Heartwarming video about my 61 skydives in one day!
August 2024 Zero Gravity Drones created this wonderful documentary of my 61 skydives in one day for the Stomach Liver Intestine Foundation. Please see the video here. Please see my blog wil all details here. Lets make the World a Better place!! Read More
60 skydives in one day!
On the 14th of June 2023 I have executed an enormous challenge for a very good cause. Both my parents died due to colon cancer. My goal was to raise money for a specific colon cancer research by making 60 (I made 61!!) skydives (around my 60th birthday on the 21st of June) in one […] Read More
A successful program! So proud!!
Click here to read an article regarding this program in Dutch. For the last 16 months (since April 2022) I have been working as program manager for the Dutch Tax Authorities. I was asked to manage a large and challenging program for the Car Tax Division. The program consists of the replacement of two extensive […] Read More
The James Webb (JWST) Telescope, an enormous International Program
By reading this blog I like to share a personal story with a strong link to my role as Global Program Director. Cosmos, by Carl Sagan In the mid-seventies, when I was around 12 years old, I have read the book “Cosmos” from Carl Sagan (1934 – 1996) and bought my own relative small telescope. […] Read More
Social business Works!
LinkedIn: ————————————————————————————————- Update 14 Januari 2021 (one week after this original post): 34.783 views on LinkedIn and over 800 personal reactions. Never expected this to happen! ————————————————————————————————- Just a week ago I started my own company! My post on this news on LinkedIn has been viewed by over 23000 people in just 5 days (and […] Read More
Time to change
It’s official!! With an early visit to the notary’s office this morning, I started my own company: ‘Wim de Gier Interim (program) management B.V.’. For decades I have been responsible for international programs to transform and harmonise businesses. As a coach I have helped and motivated dozens of colleagues around the globe to explore new […] Read More
Skydiving over Kooddoo Maldives!
In February 2020 I have been to one of the most epic skydive boogies ever, to skydive over Kooddoo in the Maldives. The following “ingredients” were quite extraordinary: To fly-in a Skydive plane from Germany (This took 4 days and the last day only over water) Three groups of over 100 skydivers (every week another […] Read More
Agile Leadership
A rapidly changing world needs a new kind of leadership The world is rapidly transforming and a new breed of leader is required. An individual that is competent in responding swiftly to technological innovation, changing social relations, new divisions of labour and new ways of working. The challenges we face are more complex than ever […] Read More
Skydives over the Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
In February 2019 I felt very lucky to skydive over the great Pyramids of Giza Egypt. I was part of an international group of experienced skydivers. We all made three skydives over the pyramids and in one of the skydives we literally made a pyramid shape formation in the sky! This was done for the […] Read More
Skydive the Blue Hole, Belize
My bucket list event of a lifetime! See a great video here and some pictures of this great event below this blog. Skydiving above a small, private Belizean island, jumping into the Blue Hole and way more!! Extraordinary DZs Early February 2018 I prepared my trip with Tsunami Skydivers to Belize. This time (I feel very privileged […] Read More