About BSTO
In short
BSTO supports everyone who wants to realize progress in business. We are there for you when it comes to the development of your organization, the team in/with which you work and your personal development. Together we aim for the same result: a positive, healthy and productive work climate. A climate where strong leadership results in better organizational performance, high performing teams work together and skilled, committed and sustainably deployable employees are actively contributing to the overall success. BSTO offers organizational consulting, in-company training and coaching. We work internationally and in both Dutch and English.
Who do we work for?
We like to work for and with organizations that have a strong desire to grow and develop their teams, management and employees. BSTO works for both corporate organizations and SMEs and are active in various sectors. Among other fields, we have knowledge of the industrial, construction, technical and manufacturing industry, engineering, municipalities, (semi-) government, commercial-business services, finance and ICT. In addition, BSTO is often asked by boards, team managers, HR business partners, L&D advisors and in-company academies to provide tailor-made programs.
BSTO has international reach and significant experience in providing English-language training courses for various nationalities. During these programs, we served clients and participants from, among others, Belgium, Austria, Germany and South America.
Are you curious about references and recommendations from specific target groups or sectors? Or do you want to receive (anonymous) client and participant reviews? Feel free to request this via info@bsto.nl.
By who?
I am Bob Smits (The Hague, 1980), founder and director of Bob Smits Training & Development (BSTO). I like to combine my background in policy and organizational science, commercial economics and psychology in the execution of BSTO programs. I strongly believe that behaviour is largely determined by its context. Especially in this current time full of dynamics and change, I see that this influence is significant among my customers. In training and coaching, I therefore not only look at individual behaviour, leadership and communication, but also always place this in the perspective and context of the position, the team or the organization around it.
With more than 14 years of experience in the field of organizational consulting and training and business education, I have learned that (behavioral) change cannot be taken for granted. And real change only happens when an organization provides a supportive context and suitable work climate. As a partner in business, I regularly discuss this with clients, boards and managers. In these discussions, I rigorously analyze and work to thoroughly understand situations before moving quickly to take practical steps forward.
With this, I achieve what I prefer doing – to help people progress in business and work together to achieve desired results. BSTO has a rich team, and around it a network of skilled consultants, coaches and trainers. Together we proudly provide various BSTO training, coaching and consulting programs.
It is a privilege to make a BSTO contribution to someone’s development!
Clients about BSTO
“Many of our employees gladly and successfully complete BSTO trainings. They are useful and challenging training sessions including relevant and constructive feedback. Participants are challenged to practice outside their comfort zone with real-life work situations. As managers, we are closely involved in these programs. It’s an effective way of working on personal development in which management must also actively participate. It is great to see how BSTO’s trainings lead to effective change in communication and skills, as well as better performance in the workplace. In this way, both the employee and our organization benefit from the training and coaching of BSTO.”
“BSTO has been advising us as an international engineering firm for years with high levels of professionalism and satisfaction in the field of learning and development. BSTO trains and coaches our 600 employees and managers in the areas of, for example, personal effectiveness and efficiency, coaching skills, stress management and advising and influencing. BSTO deploys several trainers, each with their areas of expertise. The training programs are tailor-made, including personal learning objective forms, online coaching and wrap-up conversations with trainee/manager/ trainer. Moreover, in BSTO we find an incisive business partner who advises us on both organization and individual levels. We have had a very positive experience with online BSTO training programs.”
BSTO trainee reviews
“I thought in advance that participating in the online part of the training would be a bit more difficult than face-to-face. This turned out not to be the case, the online part was hardly no different in quality or interaction than in-person. Easy to follow, more than enough interaction, useful tips and creates the right awareness. It was challenging though. What the trainer sees and notices, he addresses in a careful but incisive way. Very enlightening and a good combination of in-person and online training. Thanks!”
“Bob Smits of BSTO coached me on personal effectiveness and managing stress. During our coaching sessions, he made me aware and let me reflect upon my behaviour, attitude and communication. In addition, he led me through the realization of very valuable insights. He listens between the lines, stimulates, challenges and supports. Because of his coaching, I started to look at myself differently, and in my function I use my behaviour and communication more effectively. I have grown and progressed!”
“BSTO worked with an excellent trainer: smooth, clear and results-oriented. No-nonsense. Lots of variation in exercises. We brought our own cases to the training, to which he brought new and useful insight to the issues at hand. It was first class.”
