Change Mindset
Joyce de Ruiter speaks about dealing with change for everyone within an organization. As a speaker on change mindset, she shares her personal story and insights from the psychology of change. Accessible, relatable, and impactful.
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Change Happens to You, but What Do You Do with it?
Everyone faces change, whether you’re on the work floor, in management, or in a supporting role. Joyce shows how to handle change when it comes close. How to let go, make choices, and find room for growth.
She knows better than anyone that change can be daunting. Yet her audience discovers time and again: it is also an opportunity. As a speaker on change mindset, Joyce shows how with an agile mindset, you don’t dwell on what is no longer there, but look forward to what is possible.
Book Joyce as a Speaker on Change Mindset and:
- How to develop resilience in times of change
- How to deal with uncertainty and maintain control over yourself
- What an agile mindset means in practice
- How to grow, especially when things are tough
- How to engage colleagues in movement without pulling
- Why change sometimes starts with a small step
Speaker on Change Mindset
As a speaker on change mindset, Joyce combines her personal insights with knowledge of change psychology. Every week, she holds up a mirror to hundreds of professionals in an inspiring and light-hearted way. Always with the same question: do you fall down, or move forward?
Not a standard story, but a tailored one. Joyce delves into the organization and the people in the room beforehand. This way, her keynote always aligns with what is happening, where you stand, and where you want to go.
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As a speaker, Joyce knows how to connect with her audience on topics that matter: from change and mindset to leadership, inclusion and care strength.
Leading your Own Change Process
Joyce herself lives in a continuous change process. At sixteen, she was diagnosed with Usher syndrome: she is gradually becoming deaf and blind. This completely changed her vision of the future. Every day, it presents her with the choice: how do I deal with this?
After years in the corporate world, she now runs her own business as a speaker and author. She inspires from experience and optimism. As she says herself: “I don’t need to see to have a vision, and I don’t need to hear to be heard.”
The Experience of Others
What does it do to you when someone’s story truly moves you? When a speaker doesn’t just deliver words, but creates movement? Joyce leaves an impact. At conferences, team days, and leadership meetings, she inspires with personal stories, sharp insights, and a generous dose of humanity.
Read how others have experienced her keynote and why they recommend Joyce time and again.
Rik Claes
CEO | Benedenti Group
Joyce inspired us in an incredible way. Everyone experienced her authenticity and vulnerability, but also her courage and strength. Everyone will always remember this presentation and will try to let go of victimhood because of it. Thank you Joyce, you were amazing.
Joop Jansen
Chief Legal Officer | Partner in Compliance
I have rarely experienced a presentation that was so “spot on”, that truly motivates change and inspires. Not only is Joyce an incredibly strong speaker, but she is also able to inspire people through personal life lessons. Joyce is authentic and radiates an energy that is indescribable. I am very grateful that I was able to experience Joyce's presentation. Professional and extremely inspiring.
Simone Astrid Jonker
HR Director | Port of Rotterdam
An inspirational example of agility and resilience for managers and employees in a changing environment.
Paul Stevens
HR Director Menzis
This really makes you pause and reflect.... What can happen in terms of change in your life and how do you maintain a mindset of “what is possible”? Joyce took us along at Menzis with her life story and gave us some (absolutely!) lasting lessons. A powerful combination of strength and yet also simplicity, truly compelling!
Noëlle Uilenberg
Manager R | NSDSK
A beautiful and engaging story with many connection points for personal action. The webinar also looked stunning with all kinds of visuals. Highly recommended!
Sanne Scholten
Managing Director | LKCA
It has never been so quiet in our office. Joyce has a particularly personal story, but is also a wonderful speaker, with calm, emotion and humor. It was special for me and my colleagues. If you're looking for a story about personal choices, strength, self-direction and the positive side of negative experiences: ask Joyce!
Joost van de Kamp
HR Director | Jaarbeurs
Joyce inspires from the very first second. What an example of how you can give direction to your own career or life. As a speaker, I've had the privilege of hearing her multiple times, and each time there was that goosebumps moment again. If you're looking to work with your team, inspire them and get them thinking, then Joyce is the one you're looking for.
Margriet van der Linden
Presenter, writer and speaker
Joyce is a strong woman who shows others that despite the uncertainty she lives with, she doesn't let it hinder her ambitions.
Managing a Change
Churchill already said it: “Never waste a good crisis”.
A drastic or forced change can also be used to do things differently and perhaps better in an accelerated way. It just requires a good dose of agility and resilience to adapt to the change and deal with challenges.
Agility and Resilience?
Agility is being able to adapt when the situation demands it. Daring to embrace new ideas, making different choices, seeing space where there were once boundaries. In organizations, this means responding flexibly to what customers or the market need. But for that agility, something else is needed first: resilience.
Resilience is about dealing with setbacks. About standing firm when things get tough. It is the ability not only to endure stress or change but also to learn from it. Those who grow in this take experience to the next step. This applies to people and organizations. Because when faced with disappointing results, internal resistance, or changes in direction, you need that mental resilience badly.
Resistance is Part of It
In every change process, you encounter resistance. Sometimes in yourself, sometimes in others. People drop out, ask questions, or prefer to stand still for a moment. And that’s okay. As a speaker on change mindset, Joyce invites you not to brush away that resistance but to explore it. What lies beneath? What may need to be acknowledged first before there is room to move forward?
It’s about the lens through which you look. Do you mainly see what disappears, or do you dare to see what emerges?
Strengthening each Other
Resilience and agility strengthen each other. And the good news: you can train them. It starts with insight and awareness. As a speaker on change mindset, Joyce de Ruiter shows how to take steps in this. Not with big theories, but with practical insights you can apply immediately. For yourself and for the people around you.
You can’t be the victim of change, only of your attitude.
Joyce de Ruiter
Book: Hear No See No Speak No Evil
Joyce is gradually losing her sight and hearing due to Usher syndrome. In Hear No Evil See No Evil Speak No Evil, she tells her personal story about resilience, change, and meaningful living. An inspiring plea not to postpone life. The proceeds go to the Usher Syndrome Foundation.
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Speaker, Trainer and Coach
In addition to being an inspiring speaker, Joyce is also a trainer and coach at the Speakers Club where she guides speakers and business leaders to their next level in speaking.
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