Feb 27 2013
Dr. Patrick van Veen
Social Behaviour, Change management and Leadership Expert, Founder of Ape Management
Dr. Patrick van Veen ’s mission is to make managers and entrepreneurs aware of our biological behaviour. He advises companies, delivers speeches and organises corporate workshops on social behaviour and organises training sessions for managers, in co-operation with the Apenheul Zoo.
“The more you have to lose – the less open you are to change”
– Patrick van Veen
Patrick van Veen studied Biology at the biology faculty of the University of Utrecht, graduating in 1993 in Social Biology. He then worked freelance for social organisations, the government and the University of Utrecht. In 1996, he made a radical turn. He decided to pursue a real career this time and joined an insurance company, where he held various positions, studied and specialised as a project manager. He took part in a management development program. In 2002, he became an independent biologist again and started his own company.[/expand]
In his pioneering presentations, Patrick van Veen shows how an important part of our behaviour is determined by the same impulses that determine the social behaviour of apes. In his fascinating speeches full of actionable messages, Patrick addresses questions like ‘Why do we show certain behaviour?’, and ‘Why do problems arise?’.[/expand]
Using humorous examples, Patrick van Veen draws parallels with ape social structures, helping decision makers create better communication within their organisations, in addition to helping them recognise and solve problems.[/expand]
Topics
Leadership lessons
Change management
Ape Tricks in the Workplace
A Mission from a Different Perspective
Biology in the Boardroom
Workshops / Masterclasses
Human Resource Management
Publications
2004
Help! My boss is an ape, social behaviour in organisations from a biological perspective
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