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UNLEASH 2025 - AI in HR

Observations by Wendy van Ierschot & Analysis of the HR Tech Market Insights 2025 Survey

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Companies, appoint a court jester: 'I sometimes hear more than the confidant'

As a professional court jester - "profnar" - Juri Hoedemakers holds up a mirror to executives. He goes in search of blind spots within organizations and tells management the truth in no uncertain terms. 'My approach is light-hearted, but effective.'

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This founder sold his scaleup for 300 million to Visma: 'Right cultural fit'

How do you safeguard the culture in a growth company? For Joris Van Der Gucht, co-founder of accountancy platform Silverfin, that was top priority during its meteoric expansion and acquisition by software giant Visma. "Humor helps.

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Creating corporate culture? It can be done in 4 steps: 'Behavior weighs as much as results'

Startups can distinguish themselves from large companies by having a unique culture, but how do you establish it? Vlerick professor Veroniek Collewaert explains her four-step model in the Work Professor podcast.

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The paradox of performing: why giving 110% is counterproductive

'Giving it your all' seems to be the norm in business. But what if maximum effort is actually counterproductive? Cees van der Zwan, expert in team energy, reveals a surprising truth in the Work Professor podcast: optimizing energy gets teams much further.

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'Fear of failure has always been my greatest friend'

Kristel Groenenboom took over her father's family business at the age of 23. As director of Container Service C. Groenenboom, she was elected Businesswoman of the Year and grew to become an advocate for women in engineering. 'It starts already in schools. A teacher is more likely to give a science subject to a boy.'

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'I really do begrudge Elon Musk other friends'

Where Elon Musk is known for his drive for control, Johannes Duijzer of Sunrock believes in listening and building a culture of trust. But that doesn't mean you have to be liked as a leader either, he explains in the podcast The Work Professor. "Comfort does not go hand-in-hand with real change.

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This HR expert isn't against hybrid working: 'But we've gotten bogged down in it'

Hybrid working has done wonders for efficiency and work-life balance, but it does not have only benefits. Employees' individual freedom should not come at the expense of team growth and connectedness, warns organizational psychologist Kilian Wawoe in podcast The Work Professor.

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Merijn Everaarts: 'I come from the hospitality industry, 15-hour days were not foreign to me'

Dopper founder Merijn Everaarts looks back on a turbulent period in his career. He got burned out by his own micromanagement, an experience that led him to new insights. In the podcast The Work Professor, he shares his lessons on entrepreneurship and mental well-being.

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'People are perfectly capable of judging for themselves which meeting they should and should not be at'

Four-day work weeks, officeless companies and self-managing teams. Entrepreneur Daan Dohmen has experience with it at his companies. In the latest episode of The Work Professor, he shares his lessons.

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Team development is an ongoing process and not a quick fix

How do subtle changes have a big impact on team performance and well-being? This question is answered in the latest episode of the Work Professor podcast by Annita Euwijk, former director of the year at USG and now an experienced executive team coach. With her wealth of experience in team development, Annita dives deep into the crucial aspects of team dynamics.

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Leaders who ignore their emotions often make worse decisions

How do you stay fresh and fruity as an entrepreneur without letting your emotions drag you in all directions? That's what Monique Schuurmans talks about in the latest episode of podcast The Work Professor. She wrote the book 'Real entrepreneurs (don't) cry'.

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Leaders who ignore their emotions often make worse decisions

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Discover the hidden world of burnout: facts, myths and solutions

In this podcast, Wilmar Schaufeli (author of "The Burnout Bubble") takes a fresh look at burnout by presenting it as a broad spectrum, from mild symptoms to severe failure. He addresses the common misconception that all forms of burnout are the same and about our ability to recover.

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Marco van Gelder on gains to be made from the workplace of the future

Our guest, Marco van Gelder, an expert in workplace innovation affiliated with Tilburg University and working at Veldhoen & Company, shares insights from his research on the optimal integration of technology in the workplace.