Cantaloupe Interim Management is fortunate to have the opportunity to collaborate successfully and in an enriching way on an interpersonal level with an extensive network of experienced HR Interim Managers. “Cantaloupe Informs!” reflects this collaboration: in addition to our own news items, you can also read the contributions of our freelance HR experts. Their topics not only deal with specific HR issues, but also with current societal developments.
Is een HR Freelance Matchmaker de prijs waard? – Marc Plancke
03 September 2024Companies have numerous options for finding a suitable HR Freelancer. For a significant part of the HR Freelance assignments to be filled, they turn to HR Freelance Matchmakers. To maintain this position, Matchmakers must continue to deliver the necessary quality through which they demonstrate that their added value justifies the commission charged. In this article, you will read what Clients (usually HR Managers/HR Directors) and HR Freelancers consider important in the services of an HR Freelance Matchmaker.
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De persoonlijkheidskenmerken van een succesvolle HR Freelancer – Marc Plancke
03 September 2024Personality traits play an important role in whether or not you are successful as an HR Freelancer. This article discusses the personality traits that form a good basis for building an engaging career as a freelancer. In addition, the successful completion of an assignment depends significantly on the compatibility of the HR Freelancer’s personality with that of the hiring manager, a number of internal employees as well as the cultural fit. This estimation is sometimes less obvious and the HR Freelance Matchmaker can provide clear added value here.
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De heksenjacht op toxische leiders – Philippe Bailleur
30 August 2024The current witch hunt for toxic leaders will not really help us in building living organisations with employees as a fluid network of sensors with a mandate to act within a clear framework. In his article, Philippe Bailleur describes what happens in organisations that keep all levers at the top, with a high likelihood of toxic leadership for that very reason. He formulates six dimensions that need to be tackled simultaneously to achieve decisive change.
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People Managers: fill the Oxygen tanks – Kristel Van Loon
29 February 2024According to the 2023 report of Gallup, 70% of employee and team engagement is attributable to the effectiveness of people managers. Kristel Van Loon raises in “People Managers: fill the Oxygen tanks” the question what HR can do to create a supportive environment that allows people managers to flourish. Kristel advocates providing people managers with extra oxygen above all in order to grow in their role. The oxygen tanks for people managers can be filled by an honest and holistic reflection that zooms in on 3 levels, namely “the people managers role”, “systems and procedures” and “organization culture”.
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How to make an impactful HR Business Partner Plan? Aligning your management team on HR Strategies & Plans in support of business goals. – Ludo Dero
26 February 2024Creating a “formal” HR plan aligned with business strategies and objectives will support the HR Business Partner to “contract” with business leaders and build a trustful relationship with them. In “How to make an impactful HR Business Partner Plan?”, Ludo Dero recommends a process outline for creating such a plan that will align your management team on HR Strategies & Plans in support of business goals. Supported by a simple, pragmatic, value-proven template to complete, he reviews and reflects on the process steps that are essential for building an impactful HR Business Partner Plan.
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