Personnel and organisation

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 HR and change management in professional organisations.

Assignments may be investigation and analysis, development of policies or procedures, or implementation of activities with regard to the following matters:

• the efficiency and effectiveness of the HR department
• strategic HRM
• the development and guiding of the HR processes and procedures
• the integration of the HR policies in the general policy of the organisation
• the quality of the general management
• employment and organisation psychology
• working conditions
• individual and collective employment agreements
• labour law in general
• working hours and rosters
• employment relations
• salary and (flexible) benefits
• assessment and development centres
• time management, stress and the work-home balance
• employee retention, prevention of attrition
• evaluation/review systems
• individual or collective redundancy
• inter-personal communication, conflict management and mediation
• competency management
• culture management and culture change
• secondment
• diversity and inclusion
• job or role analysis and evaluation
• performance management
• social due diligence
• Investors in People
• the quality of the personnel and salary administration
• personal data and the personnel files
• career management
• management development
• employee (satisfaction) survey
• the relationship with the works council, the council for employee participation or the employee
  representation
• training
• organisation culture
• organisation development and organisation structure
• pension
• people management
• personnel development
• personality questionnaires and psychological tests
• reorganisations and social plan
• talent management
• team building
• absence management
• recruitment and selection
• self-steering

Coaching, mentoring or a more specifically aimed individual guidance of HR or personnel functionaries is certainly possible.

Examples of HR consultancy assignments successfully completed by us

Client: Production organisation
Role of Guiver Freeman: Advisor/project leader
Result: Absenteeism through sickness greatly reduced by (through training and guidance) improved performance of managers

Client: Production organisation
Role of Guiver Freeman: Project leader/advisor Diversity
Result: Investigation carried out of the situation within the organisation, recommendations made regarding recruitment and guidance towards a more diverse number of employees

Client: Employment institution
Role of Guiver Freeman: Advisor
Result: More professional HR policy and instruments, in particular qualitatively better utilised

Clients: Various
Role of Guiver Freeman: Interim HR management, often followed by some coaching
Result: HR department professionalised, clarity w.r.t. what the department can/cannot deliver, appropriate flexibility, employees more self-knowledge and better trained

Clients: Various
Role of Guiver Freeman: Interim HR management or project manager
Result: Competency management introduced and related culture change achieved, in most cases from re-active to pro-active

Clients: Individual employees of a company
Role of Guiver Freeman: Career/training consultant
Result: Individual training programs aimed at (improved) career possibilities or wishes of the persons concerned

Clients: Various
Role of Guiver Freeman: Advisor/project leader
Result: Clear function/competency profiles for employees, workable system of performance management, improved management