About Basic-Concepts
Clarity in complex systems, told through stories you’ll recognize.
Not formulas to follow, but tools to help you see and move more wisely.
What is Basic Concepts?
Basic Concepts is built on one simple idea: most things aren’t that complicated until we make them. This space is for people who want to move smarter, not necessarily louder or more political.
You’ll find principles, reflections, and stories to help you navigate work and life with more clarity. No motivational fluff, just useful signal.
The concepts
I won’t give you 10 hacks or 5 secrets. I’ll help you name what you already sense, but maybe haven’t found the words for yet. That’s what I write for. Read a few posts — see if something clicks.
My name is Eric Woerdeman. I’ve led teams, built systems, worked inside the maze of corporate life and eventually walked out of it: I burned out, moved to Portugal, and started again.
Now I write, reflect, and help others move through their own transitions with more calm, clarity, and awareness.
This work sits at the edge of coaching, strategy, and mentorship — but always grounded in one thing: clean clarity.
Who is this for?
If you’re a young professional trying to read the room…
If you’re a manager tired of politics and theatre…
If you’ve been in the game long enough to sense there’s a better way to work, lead, and live…
…then Basic Concepts is for you.
I work best with people who don’t need to be told what to think, just shown a better way to see.
Want to work together?
I offer two types of sessions:
Signals & Structures
A group format where we unpack real-life dynamics, patterns, and decisions — together, in a safe room of sharp minds.
The Quiet Mirror
A 1:1 clarity session. You bring the situation, I bring the questions. Together we clear the noise.
No funnel. No hard sell. Just a quiet conversation to see if it helps. Mail me.