About
Dr. Niels Grobbe
Founder, Grobbe Mind & Performance
Attentive to what is on your mind. Discovering together what helps you move forward.
Curious about what moves people.
My career began in science. I earned my PhD at TU Delft, conducted research at MIT and built my own research group in Hawaii. I now work as a senior leader. Throughout these roles, my interest in people and their development continued to grow.
Both in my own life and in supporting colleagues, I see how effort, ambition and results do not tell the whole story. You can work hard and still lack fulfilment. Have much to offer and yet doubt yourself. Or sense that you want something different without knowing what that is.
What helps someone move forward then? Sometimes it is space to pause. Sometimes a different perspective, a challenge or the experience of discovering that more is possible than you thought. That curiosity led me to coaching and deepened my interest in the connection between mind, body and behaviour.
Different worlds, one person
In my work, I move between different worlds. As a leader, I work with people, teams, responsibility, change and results. As a coach, I guide people with what they want to change, develop or discover. In sport and performance, I work with physical development, training and groups.
To me, these worlds belong together more than may seem at first. What you experience, the meaning you give it, how your body responds and what you do next continuously influence one another.
Grobbe Mind & Performance is where these perspectives come together.
Strength and calm. Ambition and presence.
Development and enjoyment. Performance and connection.
You do not need to know exactly where to begin. We start with your question and look from there at what helps you move forward.
THE IDEA BEHIND THE MARK
Some see a head or mind. Others see movement, direction, growth or breakthrough. What does it evoke for you?
What you see in it does not have to be the same for everyone. And perhaps that is exactly the point.
From mind to movement.
Background
Background & expertise
Science
PhD in Applied Geophysics
TU Delft
Former MIT postdoc
MIT
Former university professor
University of Hawaiʻi
Leadership
Experience leading professionals and managers in a complex technical and public-administration environment.
Senior leader
Coaching & performance
NLP Practitioner · NLP Master Practitioner · NLP Coach
NLP Trainer
In progress
Fitness Trainer A & B
Group exercise instructor · Master trainer