This leadership programme equips you with evidence-based insights and practical tools to achieve those goals. Through interactive sessions, facilitated discussions, and peer exchange, you explore sustainable careers, meaningful and engaging work, employee well-being, and organisational effectiveness in a changing legal and societal context.
By the end of the programme, you will be able to take ownership of your sustainable career, make human-centred decisions, lead cultural change, and navigate labour law reform with confidence. You will become a strategic HR leader who contributes to sustainable outcomes through people.
Programme at a glance:
- Dates: 25, 26 and 27 March 2026
- Duration: 2,5 days
- Language: English
- Tuition fee: € 3.000
- Location: Modules take place at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam campus
What will you gain from the Leadership for HR Professionals Programme?
Personal leadership
- Take ownership of driving your sustainable career
- Strengthen your leadership role for continuous growth
Human-centred decision-making
- Create and lead a meaningful and engaging workplace
- Champion people as the organisation’s most strategic asset
Driving culture and change
- Take the lead in shaping culture and values
- Overcome resistance while keeping people engaged
Navigating labour law reform
- Strengthen your expertise in the labour-related aspects of HR work
- Lead organisational adaptation to labour law reform
Who Should Apply
- Senior HR Managers
- HR Business Partners
- Talent, Culture, and Organisational Development Leaders
- Future CHROs
If you are ready to lead not from the sidelines, but from the centre of strategic decision-making, this programme is for you.
About the Organisers
This programme is co-developed by MAX HRM and the VU Leadership Academy of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
The VU Leadership Academy is the hub for leadership development in the Netherlands—where free thinking shapes the future of leadership. With nearly 20 years of experience in HRM, we combine practical expertise with the academic excellence of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Our programmes are designed to deliver tangible, measurable, and lasting impact for professionals, organisations, and society. By engaging multiple perspectives and disciplines, we prepare HR leaders to transform their organisations and create sustainable value in a rapidly evolving workplace.
