Insights
Social Negotiations
Necessary and painful evil or laying the foundation for your future? The present economic consequences of the severe health crisis are leading to many social negotiations between the social partners in organizations. Leadership and employee representatives should aim to get most out of these social negotiations in order to do what is best...
The contribution of professional communication in the management of restructurings
The beneficial effect of professional communication in any organizational restructuring, and especially when there are...
To People or not to People
Looking back at a couple of decades of global and local Belgian human resources and business life I realize that there is a compelling need for a new verb to describe how to most effectively interact with each other, to ...
Emerging from the Covid Crisis
Unleash your company's hidden performance Stimulate recovery today. After months of difficult containment and despite alarming and often alarmist forecasts, most Belgian companies are not 'at the end of their rope'. But let's be clear: the critical phase is coming now. In most cases it will be necessary to reorganize structures in order to...
Does the internal communications department still have a reason to exist?
Inadequate communication is still in the top 3 of frustrations and problems arising from employee surveys, engagement studies and communication audits. This is not surprising when we see that in many companies internal communication is still regarded as the task and responsibility of the communications department, if it exists, or of HR, and...
Vision, mission, values: new insights (part 1)
Scoring strategies versus boring strategies Will your organisation's vision save your business or sink it? A butcher that sells vegetarian products. An insurer that wishes only the best for you. A public transport company that works for Amazon. Open prisons that protect society... Behind winning strategies, there's always a strong vision. But...
Vision, mission, values: new insights (part 2)
A vision, a vision, my kingdom for a vision!
Paraphrasing Richard III's famous line in Shakespeare's play, nowadays, the presence of a vision is considered the key aspect when people talk about the relevance of a winning strategy.
Vision, mission, values: new insights (part 3)
Does your business have a personality? Could you describe the personality of your business, in just a few words? And how would your customers describe it? But, hang on a moment, does your business actually have a personality? Because without personality, it's difficult to stand out from the crowd. Difficult to shine. Difficult to attract the...
The WWWWWooooaaaH of Digital Transformation
With each passing day, the buzz word “digital transformation” rises higher on the CEO’s strategic agenda. Business leaders are moving forward with digital transformation at varying paces. and with varying success. They attempt to integrate innovative digital technology into all areas of their business to deliver additional value to...
Wasted energy as a change maker in your organisation
Looking for hidden potential in your business Energy losses, every company has them and underestimates their impact because they are not reflected in the financial reporting. Who in fact calculates energy losses related to, for example, regulating poorly made agreements, insufficient synchronisation between teams resulting in duplication of...
Successful Integration of two companies
The European integration of two companies is going smoothly thanks to a focus on preparation and management reinforcement...
The Perfect Meeting
Organizing a perfect meeting is like committing a perfect crime. It is all about preparation. Simply apply following rules and you will enjoy every minute of your meeting life forever! The perfect meeting Meetings are an activity that mankind has invented as a way of directly translating Einstein’s Theory of Relativity into practical...