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How to prepare leadership roles in the upcoming digital age?

To be future-proof and fill this gap, companies have to invest in their talent management and succession planning processes. To achieve this, companies need a well-defined talent strategy for the digital age and business leaders need to take action when it comes to reskilling the workforce. Talent management should become an integral part of a company’s culture and should be advocated on every level of the organization. Here's a 5 step model to build a supportive culture around talent management (from  Bradford Bell, Associate Professor of HR Studies at Cornell ILR University) 1. (Re-)Define Talent Given the current and upcoming evolutions of the Industry 4.0, companies will need new types of leaders.The digital skills gap is defined by a combination of specific hard and soft skills. To overcome this gap, companies need to redefine their ideas of talent. Client centricity, emotional intelligence, willingness to change the ‘status quo’, the ability to carry out p...

How to become an Exceptional coach?

As a coach, you have the experience, perspective, and (perhaps most importantly) the objectivity required to recognize, highlight, explore, and throw a life-line to the opportunities for success. You can help override negative thinking, fear, immobilization, and other limiting emotions that get in the way of people making changes they really want in their lives. Exceptional coaches hold the space for possibilities. Holding the space for possibilities means: Helping people figure out even small steps that move them forward and toward their unique and self-determined definitions of success. Small victories generate confidence - in one’s self and in the fact that change is actually possible. Reminding people of their intentions. Even the best goals and action plans can be obscured by the blur of day-to-day priorities and challenges that pile up on employees. It’s easy to become overwhelmed and let the ‘urgent’ overtake the ‘important’. But a coach can gently jog someon...

How to train your mental resilience?

I was looking for  inspiration how to find ways to build your personal resilience . I found some very interesting information on the website of Elke Geeraerts. Elke Geeraerts wrote a book on mental capital and she also give keynote speaches.  She offers an eye-opener that makes it clear that investing in resilience leads to greater productivity and happiness.  Elke refers in het book 'better minds" to our human strenghts.  She shows how we can better our minds, and how this helps us increase our own mental capital and that of our employees. Elke Geraerts sets out the most important components of mental resilience. People, in contrast to computers, are able to persevere and to find their own way, against all the odds and against all opposition. Our ability to reprogramme is the basis for achieving more with your mental capital. A second uniquely human quality is our ability to resist, to oppose. Not just an occupying power or an unethical business owner, b...

How to change your organisation: Yin or Yang?

Economy and society are going through a robust transition. Companies and organisations are a crucial factor in this, with a tremendous impact and creative power. If we really want to make a difference, then we must dare to grow into new ways of working and living together. Towards companies and organisations that grow successfully in a way that is beneficial for every individual and for the whole of society. This is the path that the Organisation Of The Future wants to follow. Interesting thoughts? What do you think about this topic...? This morning I was reading an article in the magazine: Psychologies. I was triggered by the questions on how to create a more creative balance in your company.  Advice for women(and for men). Women should be more conected and supportive, especially with each other. We should relate more to each other and ask ourselves questions. "how can we resolve this problem", for instance. "What do we need"  etc. The specific answers...

Ook postbode is nu officieel knelpuntberoep

De krapte op de arbeidsmarkt is vorig jaar enkel maar toegenomen. Dat blijkt ook uit de knelpuntberoepenlijst die de Vlaamse arbeidsbemiddelingsdienst VDAB dinsdag heeft vrijgegeven. Nieuw op de lijst: postbode. Werkgevers hebben de grootste moeite om personeel te vinden voor openstaande vacatures. Bijna nergens elders in Europa raken vacatures moeilijker ingevuld. Vooral technisch personeel is moeilijk te vinden.  'De zoektocht naar technisch personeel wordt ronduit problematisch', aldus de VDAB. De top tien van beroepen waar werkgevers de meeste moeite mee hebben om geschikt personeel te vinden, bestaat dan ook overwegend uit technische profielen, zoals onderhoudstechnici en allerlei beroepen in de bouw.  Met stip bovenaan: werfleider. Ook verpleegkundigen staan in de top tien van moeilijk in te vullen vacatures, net als ICT-ontwikkelaars en bestuurder trekker-oplegger. Onder meer postbode, stukadoor en verzekeringsadviseur zijn dit jaar nieuw op de knelpuntbe...

