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From annual employee survey to continuous listening
A maturity model in four phases. Find out where you stand and take the next step: from the annual report to continuous listening.
11 pages · With self-assessment and 90-day plan
Absenteeism towards 2030
What the Dutch absence figures really say, five risks towards 2030 and a plan for the first 90 days.
13 pages · With 90-day plan
Sleep as a performance factor
What workload, availability and rosters do to sleep, and how to organise sleep-friendly work.
16 pages · With ten rostering rules
Tired of change
Why buy-in wears thin with every new change, what research says about trust and having a say, and how to win it back.
14 pages · With two worksheets
Who is in charge of AI?
How AI is already used at work, which rules apply now and seven things HR should arrange now.
16 pages · With quick scan and checklist
Resistance isn’t where you think
Why the biggest gap often lies between middle and senior management, and what really helps the middle.
14 pages · With worksheet and baseline
Menopause at work
What menopause does to work, what works according to the Dutch NVAB guideline and how to make it easier to talk about.
15 pages · With policy template
Ambition, part-time
How to combine ambition with fewer hours: the figures, four design principles, team agreements and a conversation guide.
13 pages · With conversation guide
Which way of listening fits your question?
Which way of listening fits which HR question, from broad surveys and pulse surveys to 360-degree feedback and culture research.
21 pages · With decision tree and listening plan
Two jobs, one schedule
What caring for a loved one alongside your job does to you, what helps and how your organisation can make it easier to talk about.
12 pages · With conversation card
How to get leadership, the works council, privacy and IT on board
How to get leadership, the works council, privacy, IT and the shop floor behind your proposal for better employee research.
15 pages · With memo to leadership
Your new boss is 34
What it does to you when your manager is younger, whether you are 41 or 56, and what it asks of you both.
14 pages · With reflection and conversation card
Counting on people
How HR and finance choose together where to invest, with one language, one matrix and one calculation.
18 pages · With business case worksheet
Strategic workforce planning in a tight market
How to look three to five years ahead with senior management, and close the shortage before it arises.
16 pages · With workforce balance worksheet
Turnover prevention toolkit
See what keeps people, where the risk of leaving lies and how to start the conversation in time. With self-assessment and 90-day plan.
13 pages · Toolkit with calculation sheet · In Dutch
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