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How Lisa blends different roles and finds fulfillment at work

27 September 2024
Joni Henrard Communication Manager Connect on Linkedin

A mom, (health) coach, partner, daughter, friend, employee. You can take on many roles in life. But how do you combine all those roles while maintaining a healthy work-life balance? It’s something that Lisa has experienced firsthand, as finding balance isn’t always easy. However, having an employer who wholeheartedly supports your goals can be a great foundation for achieving that balance, while also reaching for a feeling of fulfillment (at work). And ultimately, those two go hand-in-hand.

A boomerang that keeps on b(l)ooming

After starting as a Young Graduate at TriFinance 2017, Lisa decided to gain valuable experience in finance recruitment elsewhere, and then made a u-turn to TriFinance in 2021 as a Business Manager and Career Advisor. This marks the beginning of a great boomerang journey. “I have always been someone that loves to keep on learning. When I returned to TriFinance, I immediately informed them that I was interested in following a course that eventually would lead to being a health coach. As it was a 3-year trajectory, it would not always be easy to combine this with a full-time job and a family, but I couldn’t be more happy with the positive feedback I received from TriFinance in pursuing my dreams,” explains Lisa.

Quitting halfway through was never an option, but it requires a certain kind of discipline to combine all those roles in life. And I couldn’t have done it without the support of my environment, my family and TriFinance/TriHD

Lisa Hannes, Business Manager and Career Advisor at TriFinance/TriHD

And dreams don’t always work, unless you do. “Everything or nothing is kind of my thing. Feeling fulfilled at work for me, means being 100% committed to an organization to whom I really feel connected, and in return receiving that same kind of commitment. Agility, trust, engagement, inspiring leadership, recognition and positivity are key elements. And I found all of them in my job as a Business Manager and Career Advisor at TriFinance/TriHD.”

Lisa Hannes, Business Manager and Career Advisor at TriFinance/TriHD
Lisa Hannes, Business Manager and Career Advisor at TriFinance/TriHD

Momback

“The 3-year course has enriched me in many ways as I have gained new insights from very different angles. It even sharpened my coaching skills, something I could also use in my role as a Career Advisor at TriFinance/TriHD. In this role, I also take on a coaching function by guiding the growth of our consultants. But while thinking of a subject for my thesis to finalize my course, it felt like there was a missing piece in my puzzle…,” explains Lisa.

As Lisa was thinking about a theme to which she could really identify as a coach, she also became a proud mom of Jules. “My own return to the workplace and talking to friends who also became a mom, has got me thinking: who ensures that balancing motherhood and returning to the workplace is a smooth transition? And that’s exactly when it clicked,” adds Lisa.

The 3-year course has enriched me in many ways as I have gained new insights from very different angles. It even sharpened my coaching skills, something I could also use in my role as a Career Advisor at TriFinance/TriHD. In this role, I also take on a coaching function by guiding the growth of our consultants

Lisa Hannes, Business Manager and Career Advisor at TriFinance/TriHD

One pitch and many positive reactions later, Lisa got the opportunity to put things into practice at TriFinance/TriHD. “The fact that I could integrate my project, Momback, into my job at TriFinance/TriHD, really was the cherry on top. And receiving positive feedback from colleagues (moms) who wanted to start this journey with me as their coach, felt like a confirmation for me that there indeed was a need for such a journey. Talk about feeling fulfilled (at work)!” says Lisa.

“My ultimate tip for people who are still in doubt to take the leap? Firstly: Learn to say ‘yes’. Even if things might get tough or you feel like it’s not your cup of tea, at least you tried. And secondly: open communication. We often make assumptions, but by having an open dialogue, you are already on the right track”, shares Lisa.