Lidewey van der Sluis

Prof. dr. Lidewey E.C. van der Sluis is professor of Strategic Talent Management and Organizational Leadership at Nyenrode Business University. She is part of Nyenrode's Faculty Research Center for Strategy, Organization & Leadership.

She brings a fresh and economic view to traditional HR topics and social and pyschological dymensions of organizations and labour relations. Bringing to bear her knowledge and experience of economics (EconDrs, University of Amsterdam), management (PhD, Erasmus University Rotterdam and London Business School) and leadership (VU University Amsterdam), she scrutinizes the interface between work relationships, business economics, and talent management.

Van der Sluis would like to inspire as a scholar and knowledge partner bridging theory and practice with business and sector leaders. She is business wise and knows how to transfer academic knowledge into instrumental models and practical tools for HR-practitioners, talent managers and organizational leaders.

As a speaker, thinker and advisor, she shares her insight into and vision on themes such as talent management, strategic management, labor market trends, organizational design, professional leadership, sustainable and inclusive HR practices, employee engagement and motivation, and the acquisition, retention and maintenance of labor power in all her diversity. The future of work is central to her thinking and message.

Secundary positions

• Van der Sluis works internationally as a keynote speaker and advisor on talent management, organizational design, leadership, and strategic human resource management. Some of her key clients are Achmea, Van Lanschot Bankiers, Leiden University Medical Center, Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken and Koninklijke Marine.
• She is a member of supervisory boards of educational institutions and participates in the CDA, a Christian-democratic political party in the Netherlands, on national and local level.

International activities

Van der Sluis has an international profile with a chair as extraordinary professor at the North-West University in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa and being a visiting professor at various business schools in Europe, Africa and Scandinavia.

Anchored in the academic world with strong connections with the business world, van der Sluis is the founder of the International Powerhouse Competing for Talent, a sponsor network linked to her chair at Nyenrode. She is practice leader and core teacher of the Talent Management and Organizational Leadership Module in the Fulltime MBA program of Nyenrode Business University.

Research areas:

• Leadership Development
• Strategic Talent Management
• Talent Investment
• Workplace Learning
• Talent Economics