Hello, I'm Fred Diepeveen

Transforming Careers & Driving Sustainable Change for Professionals, Start-ups, Scale-ups, and VvEs


Some quotes.

Fred is a highly skilled and results-driven professional with a strong background in developing and implementing organizational, operational, and public affairs strategies in both academic and corporate settings. He possesses a wealth of knowledge in both science and business and has a proven track record of success in leading organizations to achieve long-term excellence. He is known for his ability to turn around struggling organizations and bring a fresh and energetic approach to corporate advancement. He is a respected leader with exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively manage multiple tasks. He has strong analytical skills and holds himself to the highest standards of professionalism and personal integrity. He is unique in his ability to blend the traditional and the modern world, particularly in the areas of digitization and mobile technology. As a mentor, Fred has helped individuals to reach new heights by providing focus, confidence, and growth opportunities. He is known for his no-nonsense attitude and a focus on getting results, and is hands-on in his approach.

Everwise coachee
"Fred is a very skilled mentor. He knows how to realize change in me so that I was able to take my career to the next step"

Coachee Pieter
"I am very happy how you have helped me lately! I was contacted recently to give you a rating! And believe me a big 10! Thank you very much and hope to see you again in the future! It was great working together !”

Coachee Karin
"Fred knows how to find the real problem I have. He confronts me with my behavior, but later also knows how to solve the dispute with my manager.”

Coachee Michael
"After I had been in unemployment for some time, Fred changed my approach in 4 conversations resume and presentation has improved greatly, I now know how to use Linkedin and how networking works. After a number of job interviews (finally again) I have a new job as an IT manager at a hospital.”

Coachee Bert
"Fred knows what leadership is. After I got stuck in my role as manager during a reorganization, he was able to explain to me how you can take the step to leadership. A new experience for me, one that I am very proud of. His approach sometimes hurt, but he managed to get through. Thank you Fred.”

Ondernemer Vinay
"When Fred came in I was at my wits' end. The company was almost bankrupt. Fred dealt with us firmly. Continued asking why we did what we did, why we couldn't do it any other way. We saw new opportunities by building on examples and proposals. We have also applied his approach to the staff. We are now back on track. Together with our staff we are working on new services that appear to be very successful. In the end you do everything yourself but he knew there was something between our ears and, he plucked it out!”

RVO.nl
"Fred has a score of 9 out of 10 as Advisor Starter International Business in the assignment at Periscoop Pensioenen. Fred is critical and knows how to uncover unexpected opportunities from the entrepreneur and the company.”

Ministries
" Fred taught us how to decide and how to make progress. He is not afraid to do other, sometimes unexpected things to make progress.”

KLM Enigine
"When the FAA refused to allow maintenance on our aircraft engines, Fred put our project that would allow that back on track. Everything back within budget and in accordance with the original planning."

Mphasis
"Fred has done an excellent job of helping us understand how the European insurance market works. He saved us from inverting a lot of money to develop a BPO position in this market. “

Ordina
“Fred is not afraid of anything. When projects and customer relationships are bad, Fred resolves this, consolidates “bleeders” and reorganizes very vigorously.
Fred is very good at aligning business and IT.
Employees, even those he had to fire, love him.
Fred has a clear and innovative idea of how consultancy organizations should evolve into the future."

Stater
"Fred showed us how to realign our projects, create a working relationship with our suppliers and prepare our customers for the new ERP system for mortgage settlement."

NNZ
"Under Fred's leadership, we integrated our international offices within 5 months and worked on key processes with our new ERP system."

Direct Bank
"Fred is very customer oriented. He brings a lot of knowledge and experience, so that we can improve our activities and have reduced the costs for ICT and operational."

AKZO Nobel ICT
"The outsourcing of our SAP-ICT environments and personnel to Origin went very smoothly, also in the international units. We had concerns about the well-being of our employees, but Fred integrated them into his business unit and made them a fan of outsourcing and their new employer."

ASR
"Fred is a very powerful delivery manager. He turned a very bad product, poor delivery and our negative experience towards our supplier into a positive experience and a real improvement to our business. He did this by not taking the expected path, but by changing people, working methods and contracts internally and externally."

MyCardWallet klant
"Fred is very customer oriented. He only promises what can be done. You can always rely on open information, positive and negative, and scenarios to choose from. He brings a lot of knowledge, ICT, methodology, market and customer behavior."

Fred has a clear and innovative idea of how consultancy organizations should evolve into the future."

