is a grief counselor and executive coach.  He is founder and co-owner of The School for Transition, a training institute based in The Netherlands focusing on attachment, bonding, loss, grief and meaning reconstruction in the face of professional and life transitions. Jakob is a published author in the field of change and loss in leadership and coaching.  He works internationally for national and multinational companies and clients that are faced with major transitions.  In addition, Jakob works as an executive coach at the High Performance Leadership Program and Advanced High Performance Leadership Program of professor George Kohlrieser at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland.  For more information, explore Jakob’s personal website www.jakobvanwielink.com and the site for De School voor Transitie:  www.deschoolvoortransitie.nl