Official Crucial Learning partner · Benelux

The Crucial Learning partner for the Benelux

Epic People is the official Crucial Learning partner for the Benelux. We deliver the original Crucial programmes — Crucial Conversations, Accountability, Crucial Influence, Crucial Teams, Getting Things Done and The Power of Habit — with certified Dutch-speaking trainers, for open enrolment, in-company and train-the-trainer.

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The conviction

What are crucial skills — and why do they drive your results?

Organisations rarely fail for lack of strategy or talent, but because of how people react in the moments that truly matter: when the stakes are high, emotions run strong and opinions differ. Crucial skills are the abilities to stay open, honest and effective precisely then. Built on more than thirty years of research and described in bestsellers sold millions of times — the same method used by organisations like Google, Cisco, Johnson & Johnson and Mayo Clinic. This is what we change.

What the partnership delivers

Four things the partnership delivers

01

Original, licensed material

The real Crucial Learning programmes and licences, not a copycat derivative.

02

Certified Dutch-speaking trainers

Translated to Dutch language and work culture, by trainers who know the model inside out.

03

Continuous quality assurance

Trainers stay certified; you always get the latest versions and current research.

04

The full learning journey

From open enrolment and in-company to certifying your own internal trainers via train-the-trainer.

The programmes

The programmes

The full Crucial line — each programme targets a specific crucial skill.

Crucial Conversations (Mastering Dialogue)

Mastering dialogue when stakes and emotions are high.

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Crucial Conversations for Accountability

Holding people to behaviour and commitments without harming the relationship.

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Crucial Influence

Influence behaviour through the six sources of influence.

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Crucial Teams

Teams that collaborate and perform through friction.

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Getting Things Done

Stress-free productivity: overview, focus and time regained.

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The Power of Habit

Break habits and embed new, effective behaviour.

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Proof in numbers

Proven crucial skills, measurable results

90%
of participants demonstrably change behaviour
79%
see payback within seven months
93%
would recommend the training
faster adoption in high-candor cultures

Organisations that learned crucial skills with us

Just Eat TakeawayPhilipsRabobankSBM OffshoreAkzoNobelMinistry of Foreign AffairsThoughtWorksEcolabLyrecoSendcloudSolvinityEssent

Frequently asked questions

Questions about the partnership

Who is the official Crucial Learning partner in the Benelux?+

Epic People is the official, authorised Crucial Learning partner for the Benelux, delivering the original programmes with certified Dutch-speaking trainers, for open enrolment, in-company and train-the-trainer.

Which Crucial programmes can I take?+

Crucial Conversations (Mastering Dialogue), Crucial Conversations for Accountability, Crucial Influence, Crucial Teams, Getting Things Done and The Power of Habit.

Can I certify my own employees as Crucial trainers?+

Yes. Through the train-the-trainer track you train and certify internal trainers to deliver the programmes within your organisation.

Why Crucial via Epic People?+

We focus on behaviour change, not knowledge transfer alone. 90% of participants demonstrably change behaviour, and we embed it through the Epic Way.

Discover what crucial skills can do in your organisation

Book a no-obligation call and we'll show what the partnership can mean for your team.

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