Based on a joint management expertise acquired through + 50 years of field experience, and in consultation with a number of Flemish business managers, Geert Serneels and Marc Vande Gucht have bundled their insights about mental wellbeing in the workplace in a recently published book: “Collega in hoofd en hart”. In his article, Marc discusses 9 suggestions for managers that can have a significant positive effect on the general wellbeing in the organisation.

Corporate restructuring is a particularly complex and intense process. It is a delicate balancing act in which the agendas and aspirations of the various parties involved deserve the right attention. Based on her extensive experience in managing corporate restructuring, An Lavrysen gives us a clear description of a number of crucial elements in the restructuring process as well as the added value that an external HR specialist can provide.

The optimal development and deployment of human capital is essential to all companies or organizations and is for HR the domain par excellence for delivering added value. In “What if…HR was a chess game”, Dirk Deconninck shows us how the chess game can be a source of inspiration for a well thought-out Human Capital Management.

The COVID pandemic has accelerated the need for a different type of leadership that is effective when disorder and uncertainty are the norm.  This ever-changing environment increases the demand on leaders to be grounded and catered from within, independent of an ambiguous, chaotic environment. Ann van de Perre emphasizes this growing need for authentic leadership where purpose is at the core.