to teach his thorough knowledge, in such a concise, simple and humorous way. I think that I will never forget the frogs, the elephants and the canaries and the theory they stand for.Secretary-General
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Consultant
Aging made me much wiser. I wish I had that information ten years earlier.Ministry Oman
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Recognizable and very practically immediate usefully and applicable.100s of times
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Real eye-opener
tens of times
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President
Every night now, my wife reads me a few paragraphs from your book Stress: Friend and enemy. Guess once with what chapter she started.an employers organization
Publications of prof. dr. Theo Compernolle
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Managing the turmoil and stress of a downturn
Video's of' prof. dr. Theo Compernolle
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