Always Asq

Always Ask
Straightforward Questions

Hands-on trainings in technology, security and data — and coaching that starts with the right questions. Whether those questions are Simple, Strategic, Systematic, Sovereign, Sharp, Salient or any of the many other meanings the S in Asq can have. Asking and answering questions is how you learn and grow.

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About Always Asq

Always Asq was started to enable the creation of new training materials for providing training to professionals. The training sessions are usually on ICT topics and new technology. Over the last 5+ years Always Asq has hosted over 250 multi-day training sessions for our partners.

In the past 40+ years I have noticed that people sometimes do not ask needed questions. This lack of asking then led to issues later on. Through Always Asq coaching and ‘Asking on Demand’ I want to help others ask the questions that sometimes are not, but should be asked.

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My Focus

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Training

Facilitate training for smaller and larger groups. Either within a formal organisation or a community.

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Coaching

Coach people on how to handle (new) technology and relate to others with more or less knowledge.

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Question asking

Assist in asking relevant questions. Either in preparation for meetings or in those meetings.

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Consultancy

Short consultancy opportunities to help with Data, IT, Technology or Cyber project or program – short term.

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S meanings in the ASQ of Always Asq

The S in ASQ can mean many things. Here are 30+ of them — grouped by what we do.

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Training

S stands for the skills and structure that make great training.

Simple Scientific Systematic Structural Swift Safe Stupendous Super
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Coaching

S stands for the human qualities that make coaching work.

Sincere Sovereign Spunky Silly Scintillating Splendid Sensational
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Question asking

S stands for the nature of questions that cut through complexity.

Shadow Stupid Socratic Skeptic Sharp Searing Stark Straightforward Salient Searching
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Consultancy

S stands for the approach that makes project work effective.

Strategic Sustainable Scalable Systemic Synthesis Synthesized Secure Seamless Smart
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Services

Training

I can facilitate an existing training for your team, adapt one for your organisation, or create a new training from scratch.

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Coaching

Are you personally in need of coaching on how to use, think about or cope with (new) technology? I may be able to help.

Free intake available →

Question asking

Need someone to ask the questions for you? Or to prepare for a session where questions are outside your wheelhouse?

Contact for details →

Consultancy

Need extra brains in your Data, IT, Technology or Cyber project short-term? To get you restarted or architect your project?

Contact for details →
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Trainings

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Answers

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Team

dr Jeroen van Hoof

dr Jeroen van Hoof

Founder · Trainer · Coach

A person with an enormous appetite for knowledge, mainly about technology. Academic career as a theoretical physicist, then SARA (high performance computing), PricewaterhouseCoopers (ERP), almost 13 years at IBM across ERP, HPC, storage, and cyber security, PwC across technology consulting, emerging technology and experience center. Now at Always Asq providing training and answering questions.

Programming for over 40 years. Wrote books on Linux in the mid-2000s and co-created two successful technology explainers. Now putting this experience at your service.

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Why Always Asq?

Experience

40+ years in technology roles spanning IT training, HPC, ERP, cybersecurity, and emerging technology.

Integration

Involved in all types of technology integrations — from Linux desktops through supercomputers to IT infrastructure projects.

Innovation

Innovation starts with learning and learning most times starts with a question. Always Asq.

Start your journey with me now

Reach out for a free intake or to discuss your training needs.

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Previous Work

Digital Explainer platform

Platform for creating interactive digital explainers. Check it out here.

Linux Client Migration Cookbook

Very relevant book (from 2006 so it is dated) with the current push towards Digital Independence and the move to Linux desktops. Check out the book here.

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Partners

Eduvision

Eduvision opleiding & training — a trusted training partner.

Nyenrode Business Universiteit

Nyenrode Universiteit — teaching Data Science in Auditing.

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Get in Touch

By phone

Text or call (might not pick up during training) during business hours. WhatsApp / Signal / SMS

+31-6-19561456

By email

Preferred for async communication.

ask@always-asq.nl

Company details

KvK: 82583730
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