Navigating the 6 phases of Transition

By:

Dees van de Hoef and Jan Jacob Stam

A 4-day leadership intensive

About the art of leading through uncertainty and unlock hidden potential.

Why this program? Why now?

We are living in times where geopolitical shifts and the acceleration of change are pulling organizations into transitions whether they’re ready or not. The traditional playbook of planning and control is no longer enough.

The reality

Transition is driven by the evolutionary force – a future that is approaching us, rather than a planable future where we are in control. When leaders deny this evolutionary force, they find their familiar tools or approaches suddenly ineffective. When they say ‘yes’ to it, they discover options, possibilities and capabilities that seemed impossible before.

The 6 transitional phases (by Transitionstudio)

Every transition seems to follow a predictable yet mysterious pattern. This intensive will guide you through each phase:

🔔 Phase 1: the call

Recognizing the signals

✅ Phase 2: Saying yes

The courage to step into the unknown

🔓 Phase 3: Letting go & deconstructing

Releasing what once felt essential

🌑 Phase 4: The void

Leading when you have no map

➡️ Phase 5: Approaching the other side

Experimenting with possibilities

⚓ Phase 6: Anchoring

Preventing old patterns from reclaiming power

The transition toolkit

Systemic understanding

  • Decode the hidden patterns
  • Recognize early transition signals
  • Apply the systemic approach: finding the cause behind surface symptoms

Practical interventions

  • Leadership in transition
  • Unleashing team potential during chaos
  • Tools for creating psychological safety in uncertainty

Personal finetuning

  • Self-experiencing explorations
  • Understanding your own patterns and triggers
  • Building resilience for the void phases

Case studies

  • Organizational transitions from our of experience
  • Success stories and hard-learned lessons
  • Your own cases welcome for learning

What makes this program unique?

We don’t believe in treating symptoms. We go straight to the core. For us at Transitionstudio, every program is an adventure. Our starting point is concrete and our destination is clearly mapped. The journey between these two points requires numerous essential elements, generating natural opportunities for innovation, strategic pivots, and transformative discoveries that enhance our progress.

You’ll tune and calibrate yourself as a skilled instrument, attuned to the transition process, enabling you to catalyze transformation in the way that’s most authentically yours.

The Transitionstudio difference

With over 50 years of combined practical experience, Jan Jacob (pioneer of systemic work in The Netherlands) and Dees (master of unleashing potential) bring a unique partnership that embodies the principle: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

For whom?

  • Executives navigating organizational transition and transformation
  • Team leaders managing uncertainty and change
  • HR & OD professionals supporting transitional processes
  • Consultants & coaches working with teams in transition
  • Entrepreneurs scaling through growth transitions
  • No prior experience with systemic work required – just readiness for the next step, whether for yourself as an entrepreneur, your team, or your organization as a whole.

Dees and Jan Jacob:

Ready to go? We work with what is present and, above all, with what is needed, always in relation to potential. Your organization’s transition is calling. The question is: will you answer with mastering or just hope for the best? Transition is an adventure, not a journey, where you know where you’re heading. In an adventure, you discover possibilities you never imagined.
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Practical information:

  • Duration: 4 intensive days, from 21 – 24 April 2026
  • Group Size: Maximum 16 participants (ensuring personal attention)
  • Language: English (international participants, with cultural diversity celebrated)
  • Location: Our beautiful venue The 3 Ashstrees (De Drie Essen), Middelberterweg 13b, Groningen, the Netherlands
  • Investment: €1.850,- (free of VAT)
  • Schedule: Day 1 from 10:00 – 17:00, subsequent days from 9:30 – 17:00
  • Includes delicious lunches, tea, coffee, and a homey atmosphere
  • You arrange your own accommodation. Most participants stay in the city or the vicinity of Groningen. Check this information page for some nice suggestions. Note: this is not a limited list, there are more options to find on websites.
  • If you want to pay in installments, you can. Please email info@transitionstudio.global for the options.
21 Apr
2026

4-day leadership intensive ‘Navigating the 6 phases of Transition’ 21 – 24 April 2026

 1.850,00