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Dismissal: a slap in the face?
In a recent article in De Standaard, Annick Ruyts, an employee at VRT, expressed dissatisfaction with the way her dismissal unfolded during the latest organizational restructuring. Abrupt and strictly business like, lacking the anticipated humane touch in both communication and farewell gestures. How would you yourself like to be fired? Have...
Do’s-and-don’ts when conducting an employee engagement survey
Measuring employee engagement annually via a survey is a regular practice in many companies. A good thing, if you take this process seriously. This blog shares the do's-and-don'ts when conducting a employee engagement survey in your company. Valuable reading for management, hr and anyone who leads people. Engagement survey? A good idea!...
Square Circle, on the powerful combination of HR and Communication
From which conviction stems the unique bridge that Square Circle builds between HR and communication? What makes Square Circle both a centre of expertise and a trusted sparring partner for professionals? Partners Katrien Decroos and An Dewaele sit down for an exclusive double interview about Square Circle's distinguishing factors. An inspiring...
Empowering leaders and teams during a transformation: Head of HR at SABAM shares her experiences with Square Circle
Anyone who has ever organised a party knows Sabam as the Belgian association of authors, composers and publishers that collects copyrights for the music you play. But Sabam is so much more than an administrative collector. On the eve of its 100th anniversary - in January 2022 - new CEO Steven De Keyser presented its future: to be a solid,...
Company Restructuring: HR expert Jo De Cock shares her experiences on working together with Square Circle
Getting a company restructuring right requires a lot of knowledge and skill. Why exactly is it useful to call on external expertise? Katrien Decroos, Senior Communication Expert at Square Circle, asked Jo De Cock, currently Head of HR Western Europe at H.Essers. At two other companies, she coordinated a reorganisation with the guidance of...
Rudy Coenen joins Square Circle as a partner
Rudy Coenen joins the team of Katrien Decroos, An Dewaele and Ludovic Goethals with a communication expertise forged by 20 years of experience in leading companies in various sectors such as banking, insurance, asset management, the public sector, training, energy and associations. With a career marked by diversity, Rudy has been able to...
Beyond words only : Square Circle looks at the future
Square Circle, or the house of practical expertise in management, HR and communication, has been working closely with a business world in change for 20 years. From transformation projects, strong leadership and corporate culture, to crisis prevention and crisis management; they help realise the ambitions of tomorrow's companies, each time...
Transformation and communication: when words kill projects
Victor has to announce some changes in his department. He has spent hours preparing 58 slides to explain the objectives, the new structure and the rationale for the change. In short, Victor is very satisfied with his presentation and so is his boss. On the announcement day, his employees listened to Victor. In a deafening silence. Silence is...
Barry Callebaut and Ferrero back in production. What do we learn from the chocolate crisis ?
A crisis is always the ultimate test to expose the true soul of a company. Salmonella contamination occurs frequently in Belgium but the majority never makes the news. Very occasionally a message appears in the newspaper to announce a recall. Not so with Ferrero. The core of crisis communication: VALUES! The key component of any crisis...
Entropy and disorder: the fate of all human enterprises?
She is there, everywhere, at all times. She affects your private and professional life. She is little known and little contested. Yet she consumes a lot of energy. Her name? ENTROPY.
Developing the reason for existence, the vision and the values
Antonissen Development Group is a dynamic real estate group that selects urban locations with exceptional potential and has a preference for transforming existing properties into high-quality, modern buildings that are accessible to all. The company wants to support its growth by standing out in the market with a dynamic vision of its...
How the Corona pandemic reveals your true Company Culture
Over the last 1,5 year our world has been heavily impacted in many ways by the Covid-19 pandemic. Many things that we took for granted and that are just part of the usual way we do things were all of a sudden not so obvious anymore. For Companies, this disruptive event has put enormous challenges on the table. The Covid-19 pandemic has for...