Martin Cadée
consulting partner, transition coach, nature quest guide
My Work
Trusted partner for leaders and management teams. Coach for people looking for deeper purpose or moving through big transitions in life. Mentor to younger people growing into their way of contributing. Nature Quest Guide.
Consulting
I work as trusted sparring partner with leaders and leadership teams, mostly to help in navigating sensitive strategic processes. I bring 15+ years of experience in leadership positions. I like to help (re-)create healthy and inspiring environments where people and teams can thrive through connecting to purpose and being radically honest with each other.
Coaching
I help people find deep, lasting purpose (again) and I help people move through big transitions in life or work. My approach is inspired by rites of passage facilitating the letting go of a part of oneself that doesn't serve anymore, helping creating space for something new and more aligned to be born.
Next to this, I have space for a small number of younger people for mentoring or apprenticing.
Nature Quest
People have retreated into nature for inspiration, transformation and renewal throughout the ages. In modern culture this has become less prevalent, while at the same time, the wish and need to break out of hectic daily life, to truly stand still or to mark a big transition is still as real as ever. I am guiding individuals and teams on such retreats, that always include spending time alone in wild nature. See Nature Quest Barcelona for more info.
Projects / CLIENTS
I work both in the mainstream and far beyond. Below a selection of clients I worked for, projects I was involved in and positions I held.
I'm one of the experts in 'The Lab' @ Welcome to the Jungle, writing on purpose and work. WTTJ is a leading media company in the area of work, that aims to inspire every individual to thrive in their professional lives.
(2021-present)
I served as Interim People and Culture Lead in The Wellbeing Project. The Wellbeing Project is catalysing a culture of inner wellbeing for all changemakers. I helped the leadership with assessing and setting priorities for creating an equitable, caring and safe container for the global team and helped prepare the ground for a more structural fulfillment of the HR function in the project.
(2021)
At The Hague University of Applied Sciences I supported the Centre of Expertise Global & Inclusive Learning and the Centre of Expertise Mission Zero in the process towards their 6-yearly research audit (visitatie) and facilitated processes of forming shared research agenda, narrative and future vision for the Centre of Expertise Global & Inclusive Learning.
(2020-2021)
Since 2015 I have been organizing Nature Quests near Barcelona. Shorter and longer ones. Both open registration and for groups and organizations. For more info see the Nature Quest Barcelona website.
(2015-present)
In 2017 and 2018 I was part of PlayGround's director's committee taking on responsibility for building up the People Department, especially focusing on leadership, talent, culture and learning. I helped build a vital and vibrant, creative and entrepreneurial tribe around PG's mission: inviting people into a new awareness and empowering them with the tools to build a more ethical, creative and participatory world. PlayGround has become a global player with over 16 million followers, #1 video channel on Facebook in Spanish, in top 15 worldwide.
(2017-2018)
I co-founded KaosPilots.NL - an international school for young entrepreneurial talents who want to make a positive difference in the world. In 2010 KaosPilots.NL transformed into Knowmads and it has been running under that name in Amsterdam since.
(2005-2009)
I have been envisioning and prototyping a community and platform to support people journeying beyond the status quo of their lives, seeking for meaning, purpose and a personal answer to real needs in the world – The Journey Network. Inspired by the ways many cultures help their people move from one phase of life to another – rites of passage.
(2013-2015)
With Tsila Piran I have been supporting Woodstock School - one of the top international boarding schools in India - with advancing an ambitious strategic vision for an empowering and holistic education that truly elicits the greatness of the students. Until now we worked mainly with the staff (leadership, teachers, boarding staff, administration) to foster the culture and community that has to be the context for such an education.
(2014-2016)
For the United World Colleges in the USA and in The Netherlands I initiated and co-created the Social Entrepreneurship Incubator / Impact Lab. A space where the most entrepreneurially talented students could work on their projects and grow as young changemakers, within the IB curriculum. We introduced a new action learning methodology to the UWC’s, sharing responsibility for the learning space with the 16-18 yr old students.
(2012-2015)
I started my career at Utrecht University where I was part of the founding team of University College Utrecht as a tutor/teacher, worked as a project manager in the support staff of the university board and then became managing director of the Faculty of Philosophy.
(1998-2004)
TEDx Talk
My talk at TEDx Barcelona Education January 2015 'What the desert taught me about crafting a life of purpose'. A personal story of my walking out of the status quo of my life, seeking for new answers on ‘what is my role in this world facing so many challenges?’ and ‘how do we best help young people find theirs?’
Partners
Some of the main people and organizations I am collaborating with
Background
I believe the world craves for us to fully embrace our inter-dependency with each other and the earth and to follow a deep call of service rather than a career and status. I dream of a vibrant new culture full of meaningful and life enhancing activity. My work is about empowering people and organizations to help this new culture emerge.
My sources of inspiration and training
See my LinkedIn profile for an overview of my work experience and training.
Media