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Jacky Van de Goor

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Organisatiecoach en leiderschapstrainer at Legende
📍 Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

Jacky van de Goor is an organizational coach, leadership trainer, and author at her firm, Legende. With a PhD from the University of Twente, her work centers on integrating meaning, inspiration, and vitality into organizations. People who have worked with her describe her as open, constructive, creative, and an expert in her field.

Outside of her professional life, Jacky is a passionate practitioner of improvisational theater, with 25 years of experience. She is driven by deep existential questions about life and meaning, which informs her work. This personal quest for understanding fuels her professional approach to helping others find purpose.

For her PhD research, she asked hundreds of people what single memory they would choose to take with them to the afterlife.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Organisatiecoach en leiderschapstrainer
Location
Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Zingeving op het Werk
Her entire professional focus, from coaching to writing books and conducting PhD research, is on helping people and organizations find meaning and purpose in their work.
Kracht van Verhalen
Her research at the University of Twente's StoryLab and her 'Wonderful Life' intervention are centered on using personal stories to uncover deep sources of meaning.
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Career

Work history

Organisatiecoach en leiderschapstrainer
Legende
12-2020
Redactielid
Netwerk Positieve Psychologie
9-2021 - 1-2023
docent Master Positive Psychology & Well-being
Tilburg University
2-2021 - 6-2022
docent Positive Clinical Psychology
University of Twente
6-2014 - 2-2021
promovenda Storylab UTwente
University of Twente
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Education
2014 - 2021
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
University of Twente
1987 - 1993
MSc
Delft University of Technology
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