Coaching

You can learn to belong anywhere without forgetting who you are.

Intercultural Coaching for Expat Leaders and aspired Leaders

Teamcoaching for International Teams

When a team is not working well together, the problem is rarely what it looks like on the surface. Below the visible behaviour, the friction, the misunderstandings, the silence, there are values, assumptions and pressures that people carry but rarely name. This is the invisible part of the iceberg. And it explains almost everything.
My teamcoaching programs help teams go below the surface, together. Together, we create the conditions for honest conversation about what drives each person, what creates friction, and what it would take to work together at your best. Teams leave with a shared understanding, a common direction, and concrete individual commitments to change.
Particularly suited to cross-functional teams, teams going through change, or teams where old and new colleagues need to find a shared way of working.
Tailor-made, in-person, worldwide
Dutch - French - English - Mandarin Chinese
On request

On-Call Intercultural Support

Sometimes a one-off training or a single coaching engagement is not what an organisation needs. Cultural dynamics shift. New people arrive. Tensions surface between teams, between functions, between headquarters and the field. And when they do, you want someone who already knows your context.
This is a retained intercultural partnership. One point of contact, available across your organisation, for individual coaching, management support, team interventions, confidential advisory, or setting up a training or facilitation. You decide how and when to use it.
A 10-hour starter card gives you flexible access without long-term commitment. Hours can be used by one person or spread across multiple people in the organisation. On call when it matters.
Suitable for HR, leadership teams, and managers navigating cultural complexity
Individual coaching, team interventions, confidential advisory, training and facilitation
Dutch - French - English - Mandarin Chinese
Starting with a 10-hour card - on request

My Story

I founded 4U2GROW Coaching & Training in 2010, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. I help leaders and international teams build bridges across cultures so they spend less time lost in translation and more time focused on their jobs and roles with clarity and confidence. Having build a life across Belgium, China and The Netherlands myself, I know firsthand what it takes to bridge cultures, not just professionally but also personally. That is the lens I bring to every program I deliver. I work in Dutch, French, English and Mandarin Chinese and deliver programs worldwide and online. I have a large network of trainers/coaches I collaborate with regularly so I can accommodate larger requests and bigger projects.

Founder 4U2GROW Coaching & Training

Fanny Spruytte

Client Testimonials

“I was quite sceptical when my employer suggested to take up these coaching sessions when going to the Netherlands for a period of 4 months. I have a lot of intercultural experience so I didn’t really see the benefit. The sessions with Fanny turned out to be full of aspects that I totally didn’t know and actually, the sessions have made a difference in how I work together with my new colleagues in the Netherlands. When they now push back, or are very direct, I don’t take it personal anymore, I listen and then I respond in a much lesser reactive way. ”

Banking employee - January 2024

Fanny worked half a day with my team where there were a lot of cultural conflicts and frictions and I personally didn't know how to handle it. In the session, things became very uncomfortable, to the point where frictions were on the table, people got emotional. Fanny managed this in a calm, very transparent way. She got the cultural angle out, listened to the team and explored with the team what we could do differently. Looking back, I really see the change. We check each other's context, but also what is needed in our communication. We consciously culturally align with each other. It feels like a breath of fresh air, the atmosphere is lighter. I am very happy that we took the step and worked with her. Thank you Fanny!

Director of Operations - July 2026

“I had 4 hours of coaching with Fanny. The sessions were great, it gave me lots of insight into my own style and why I was doing things and how that came across. The sessions helped me to clear the air, lower my own frustration and keep the communication with all my teams open. Highly recommended!”

VP - retail company - May 2024