Workify: not your average jobevent - 23 november 2018

How To Be Coachable And Why It Matters

Most organizations agree that coaching is important, but they do virtually nothing to make employees more receptive to coaching. Moreover, misperceptions about how someone will respond to coaching shuts down a lot of valuable conversations before they’ve even begun. People working in these companies pay a high price. Many develop blind spots, not realizing the seriousness of an underlying performance issue. Keeping up a personal practice of being coachable allows you to stay in touch with your impact on others. What does it mean to be coachable? A person who is coachable not only responds well when given feedback, they ask for feedback. They view the input from others as a valuable tool in their development. They also are willing to take actions and make personal changes based on the feedback. Becoming more coachable Here are our specific suggestions for conveying to others your receptiveness to coaching and to practice being more coachable. 1. Ask for feedback. ...

nieuwe visie op ziek zijn?

Zegt Maggie De Block straks hoelang de huisarts je ziekteverlof mag geven? Een lichte depressie: twee weken thuis? Een hartinfarct: maximaal zestig dagen? Minister De Block werkt aan richtlijnen die bepalen hoelang arbeidsongeschiktheid voor acht aandoeningen, onder meer borstkanker en burn-out, mag duren. Ze zijn bedoeld als hulpmiddel voor artsen, benadrukt De Block, niet als verplichting. Toch klinkt er kritiek. Franse dokters gebruiken al jaren aanbevolen termijnen als ze een attest voor arbeidsongeschiktheid schrijven. En ook bij ons is voor elke ziekte een aparte richtlijn op komst. Die zal ­bestaan uit een tabel met aanbevolen termijnen die ­variëren naargelang de leeftijd van de patiënt, de aard van zijn beroep, en eventuele bijkomende gezondheids­problemen. Niet om te besparen Volgens De Block gaat het in eerste ­instantie niet om een besparingsmaatregel. De nieuwe richtlijnen zijn ­volgens haar vooral ‘een hulpmiddel’. ‘Huisartsen kunnen niet v...

Iedereen headhunter?!

D ankzij een nieuw en innovatief initiatief van selectie- en uitzendbedrijf Accent kan iedereen headhunter worden. Je verdient tussen de 60 en 1.500 euro als jij iemand aandraagt voor een jobadvertentie die uiteindelijk wordt aangenomen. En jawel: je kunt ook jezelf suggereren en het betreffende bedrag opstrijken.  Drie soorten referral Cruciaal in het systeem is het doorsturen van een link met een bepaalde code vanuit SWOP. “We hebben hierbij drie verschillende vormen van referral recruitment afgedekt”, omschrijft Van Nieuwenhuyze. “Enerzijds is er de zogenaamde interne referral of  bring a friend . Hierbij word je betaald als je bekenden aan een bepaalde job helpt”, klinkt het. “Maar wij voorzien nog twee andere vormen. Er is de externe referral, waarbij je wordt betaald wanneer een onbekende dankzij jou, gewoon door de jobadvertentie zelf ergens te delen, een jobvoorstel accepteert.” Daarenboven biedt Accent ook ruimte voor een derde vorm: de autoreferral. “...

Get your business in shape: 6 useful tips for success!

6 Helpful Tips to Get Your Business in Shape Ever feel like you take too long to do something that should be simple? Or feel like your business’s processes just have way too many steps? Don’t worry — help is here. Here are six ways to up your efficiency: Develop a Routine You need organized processes for delivering your product or service. Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to ensure quality, timeliness and achieve customer satisfaction Plan Fully outline each process, detailing out the steps, and you’ll often find places to cut out the excess. Review Get input from both your internal team and trusted external partners to make sure you have offered different perspectives. Test Have someone test the procedures by performing each step. Revise and clarify any steps that cause confusion until you finalize your SOP. Share Your Information Your employees need access to do their job. Secure access to information, documents and other fi...