Stater
"Fred showed us how to realign our projects, create a working relationship with our suppliers and prepare our customers for the new ERP system for mortgage settlement."

NNZ
"Under Fred's leadership, we integrated our international offices within 5 months and worked on key processes with our new ERP system."

Direct Bank
"Fred is very customer oriented. He brings a lot of knowledge and experience, so that we can improve our activities and have reduced the costs for ICT and operational."

AKZO Nobel ICT
"The outsourcing of our SAP-ICT environments and personnel to Origin went very smoothly, also in the international units. We had concerns about the well-being of our employees, but Fred integrated them into his business unit and made them a fan of outsourcing and their new employer."

ASR
"Fred is a very powerful delivery manager. He turned a very bad product, poor delivery and our negative experience towards our supplier into a positive experience and a real improvement to our business. He did this by not taking the expected path, but by changing people, working methods and contracts internally and externally."

MyCardWallet klant
"Fred is very customer oriented. He only promises what can be done. You can always rely on open information, positive and negative, and scenarios to choose from. He brings a lot of knowledge, ICT, methodology, market and customer behavior."
Everwise coachee
"Fred is a very skilled mentor. He knows how to realize change in me so that I was able to take my career to the next step"

Coachee Pieter
"I am very happy how you have helped me lately! I was contacted recently to give you a rating! And believe me a big 10! Thank you very much and hope to see you again in the future! It was great working together !”

Coachee Karin
"Fred knows how to find the real problem I have. He confronts me with my behavior, but later also knows how to solve the dispute with my manager.”

Coachee Michael
"After I had been in unemployment for some time, Fred changed my approach in 4 conversations resume and presentation has improved greatly, I now know how to use Linkedin and how networking works. After a number of job interviews (finally again) I have a new job as an IT manager at a hospital.”

Coachee Bert
"Fred knows what leadership is. After I got stuck in my role as manager during a reorganization, he was able to explain to me how you can take the step to leadership. A new experience for me, one that I am very proud of. His approach sometimes hurt, but he managed to get through. Thank you Fred.”

Ondernemer Vinay
"When Fred came in I was at my wits' end. The company was almost bankrupt. Fred dealt with us firmly. Continued asking why we did what we did, why we couldn't do it any other way. We saw new opportunities by building on examples and proposals. We have also applied his approach to the staff. We are now back on track. Together with our staff we are working on new services that appear to be very successful. In the end you do everything yourself but he knew there was something between our ears and, he plucked it out!”

RVO.nl
"Fred has a score of 9 out of 10 as Advisor Starter International Business in the assignment at Periscoop Pensioenen. Fred is critical and knows how to uncover unexpected opportunities from the entrepreneur and the company.”

Ministries
" Fred taught us how to decide and how to make progress. He is not afraid to do other, sometimes unexpected things to make progress.”

KLM Enigine
"When the FAA refused to allow maintenance on our aircraft engines, Fred put our project that would allow that back on track. Everything back within budget and in accordance with the original planning."

Mphasis
"Fred has done an excellent job of helping us understand how the European insurance market works. He saved us from inverting a lot of money to develop a BPO position in this market. “

Ordina
“Fred is not afraid of anything. When projects and customer relationships are bad, Fred resolves this, consolidates “bleeders” and reorganizes very vigorously.
Fred is very good at aligning business and IT.
Employees, even those he had to fire, love him.
Fred has a clear and innovative idea of how consultancy organizations should evolve into the future."

Stater
"Fred showed us how to realign our projects, create a working relationship with our suppliers and prepare our customers for the new ERP system for mortgage settlement."

NNZ
"Under Fred's leadership, we integrated our international offices within 5 months and worked on key processes with our new ERP system."

Direct Bank
"Fred is very customer oriented. He brings a lot of knowledge and experience, so that we can improve our activities and have reduced the costs for ICT and operational."

AKZO Nobel ICT
"The outsourcing of our SAP-ICT environments and personnel to Origin went very smoothly, also in the international units. We had concerns about the well-being of our employees, but Fred integrated them into his business unit and made them a fan of outsourcing and their new employer."

ASR
"Fred is a very powerful delivery manager. He turned a very bad product, poor delivery and our negative experience towards our supplier into a positive experience and a real improvement to our business. He did this by not taking the expected path, but by changing people, working methods and contracts internally and externally."

MyCardWallet klant
"Fred is very customer oriented. He only promises what can be done. You can always rely on open information, positive and negative, and scenarios to choose from. He brings a lot of knowledge, ICT, methodology, market and customer behavior."