Kick-off Reverse Coaching & RTA

Extra edition: Reverse Coaching & RTA! 

• Are you interested in personal development?
• Do you love going outside of your comfort zone?
• And are you interested in the various items that keep our future leaders and experts busy?

If you answered yes to these questions, the Reverse Coaching program might be an interesting opportunity for you! The program has been a big success over the last few years. Therefore, we are happy to announce that we are starting a new cohort together with the Rabobank Talent Accelerator (RTA) Program.

Reverse Coaching is a program in which you, as a junior, will be coupled with a more senior colleague for a unique coaching experience. But there is a twist: The coach and coachee roles are reversed! Instead of a ‘senior’ coaching you, you will step in the shoes of a coach and actually help your coachee with their challenges.

You are given the opportunity to develop your coaching skills and ask surprising questions to provide this colleague with new insights and help the senior with a personal or work-related coaching topic. Your own background, vision, and experiences will help you in this and is something that is very much appreciated by the coachees who signed up for the program. From experience, we know that this will result in very interesting conversations, benefitting both of you!

Not yet convinced? Watch this video: Patrice Gordon: How reverse mentorship can help create better leaders | TED Talk

Interested? Excited? Enthusiastic? 

Please sign-up for the Reverse Coaching program via Young Rabo!

You will be matched with a more senior colleague from one of the many departments within the bank who is now actively working on his/her personal development as part of the RTA program. We strive to make a unique match for everyone.

The Reverse Coaching program:

• Online training “How to coach” - Wednesday 2 April, 15:00-16:00
• Kick-off event on Thursday 17 April @Croeselaan, Utrecht office – Mandatory!
  • 15:00 Welcome for the coaches and follow-up training “How to coach”
  • 16:00 Walk-in for all coachees
  • 16:15 Welcome by Reverse Coaching Committee
  • 16:30 Q&A with a guest of honor: Judith Cok
  • 17:00 Practical Guidance & Announcement of the matches – Coach and Coachee
  • 17:10-18:00 Informal drinks to get to know your match!

April 2025 – November 2025:

• Approximately five coaching sessions of at least 1 hour with the coach and coachee, to be scheduled on own initiative.
• Sharing experiences and tips and tricks with fellow coaches in smaller groups (details will follow).

Thursday 20 November 2025: Closing event. Details will follow.