Ilse
In addition to being general manager and founder of Involve, Ilse is a very entrepreneurial and energetic communication and change manager, who is also available for clients. She combines an open and direct consultancy style with empathy as well as understanding of processes within organizations. Professionally, her strengths are analyzing communication issues(in a broad organizational perspective), creating strategic plans and practical solutions that really work. With her excellent managerial skills and enthusiasm she takes responsibility for the formation and management of communication teams. Ilse can be confidently relied upon with complex projects.
Personal details
- Name: Ilse van Ravenstein
- Hours available for clients: 32 hours a week
Education
- Various management and professional trainings and congresses
- Master in Communication Science
- High School– exchange student in USA
- VWO Gymnasium (Grammar School)
Work experience
1993 to date: Communication and change manager / founder and director of Involve
- managing and coaching the Involve team
- managing outsourced activities
- recruiting and developing freelance network
- product development and research
- partnerships and new business
Assignments aimed at aiding the professionalization of the communication discipline:
- developing, organizing and lecturing at the Masters in Internal Communication, together with Van Der Hilst Communicatie
- active member of Internal Communication working group at the Dutch Association for Communication (Logeion)
- developing and delivering various workshops, training courses and speaking about internal communication at conferences
A selection of assignments for our clients:
- AkzoNobel
- developing Brand Engagement approach and management tool kit for AkzoNobel worldwide
- Designing and supporting execution of change strategy for organizational and cultural change Technology & Engineering. Supporting MT in this change.
- Energy grid maintenance company:
- establishing IC team and interim communication management
- auditing, setting up and optimizing communication structure
- advising and executing communication / change approach in large (change) project / program
- acting as sounding board and coaching in culture project
- project management communication program (including large event) aimed at merger partners
- Ernst & Young Belgium and The Netherlands
- advising and participating in Executive Board regarding their internal communication strategy and design new strategic internal communication team
- interim internal communication management: setting up team and executing IC improvement program and change management.
- C1000
- setting up an overall communication structure (roles and responsibilities, processes and means) with super market entrepreneurs
- KPN
- interim communication management
- advising on and executing change communication for various major (change) projects / programs (introduction of the 10 digit telephone number, transferring a telephone number, Euro, MilleniuM)
- strategy communication and concept development
- acting as sounding board and coaching in culture project
- Océ
- developing communication and change strategy for worldwide operational excellence program (new back bone systems) and advising on and executing implementation
- acting as sounding board for internal communication strategy development
- Philips
- communication / change advise and execution in HR change program Philips Netherlands
- communication / change advice and execution in (change) program related to shift schedules NXP
- organizing the communication discipline at NXP
- setting up and executing improvement program aimed at line communication, advising on, setting up and optimizing communication structure communication discipline Philips Shavers Drachten.
- Province of Overijssel
- Designing concept en execution internal branding and core values project (as part of program to for further organizational development)
- internal communication audit
- advising on various topics and acting as sounding board
- Wageningen UR
- interim communication management
- auditing, building and optimizing communication structure
- developing communication strategies and concepts for various change programs
- developing concept for strategy communication
- advising on set-up communication discipline
In addition, Ilse has supported various organizations in relation to other minor and major IC challenges, acting as sounding board, providing a second opinion, delivering training or coaching. The organizations include: Heineken, ING, Chamber of Commerce, Leeuwarden Business School, Media Plaza, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Police departments, Shell, Van Hall Larenstein, TU Delft, NS Reizigers.
1992 to 1993: Communication consultant, BIJL, partners in PR & Information
- auditing the communication at two foundations caring for mentally challenged persons
- setting up quality check financial market KPN
- structuring the communication for the Bank and Giro Lottery
1988 to 1993: KPN Telecom in three different communications positions
- Change management secretary in large KPN restructure. Responsible for setting up and executing change communications
- Communication manager Den Bosch district. Responsible for setting up and managing internal and external communication department
- Completing Master thesis, o job marketing, at Recruitment department
Ilse's business card
Ilse's personal illustration is the underside of a mushroom. This is not just because the Involve office building is called ‘the Mushroom’, given its shape. “In my opinion communicating for the sake of communicating is not effective. It is all about effectively leaving marks, leaving spores. That way, the impact of my involvement will still be tangible after I am gone."
