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Frans van Loef

Unlock your team’s potential, Frans van Loef, former CEO and HBR Advisory Council Member, helps leaders offload inefficiencies and accelerate meaningful progress on strategic goals. 

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A sincere thank you to Frans van Loef for such an insightful workshop this week on the power of offloading - filled with practical advice. You have engaged us in the art of Offloading thus making us conscious of the dynamics between being busy and having an impact. On behalf of my team of HR Country heads in Europe, spanning across 24 countries supporting 16,000 employees, I would like to thank you for sharing your practical insights. You have challenged us to be available to plan and negotiate trade offs, use Ai to simplify, invest time in prioritising to achieve focus. In particular, what stood out to me was the analogy of empty shelves and switching products. The timing of the workshop was perfect as we look into goals and priorities for the year.

Susana de Mariz Correia

CHRO Europe Citi

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Why book Frans van Loef for your next event

  • As a former CEO, Frans van Loef has led organizations through the same challenges executives face today. His keynotes share proven strategies to reduce overload, refocus on high-impact priorities, and unlock team potential for lasting results.
  • As part of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, Frans contributes to shaping the future of global management thinking. His audiences benefit from cutting-edge leadership insights recognized and trusted by executives worldwide.
  • By chairing the advisory board of The Amsterdam Institute of Finance, Frans influences executive education at the highest level. His keynotes bring this expertise into organizations, helping leaders sharpen strategic decision-making and financial clarity.

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From Chaos to Focus: Leading with Strategic Precision

Frans van Loef, former CEO and trusted HBR advisor, helps overwhelmed leaders offload inefficiencies, refocus on high-impact priorities, and unlock team potential. His keynotes equip organizations with practical tools to accelerate strategy, balance capacity, and achieve sustainable success.

Keynote Speaker Frans van Loef is an Amsterdam-based executive coach, former CEO, and trusted advisor to global organizations. He is internationally recognized for helping overwhelmed leaders and their teams offload inefficiencies, refocus on high-impact priorities, and unlock the full potential of leadership teams. With decades of real-world leadership experience, Frans understands the challenges executives face when strategic ambitions exceed human capacity. His keynotes offer practical frameworks to cut through complexity, reclaim focus, and accelerate meaningful progress on strategic goals.

Frans is a member of the Advisory Council of Harvard Business Review and chairs the advisory board of The Amsterdam Institute of Finance, where he contributes to shaping the future of executive education. His upcoming book Offload (2026) introduces his groundbreaking approach to managing initiative overload while sustaining long-term organizational performance.

Working with international clients across industries such as Biotech, Financial Services, Healthcare, IT, Retail, and more, Frans brings cross-sector insight that resonates with diverse audiences. Clients consistently describe him as “spot-on, practical, and results-oriented,” and value his ability to combine encouragement with accountability.

When you book Frans van Loef for your event, you bring in an action enabler who equips leaders with tools that deliver clarity, accountability, and sustainable success. His keynotes are not just inspiring talks, they are game-changing experiences that drive measurable impact for organizations.

Customer Reviews

5 of 5

A sincere thank you to Frans van Loef for such an insightful workshop this week on the power of offloading - filled with practical advice. You have engaged us in the art of Offloading thus making us conscious of the dynamics between being busy and having an impact. On behalf of my team of HR Country heads in Europe, spanning across 24 countries supporting 16,000 employees, I would like to thank you for sharing your practical insights. You have challenged us to be available to plan and negotiate trade offs, use Ai to simplify, invest time in prioritising to achieve focus. In particular, what stood out to me was the analogy of empty shelves and switching products. The timing of the workshop was perfect as we look into goals and priorities for the year.

5 of 5

Frans, thank you for the insightful, inspiring, energizing session. You helped us bring to light what we so often take for granted and gave us the tools to regain some control of our most precious resource: time. We uncovered and recognized everyone’s unique top talents so that collectively we now appreciate our “go to” colleagues when help is needed. This workshop will help optimize our team’s capabilities and effectiveness because individually we are strong but together we are stronger. The session was the top highlight of our 3-day team meeting and quoted by the team as “the best training ever!” on the topic.

5 of 5

“Many thanks for your honest, sometimes somewhat confronting but always constructive coaching. It really helped my team get closer and take collaboration to another level. As a result, in a year we have moved from a situation with independently operating production departments (islands) to a situation in which the production leaders find support in word and deed. How much more fun it is to work in an environment with colleagues who you know always want to help you, are there for you when things go wrong, but which you can also laugh with.”

5 of 5

“Working with Frans is a joy and gives great energy. He is most inspiring, challenging and thought provoking. He combines a strong ‘out of the box’ mindset with excellent skills in the area of executive and team coaching. And always focused on getting results. Frans has the unique skill to bring complex challenges back to simple actionable solutions. His open and very positive mindset triggers you and your team to accelerate on growth areas. When you want to have a breakthrough and improve your leadership skills, I highly recommend him.”

5 of 5

“Frans is an excellent Executive and Executive Team coach. He has worked with the Senior Management Team of the Wildlife Justice Commission during our strategy sessions, ensuring that we stay focused and end the session with concrete agreements. He incredibly skilled at discerning the essence of the issues at stake and ensuring that they are addressed. I recommend Frans wholeheartedly to all those looking for an Executive Coach for themselves or their teams and as an inspirational Speaker who makes you act!”

