Vergadering Leiden B.V.: Transforming How Groups Connect and Decide

We’re specialists in meeting facilitation and group leadership across the Netherlands. Since 2016, we’ve helped organizations run more productive meetings, strengthen team collaboration, and make better collective decisions.

Professionele vergaderleiding in actie met diverse deelnemers

500+ Meetings Facilitated

120+ Organizations Served

8 Years Experience Leading Groups

97% Client Recommendation Rate

Our Foundation

How It Started: The Problem We Recognized

Back in 2016, our founder noticed something troubling in Dutch organizations: people spent hours in meetings yet rarely left feeling productive. Decisions dragged on. Voices weren’t heard equally. Energy dissipated. We’re talking about real costs — time wasted, frustration building, team morale declining.

That’s when Vergadering Leiden B.V. was born. We didn’t want to just run meetings differently; we wanted to reshape how groups think together. Not through heavy-handed control, but through proven facilitation techniques that bring out the best thinking from everyone in the room.

Today, we’ve worked with nonprofits, tech companies, government agencies, and educational institutions across the Netherlands. Each organization had the same core need: groups that can actually talk to each other and reach strong decisions together.

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Our Method

How We Build Better Meetings

Our approach combines group psychology, decision-making science, and practical facilitation skills — tailored for Dutch professional culture.

Understanding Your Challenge

We don’t use one-size-fits-all approaches. Before any meeting, we listen deeply to what you’re trying to accomplish — whether it’s a strategic planning session, conflict resolution, or innovation workshop. This shapes everything we do.

Designing the Experience

We structure the meeting to maximize participation and clarity. Agenda sequencing matters. Breakout discussions matter. How you capture ideas matters. We design for both psychological safety and productive challenge.

Facilitating with Skill

During the meeting, we guide without controlling. We draw out quieter voices. We redirect unproductive tangents. We make sure the group’s collective intelligence actually gets used — not just the loudest voices.

Translating to Action

The meeting’s only valuable if decisions stick and actions happen. We ensure clarity on next steps, ownership, and accountability. You leave with momentum, not just notes.

What We Stand For

The Principles Behind Our Work

These aren’t just words on a website — they guide every facilitation we lead and every client partnership we build.

Everyone’s Voice Matters

We don’t believe the best ideas come from the most senior person in the room. They come from creating conditions where all perspectives are genuinely heard and considered.

Clarity Before Action

Ambiguity is the enemy of execution. We make sure the group genuinely understands what they’ve decided, why they decided it, and what comes next.

Authentic Collaboration

We’re skeptical of fake consensus. Sometimes the hardest conversations are the most valuable. We create space for real disagreement and genuine resolution.

Measurable Results

We track what matters: decision quality, participant engagement, follow-through on commitments. You should see tangible improvements in how your group functions.

Continuous Learning

Facilitation is both art and science. We stay current with group dynamics research, organizational psychology, and emerging best practices in leadership development.

Professional Discretion

What’s discussed in the meeting stays confidential. We’re neutral facilitators, not corporate consultants trying to push an agenda. Your organization’s dynamics are safe with us.

“We’d been stuck in the same decision patterns for years. Vergadering Leiden B.V. didn’t come in telling us what to do — they helped us actually listen to each other. Our strategic direction changed fundamentally because we finally heard all the perspectives in the room.”
— Director of Strategy, Mid-sized Tech Company

Teamleden in diepe gesprekken en actieve samenwerking

Important Information

The facilitation guidance and group leadership approaches described on this website are based on established organizational development practices and group dynamics principles. Results from our facilitation depend on many factors including organizational context, participant commitment, and follow-through on action items. We provide professional facilitation services and training — not consulting on business strategy or operational decisions. Individual and organizational outcomes will vary based on circumstances, implementation, and engagement levels. We encourage all clients to evaluate our services in light of their specific needs and to consult with other advisors as appropriate for your organization’s unique situation.