{"id":349,"date":"2023-12-21T14:46:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T14:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therookieminds.com\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T08:54:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T08:54:29","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.therookieminds.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"about us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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we are The Rookie Minds<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

on a mission to humanize work<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Rookie Minds is a collective of curious professionals with one shared belief: work can and should be more human<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We believe organizations flourish when people have the space to be themselves, take responsibility and build something meaningful together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Alright then, a tiny bit of our origin story<\/span>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Rookie Minds was born out of a dream. Not a passion for a product or service, but from the dream of building a different kind of organization. One we would want to work for ourselves. Until then, we had worked in hierarchical structures with rules, processes and job titles that gave us something to hold on to, but also took space away. Space to doubt. To take initiative beyond your role. To show up as a whole human being, not just as a professional. And that started to itch. We asked ourselves:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if we built an organization based on trust instead of control? One where you can be fully yourself, with all your beautiful and less beautiful sides?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2015, our Founding Rookies decided not just to explore that question, but to answer it ourselves. We started pioneering with people-centered organizing. We embraced self-management. No managers, no approval flows. Working where and when you want. Rooted in trust and built on talent, ownership and everyone\u2019s ability to take responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, more than a decade later, The Rookie Minds is anything but \u201cfinished\u201d. And we don\u2019t want to be.We see organizing as an adventure that never stops. Sometimes we\u2019re searching. Sometimes we don\u2019t quite know. And sometimes we need to adjust course again. What remains is our core: people-centered, curious and headstrong.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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It’s a lifelong learning<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Meet the team<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Together, we are The Rookie Minds. Each of us with our own unique talents. And that\u2019s exactly what makes us such a strong, recognizable mix. Put us together, and something always starts moving. With us, there\u2019s energy in the air. Curious who we are? Dive into our individual profiles. Or even better…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Curious about Ren\u00e9 van Beek?<\/h4>\n Click here!<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>
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Curious about Lisette B\u00f6hne?<\/h4>\n Click here!<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>
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Curious about Conrad Faber?<\/h4>\n Click here!<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>
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Curious about Brechje Kuiper?<\/h4>\n Click here!<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>
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Curious about Maike Groen?<\/h4>\n Click here!<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>
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Curious about Tjeerd Koop?<\/h4>\n Click here!<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n
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Our Rookie Mindset<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pioneering means stepping onto new paths. And that only works when you look at the world with fresh eyes. With curiosity. With humility. And with the courage to allow not knowing. That\u2019s what we call the Rookie Mindset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Rookie Mindset has nothing to do with age or lack of experience. Quite the opposite. It\u2019s a conscious choice not to automatically fall back on what you already know. Not to think: this is just how we do things here, but to keep looking as if you\u2019re seeing it for the first time. With wonder and an open mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The good news? That Rookie Mindset lives in everyone. Maybe it has faded into the background along the way, covered by routines, expectations or \u201cthe way things are supposed to be\u201d. But it\u2019s never gone. You just need to activate it again!<\/p>\n\n\n

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A Rookie Mind is a joy forever<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Curiosity, to question the status quo and not settle for the first answer.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Humility, to acknowledge that you don\u2019t need to know it all and that other perspectives can take you further.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Courage, to take new steps without any guarantee of success and still be willing to go.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

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Curious to learn more?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s get to know each other!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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