Insights

Together with knowledge partner NNOFCARE, Antwerp Management School gains insight into the impact that the office environment can have on the productivity and well-being of the employee. As part of this, an overview was made of the scientific literature on the subject, and an online survey was launched in the autumn of 2018 among more than 1.000 Belgian employees. This white paper reports on three cases from different sectors: consultancy (Deloitte), government (Flemish Community) and financial sector (KBC). In Dutch.

Many of us have been working from home in an effort to slow down the coronavirus and ensure business continuity. At the same time, we've been taking care of our family, distracted by news updates, worried about the future, checking our smartphone 100 times a day. And at the end of the day, we've been tired, but not always satisfied. Because hey, did our work make sense today? Was what we did adequate?

Gabriel García Márquez has already showed us how to keep love in times of cholera, but how can leaders help their employees stay mentally healthy and productive in times of corona?

As extraordinary as our situation has been, in essence it's been about motivation. How do you keep your employees motivated in a context that is volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous?

Science offers the answer. Decades of research in psychology show that you need to fulfill three fundamental psychological needs to achieve autonomous motivation and psychological well-being (Self-Determination Theory; Deci & Ryan, 2000). In other words, you need three elements (the "ABC needs") to create well-being and productivity.

Let's take a closer look at these three elements.

Briefing nr. 10. On 20 February 2020, AMS, together with some 200 professionals from business, government and civil society, celebrated the biennial anniversary of the chair 'Sustainable Transformation'. In this short reflection Prof. Dr. Wayne Visser summarizes the key takeaways of this event.

We want to feel safe in this brave (and scary) new world we’re creating of machines, robots and artificial intelligence. Technological & political trends will definitely influence our profession. This new world will call for new jobs with new skillsets that address the future challenges ahead. Not only the role of CEO and CFO will change due to tech dominance in business also the role of the security officers and risk and security leaders will change. Zukin et all (2018) state “A broader skillset, including communication, change management, and leadership, is required in order to respond quickly and collaboratively to evolving cyber threats” (1)

If you recognise the four must haves from our podcasts and apply them in practice, it becomes clear that HR consultancy is an honourable profession with a great deal of added value for the customer and the business, and also a profession with lot's of passion and satisfaction.

Flexible work is a broad term. You are not bound to fixed hours or to the same location, ideally the work environment supports you in this. In this blog we describe what is meant by flexible work: what are possible benefits? How can we introduce or expand the policy on flexible work in our organization? At the end of this blog you can do the test with the flexible work scan: how does your organization score on flexible working? Get personalized advice based on your answers!

With this podcast, consisting of 4 episodes, we pay tribute to sustainable HR consulting. Each time, 1 'must have' will take center stage. Our goal? To inspire students, professionals and clients and provide insights that will help them build sustainable partnership relationships.
If you acknowledge the four must haves from our podcasts and apply them in practice, it becomes clear that HR consultancy is an honorable métier with a lot of added value for the client and the business and also a métier in which you can work with a lot of HR passion and satisfaction.
Central question: when and why does HR consulting work in practice? What makes HR consultancy an honorable profession?
This is episode 1 of the series 'Ode aan de HR consultant'.
This podcast is in Dutch.

With this podcast, consisting of 4 episodes, we pay tribute to sustainable HR consulting. Each time, 1 'must have' will take center stage. Our goal? To inspire students, professionals and clients and provide insights that will help them build sustainable partnership relationships.
If you acknowledge the four must haves from our podcasts and apply them in practice, it becomes clear that HR consultancy is an honorable métier with a lot of added value for the client and the business and also a métier in which you can work with a lot of HR passion and satisfaction.
Central question: when and why does HR consulting work in practice? What makes HR consultancy an honorable profession?
This is episode 2 of the series 'Ode aan de HR consultant'.
This podcast is in Dutch.

With this podcast, consisting of 4 episodes, we pay tribute to sustainable HR consulting. Each time, 1 'must have' will take center stage. Our goal? To inspire students, professionals and clients and provide insights that will help them build sustainable partnership relationships.
If you acknowledge the four must haves from our podcasts and apply them in practice, it becomes clear that HR consultancy is an honorable métier with a lot of added value for the client and the business and also a métier in which you can work with a lot of HR passion and satisfaction.
Central question: when and why does HR consulting work in practice? And what makes HR consultancy an honorable profession?
This is episode 3 of the series 'Ode aan de HR consultant'.
This podcast is in Dutch.