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Hello
I am George Karandeinos and I know I cannot predict the future, so I have settled for creating it.
And I can help you do the same.
I support committed professionals, entrepreneurs, leaders and their business to up their game and gain clarity. If you want to give me a title, then sometimes I am a coach, sometimes a consultant, a facilitator, a business architect, a thinking partner or a trusted advisor.
For the largest part of my career I have been successfully leading large improvement & transformation projects.
At Clarity Of Intent I combine the structure and analytical skills from my leadership experience, with my innate curiosity, coaching & facilitation skills, sharp observation and humor. This results in a no-nonsense approach that helps my clients cut through the noise, transform and grow by identifying blind spots and focusing their efforts on the areas that matter most.
My Story
Besides being a freelance coach, I am leading a group of software development teams in Vanderlande Industries and I am a member of its internal coaches network.
For almost two decades, I worked mainly in the corporate world where I reached senior roles in companies ranging from twenty to several thousand employees.
The three things that fuel my motivation and I have realized that they form a red thread throughout my career and life are:
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Helping and supporting teams and individuals go beyond what they think is possible.
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Mastering complex challenges, bringing structure and clarity to chaos and at the end finding the simplicity on the other side of complexity.
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Observing and reflecting on the interactions between people in various contexts and their dynamics.
I thrive where extensive collaboration with people across domains and levels is needed. I have led successful improvement and transformation projects and programs, optimized processes, translated strategies into business architecture designs, and I have trained and coached people through changes. On the way, I generated significant returns for the business I worked with and clarity, growth and balance for the individuals I worked with.
"behind the scenes"
Despite my success, there have been multiple times when I felt uncertain, stuck and unmotivated, times that I lost my confidence and focus, times that I felt i was not good enough, times that I got overwhelmed by stress. These moments were caused by various factors, such as lack of clarity about my priorities, taking the wrong role, outgrowing my position, or a shift in my interests. Undetected blind spots, my inner dialogue and cultural background also played a major role. The narrative I was making to make sense of a situation was often the culprit which drained my motivation and my confidence.
I was lucky to have already early in my life and my career people who coached me through these times. Most of the work that had to be done was inner work. Coaching provided me with space for self-reflection, a change in perspective, and insights that actually turned each of these times into my next growth leap. On the way I also learned that there is no perfect plan, messiness and discomfort is part of the deal, and it's okay. Coaching triggered tiny shifts in my perception which had a ripple effect throughout my life.