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What is happening in the boardroom? (Part 1)
1. Bob’s resignation Nobody had seen it coming. Bob resigned. He had his speech carefully written out, but halfway it became too much for him. Crying he left the boardroom. 2. The ‘shadow’ Executive...
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7 conditions that help to be innovative in HR
This week I was talking to a young HR entrepreneur, looking for some venture capital. One of his questions was: what does it take to be innovative in HR in an organization? During the conversation we...
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8 simple steps to define a sound HR strategy
Many HR teams find it difficult to define an HR strategy for their organization, team or department. Here are eight simple steps. Summarize the strategy of your organization. Talk to your boss and...
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3 very common mistakes HR makes
This time I want to cover three mistakes that are regularly made by HR. Avoiding tackling the most burning issues Strategy is more about today than about the future. What are the most burning business...
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5 questions about the need for neatness
At home we have a new cleaning lady. She is excellent. In the bathroom she also cleans the inside of the bathroom cabinet. It has been a long time since this has been thoroughly cleaned. In the...
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10 ways internal communications is changing
Several times I have been involved with the internal magazines in the companies I worked in. The pattern was most of the time something like this. The new CEO or new Division manager read the results...
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9 tips for all service providers, and for Ziggo in particular
My parents (in their eighties) live in a small village in the east of the Netherlands. Already for years they have the fastest internet in my family. With their fiberglass connection they can send...
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5 signs you are ready to work leaderless
In most discussions about change and successful change projects there is one thing totally clear: commitment from the top is vital. If the CEO and the leadership team are not driving and supporting...
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10 before 10: The power of routine
A friend told me the story about the power of routine in the sales department of a successful company. In the sales department the credo was: 10 before 10. This meant you had to do 10 cold calls...
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3 reasons to stop counting heads
Several times people have said to me: it is remarkable what you have accomplished with such a small team. Sometimes this means: why did you keep your team so small, you should have done a lot more,...
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The Future of HR, part 18: Creating the Fontainebleau forest in spring…
Our company is getting bigger. To realize our ambitious goals we need clear focus in the strategy, more transparency and an effective structure. The language used around this, is often dominated by...
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The Future of HR, part 21: The Organization as a Big City
One of my favorite magazines is Monocle. Each year they publish the ‘Monocle’s most livable cities index‘. Cities are rated on elements like safety/crime, international connectivity, the climate, the...
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The Future of HR, Part 22: 10 ways HR can help to improve (global) collaboration
In our organization, and in many other organizations, an important question is: how can we improve collaboration? Collaboration at all levels in the organization. Globally, regionally, in countries,...
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The Future of HR, Part 23: Can we get rid of Org Charts?
When I entered one of the former organizations, I asked for the organizational charts, to help me to find my way. It turned out org charts were implicitly forbidden. Creating clarity on paper would...
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Global Collaboration, part 7: Am I ready for the Flat Army?
During my holidays I also read The Flat Army, by Dan Pontefract. A book that is both very stimulating and somewhat depressing. Stimulating because it contains a lot of relevant thoughts and concepts,...
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