Business & professional
Leading others begins with knowing yourself
For team and project leaders in that curious zone between contributing, steering and being a specialist — and who want clarity about which leadership role fits them.
Team and project leaders are rarely in a clear-cut role. You contribute, you steer, you advise, you facilitate — all at once, and often without a formal management position. JANE helps you untangle this role confusion and determines which leadership mode works naturally for you.
Does this sound familiar?
- You are technically strong but feel that leading costs energy rather than giving it.
- Your micromanagement reflex kicks in under pressure, even though you know it doesn’t work.
- You have no formal power over your team but do carry responsibility for results.
- You wonder whether leading really suits you, or whether you’d be better off staying an expert.
What Jane® does for you
Clarity about your role mix.
JANE exposes which functions work naturally for you — contributing, steering, facilitating, advising — and in what proportion.
Insight into stress patterns.
What do you do as a project or team leader under pressure? Micromanage, take over, or let go entirely? JANE shows why — and what goes with it.
Distinguishing expert from leader.
An important insight for many: are you a leader who happens to know a lot, or an expert who happens to lead? Both are valid, as long as it’s conscious.
A diagram you can share within your team.
Unlike some other coaching programmes, JANE delivers a result your colleagues can understand — handy in matrix structures.
What does the journey look like?
- 1
Exploratory conversation
1 hour
What is your role, what is your question, and does this programme fit.
- 2
Step 1 — What I am not
1.5 hours + homework
The parts of your role that are not yours.
- 3
Step 2 — What I am
1.5 hours + homework
Identifying your natural leadership functions.
- 4
Step 3 — What holds me back
2 hours + homework
Stress patterns, micromanagement reflex, expert trap.
- 5
Leadership diagram + action plan
1.5 hours
A concrete plan for your role over the coming 6 months.
This fits you if…
- You lead a team or project, formally or informally.
- You often work in a matrix structure or without a clear hierarchy.
- You are willing to put your own patterns under the microscope.
Less suitable if…
- You are looking for project management training or technique.
- You expect coaching to raise your authority with your team without you changing.
The method behind this journey
With ‘Unieke Bestemming Team- of Projectleider’ (2011) and the broader materials ‘Jane Adviseurs, Coaches en Trainers’, JANE has served this specific group for more than ten years. Clients are often technically skilled professionals who rolled into a leading role without consciously choosing it.
Frequently asked questions
How does this relate to PRINCE2, Agile or Scrum training?
Methodology trainings teach you how to manage a project or team. JANE shows how you do that and which patterns you bring along with it — complementary, not a replacement.
Does this also work for scrum masters or agile coaches?
Particularly well. Their role is function-driven and non-hierarchical par excellence — exactly the context in which JANE delivers a lot.
How long does it take?
Usually 8–10 weeks.
A final step
A leader who knows themselves doesn’t need to steer hard to get results. Schedule an exploratory conversation and discover which leadership function is yours.