5 of 5

Frans' expertise in unlocking capacity within organizations, reducing workload, and increasing efficiency has had a profound and lasting impact on countless individuals and businesses. His energy and dedication are truly admirable and a testament to his unwavering commitment to excellence. Frans' exceptional insights and guidance have inspired and empowered countless individuals to reach their full potential and achieve their professional goals.

5 of 5

Frans is a leader who learns you to do less with higher Impact and greater results. He makes managers aware of to do only the things that really matter with the greatest impact. Frans has a great strategic vision on business and how to translate this into doing the right things. Hereby he knows operational, business wise and financially to set realistic goals and how to manage on these. It gives great energy to work with Frans, strong recommendation to work with and let him challenge you!

5 of 5

Frans is a highly articulate, experienced, and engaging professional. His coaching and facilitation approaches employ incisive, simple, and compelling methods to enable professional teams and executives to provide themselves with a clear strategy, remove redundant activity and clarify roles and responsibilities. He has provided myself and my teams with consistently elevated levels of effective support over the past 3 years via a series of team workshops and one to one executive support. I would recommend Frans to executives and their teams, regardless of the commercial sector. The key to Frans’ success is a relentless, yet highly engaging, pursuit of clarity and simplification. I have no hesitation to recommend him.

Rated 5.00/5 based on 8 customer reviews

Keynotes

Keynote by Frans van Loef:

Workshop 1: Unlocking capacity in Overloaded Organizations: ‘How to create space for real progress by Offloading waste’

Organizations today are drowning in priorities. Leaders and teams are stretched thin, engagement is dropping, and collaboration suffers because there’s simply no time for alignment or meaningful connection. To make matters worse, most organizations default to adding new initiatives instead of removing what no longer serves. The result? Overload becomes the norm and progress on what matters most stalls.

This workshop is built on the principles of Offload, a proven approach Frans has pioneered to help leaders reclaim capacity and focus on what truly matters.

This workshop is designed to break that cycle. It equips leaders and managers with the clarity, tools, and mindset needed to unlock 20-30% human capacity and create space for what truly matters.

What This Workshop Delivers:

  • Clear insights into where and how human capacity is being lost—and how to reclaim it.

  • First actionable steps to offload, prioritize, and refocus your team’s energy.

  • A practical Offload routine to make these changes stick and prevent overload from creeping back in.

Unlike quick fixes or generic playbooks, this workshop delivers a mindset shift that drives lasting behavioural change by removing unnecessary work, ineffective habits, and needless complexity. Frans brings firsthand leadership experience and years of facilitating organizational transformation, offering fresh perspectives, practical tools, and in-the-moment support. 

Who should attend:

This workshop is ideal for organizations looking to equip a broader group of leaders and managers with the mindset, tools, and energy to elevate their teams.

Format:

  • Available as a half-day or full-day session

  • In-person or virtual

  • Highly interactive, reflective, and action-oriented

Frans, the Offload Catalyst, helps organizations simplify, prioritize, and unlock hidden potential. A former CEO, he now coaches executive teams and is the author of two books and acclaimed articles for outlets including Harvard Business Review and Fast Company. His upcoming book, *Offload*, will be published in early 2026, further expanding on the principles explored in this workshop.

This workshop is built on the principles of Offload, a proven approach Frans has pioneered to help leaders reclaim capacity and focus on what truly matters. It is especially relevant from mid-November to mid-December and early January to the end of February, when most organizations finalize budget plans and launch into new cycles. In this period, goals and initiatives multiply, often without clearly subtracting old ones, creating overload that stalls progress. The Offload workshop is a powerful, actionable way to avoid this trap and show leaders they can create a workable situation without sacrificing ambition.

Ready to stop the overload cycle and unlock your team’s full potential? Let’s make it happen. 

Request a quote: Frans van Loef Workshop 1: Unlocking capacity in Overloaded Organizations: ‘How to create space for real progress by Offloading waste’

Keynote by Frans van Loef:

Workshop 2: How to operate your team on full potential ‘Increase team output by collaborating more effectively while doing less’

A high-impact workshop for leaders and managers by Frans van Loef

Most teams are stuck in a costly paradox: they’re overloaded yet underutilized. Individuals are buried in tasks, but the team? Its collective potential remains untapped. Collaboration is often inefficient, too much work is lost to ‘work about work’ (status update, unclear process, duplicated efforts etc.)  and onboarding of new team members is inconsistent.

This workshop helps leaders and managers to increase progress on what matters. Activating the full capacity of their teams by building a more effective way of collaborating, surfacing hidden strengths, aligning on shared priorities and reduce non-stop distractions.

Offload “The Surprising Way to Do Less and Make More Progress!” 

What you’ll gain:

  • Improve collaboration and team effectiveness in a hybrid world.

  • Unlock and activate talents and strengths across the team.

  • Learn how to offload to reclaim capacity to accelerate progress on key goals.

  • Ensure team and individual focus by eliminating distractions.

Who should attend:

This workshop is ideal for organizations looking to equip a broader group of leaders and managers with the mindset, tools, and energy to elevate their teams

Format:

  • Available as a half-day or full-day session

  • In-person or virtual

  • Highly interactive, reflective, and action-oriented

Request a quote: Frans van Loef Workshop 2: How to operate your team on full potential ‘Increase team output by collaborating more effectively while doing less’

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