Dear colleague, stop complaining!
How to get teams out of victim mode
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Every organization knows them: the colleague who keeps complaining, sighing, and pointing fingers. Deadlines are unrealistic, projects are too heavy, customers too demanding, and managers too strict. The result? A negative atmosphere that drains energy, undermines collaboration, and tanks performance.
But… those “complaining colleagues” aren’t just difficult, they’re showing signs of low-quality motivation.
Complaining is more than just venting. It reinforces a victim mindset, lowers ownership, and spreads demotivation like wildfire through the team. Innovation stalls, teamwork crumbles, and the focus shifts from solutions to problems. Instead of stepping up, people step back. For leaders and colleagues, it’s paralyzing. The entire team starts performing below its potential.
This keynote helps you break that cycle. Backed by scientific insights and practical tools, you’ll learn how to shift from victimhood to accountability and foster high-quality motivation, so people take responsibility again.
The result?
Less absenteeism, lower turnover, reduced stress and burnout. More focus, stronger performance, and fewer mistakes. A culture where teams don’t get stuck in complaints, but thrive by co-creating meaningful solutions.
Key takeaways from this keynote:
Recognize the signs of complaining behavior – and understand why it’s not the root cause, but a symptom.
Shift the focus from “it’s someone else’s fault” to ownership and responsibility.
Gain practical techniques to turn negative energy into solutions and collaboration.
Learn how to build a culture where colleagues don’t pass on problems, but share and solve them together.
Hermina Van Coillie, Ph.D. in Psychology, is an esteemed motivation expert, keynote speaker, lecturer in various HRM postgraduate courses, author, senior consultant, and business manager at Flourish. In April 2021, she debuted her first book, co-authored with Prof. Dr. Anja van den Broeck, titled "Motivating Without Control: Getting Started with Self-Determination Theory in the Workplace!" published by Die Keure.
Renowned for her captivating presentations, Hermina is in high demand, delivering keynotes, inspiration sessions, masterclasses, workshops, and training sessions to diverse audiences, including business leaders, HR directors, managers, executives, prevention advisors, and coaching teams. Her unique approach brings to life the profound insights of self-determination theory, offering practical applications not only in the workplace but also in personal and recreational settings.
With her charismatic presence, authenticity, and expertise, Hermina engages her audience, delivering new and practical insights grounded in years of dedicated research. Eschewing excessive theories, she empowers individuals by unveiling the innate motivations within them. Her interactive sessions, filled with thought-provoking questions, humorous anecdotes, and relatable situations, resonate with audiences across various backgrounds, leaving them with actionable insights ready for immediate implementation.
Hermina's expertise extends beyond mere motivation, encompassing a wide array of HR themes such as burnout, well-being, leadership, remote and flexible working, performance management, work-life balance, and more. Through her presentations, she illustrates how high-quality motivation serves as a catalyst for peak performance and personal flourishing, ultimately transforming individuals into high performers across all facets of life.
Hermina Van Coillie, Dr. in psychology, is a motivation expert, keynote speaker, lecturer in several HRM postgraduate courses, author, senior consultant and business manager at Flourish
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