Strategy, policy and management

Guiver Freeman advises entrepreneurs, boards of directors and the management of large and small businesses, societies, foundations and institutions in Holland and abroad. Our clients are found in trade and industry, healthcare, education and the government. Guiver Freeman is particularly specialised in change management in professional organisations. Margriet Guiver-Freeman is accredited by the Institute for Independent Business as a general business advisor for medium and small independent businesses.

General management consultancy involves, for instance:

• an analysis of the present state of affairs in the organisation
• providing support and advice in the area of general business management
• providing support during the development of a new organisation or a new part of the
   organisation
• the setup, the planning and the realisation of the company's strategy and/or the
   effectiveness and efficiency of the general management and the more specific work
   processes
• policy development in general
• the internal and inter-personal communications, the company culture and the style and
   quality of leadership
• mergers, takeovers and the associated ‘social due diligence’
• Investors in People
• office automation
• knowledge management
• cost savings
• quality management
• social relationships and socially responsible business management
• management development
• employee surveys
• employee participation and the relationship between employer and works council and
   between employer and employees
• professionalism
• reorganisations
• the streamlining of office management and other business processes
• team building
• self-steering

In addition to this issues arise such as the analysis and, if desired, improvement of the employment conditions, the employment relationships, company forms and systems, company takeovers, compliance, mediation and conflict management, secondment, diversity and inclusion, privacy legislation.

Coaching, mentoring or a more specifically aimed individual guidance of entrepreneurs, managers and senior supervisors is certainly possible.

Examples of general management consultancy assignments successfully completed by us:

Client: International consultancy organisation
Role of Guiver Freeman: Advisor/process manager
Result: Strategy of the directors made clear and developed into objectives and action plans for the various parts of the company; guided the implementation

Client: International sales organisation
Role of Guiver Freeman: Advisor/trainer
Result: Training programs for (various levels of) commercial functions designed and developed with partners in various countries; in some countries these training programs were carried out by Guiver Freeman

Client: Production organisation
Role of Guiver Freeman: Project leader/advisor Diversity
Result: Evaluated the situation in the organisation, recommendations made regarding recruitment and guidance towards a more diverse personnel

Clients: Various British and American companies
Role of Guiver Freeman: Advisor
Result: Mother organisations given more knowledge of Dutch employment law, better management of (the employees of) their Dutch daughter companies

Clients: Various
Role of Guiver Freeman: Implementation manager
Result: Supporting systems evaluated, introduced, calibrated and implemented for the solution of existing bottlenecks. Among these were personnel information systems, recruitment and selection systems, office automation, quality control systems

Client: Institution in the health sector
Role of Guiver Freeman: Analyst/Advisor
Result: Evaluation of the social situation of the organisation, which was in a crisis, recommendations made regarding necessary changes and guidance during the implementation of these changes

Strategic management via Competency management
Competency management is a way of working, aimed at achieving results, namely the achieving of the company's goals via the effective functioning of the employees. This means that the company needs to define the organisation's mission and translate its goals into exactly what knowledge, capabilities and behavioural patterns you expect your employees to possess.

Competency management defines the relationship between the goals of the organisation and the criteria that the employees have to satisfy in order to achieve those goals. This brings clarity into the organisation, makes a uniform way of working easier, supports the correct deployment and development of the people and makes it clear that all HR instruments are connected to one another. Competency management helps the employer to demonstrably better deploy his employees, motivate them and bind them to him.

Guiver Freeman has evaluated and implemented this in a number of organisations, from very large to small, with a high return for the businesses concerned and above all in a manner that got the employees involved in a healthy way and strengthened their loyalty to the organisations. All of the policies and instruments used in the organisation are geared to one another. The binding factor for this are uniform and properly usable competency profiles. These can be developed by Guiver Freeman. If required, Guiver Freeman can implement measuring instruments for the selection and evaluation of employees and therefore actually form a connection between the competencies and the performance of the employees.

Income management using 'Keuzeplein' salary and benefits
With the employment market becoming steadily smaller, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find good employees and in particular to tie them to the company. During the negotiations of new cao's (collective employment agreements), but also from various studies it has become obvious that employees find flexible remuneration increasingly attractive. Guiver Freeman can offer, together with a partner, affordable possibilities, whether the employer is bound to a cao or not.

Also the owner of a small business can now offer his employees the possibility of making their own choices in their salary and benefits package. The Guiver Freeman 'Keuzeplein' offers all the flexibility that is possible within the boundaries of firstly the taxman, then the cao (if applicable) and finally the employer. In this way each employer can respond to the personal situation and wishes of his employees.
The 'Keuzeplein' offers the employee a good insight into his personal salary and benefits package. The employee chooses the salary payment method which suits him best. We call this Income management!

Guiver Freeman supports the company during the implementation by analising the salary policy and all benefits and by defining your own 'regulations' (a mandatory requirement from the taxman). Our technical partner then takes care of the whole technical (software) part. After this it is the Guiver Freeman advisor who guides the introduction of the system to the employees and assists them in making their first selections.
How does it work? Ask for a demonstration!