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𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿: 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱? 🤯 "Circle back from the holidays" week is officially here 😭. Many of us are already busy swimming against the flood - sometimes literally, given the Dutch weather 🌧️ - of catch-up emails or meetings. But which is worse? It was a close split when we asked you in our last Tuesday Dilemma poll, with 𝟱𝟲% of you preferring to take the email overload. (Though ironically yes, many of these endless meetings probably could've been an email 😅). 💡 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 💡 We've all experienced the productivity hit from these issues, but the wider stats are sobering 👇 📧 European employees on average spend 𝟮.𝟱 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 on emails - 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝟭/𝟯 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗱𝗮𝘆 gone! ⏳ Every email distraction then costs 𝟮𝟯 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 (McKinsey, UC Irvine). 🗓 Overly frequent, unstructured meetings hit job satisfaction hard, as they can leave employees feeling disconnected from meaningful work and out of control with their time (Microsoft). Translate those lost minutes into billable hours, or the long-term impact on employee engagement and retention. You'll see how the opportunity cost of excessive emails or meetings stacks up quickly for your organisation. 💰 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀? Make comms 𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲, and focus on 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 🔕 • 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: Save emails for when heavy context or a paper trail is needed. Use IM for quick questions or updates. Fewer CCs and clearer messaging = less back-and-forth. • 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿: Prioritise doing less, 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳. There's only 4 real reasons to have a meeting: to solve a problem, make a decision, co-create/share knowledge, or build relationships. No clear purpose? Skip it. When meetings do happen, have clear agendas, limit attendees, and respect timings. • 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲: Working in P&C basically means being the company juggler 🤹. We're constantly asked to solve others' problems, meaning we also need to keep shifting focus from our own tasks. But focus time = the magic zone for meaningful work, so protect this where you can. Implement "No Meeting Fridays", block quiet hours in your diary (while muting notifications during this time), and make clear that headphones on = "Do Not Disturb".    And remember, everyone has different communication preferences. Tailor your approach to fit your team’s preferences, for maximum impact. 💬 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴/𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱? #peopleandculture #HRtips #Tuesdaytips #workcomms  

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱? 💡 Yourself. Not just the organisation, teams or employees depending on you, but the most important part of the equation - 𝗬𝗢𝗨. 👊 That's our fresh perspective for the next 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁-𝘂𝗽, hosted by our Founding Partner Sanne Creusen. It's our 7th (!!) edition, so you know it's going to be special. 😉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲? HR professionals sometimes live a double life. 🕵️ We shout about how thriving employees = more engaged, innovative and high-performing organisations. And work hard and strategically to create the right environment to nurture them. And yet, we're notoriously bad at applying this knowledge to ourselves, and putting on our own oxygen masks first. Let's say a big 'doei' to that in 2025. 👋 When employees thrive, they don’t just do their jobs; they bring their best. And that should absolutely include you! The best way to inspire others is to set the example: become the change you want to see in your organisation. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁? Thriving doesn't just happen by chance. You’ll leave with fresh insights and actionable tips to kickstart a thriving new year, as we: ✔️ Explore 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 to boost your energy, focus and efficiency ✔️ Learn the 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱, both personally and professionally ✔️ Discuss how we can apply these at organisational level, and 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 as well! ✔️ Learn with and from a 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗥 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀, who've been in your shoes All with a focus on fun interactive learning, and plenty of mingling over food and drinks. 😋 𝗪𝗵𝗼'𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿? HR business partners, People Leaders, team managers...or anyone else in a people managerial role! 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿? ⚡ Thriving starts with self-awareness: helping discover your strengths, motivations, and what truly makes you tick. Let's welcome the new year by taking a moment to pause, reflect and gain clarity on what 𝘺𝘰𝘶 need to prioritise to be your best - so that you can help others do the same. 💪 Only 27 spots available! 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗗 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 🦅🎟️ https://lnkd.in/eYMiwPnq #peopleandculture #HRevent #thriving

𝗛𝗥 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻: How to empower employees with the TOOLS for SUCCESS in 2025 💪💡 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝗻𝗱: 👇 (We've got some exciting new business focuses for our 2025...but motivational new year's messages probably won't be one of them 😅) #peopleandculture #justforfun

Oxford Dictionary's word of 2024 was "brain rot" 🧠. Here's why we think ours was "𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺"...👇 (𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦'𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘵 😅). Happy new year - eve or day, depending on where you are in the world! 🎉 Looking forward to more irresistible adventures in 2025 with this kick-ass team. #peopleandculture #startupstories #dreamteam  

A good new years resolution? Get out there and learn with and from the community! 𝗡𝗘𝗪: People & Culture IMPACT sessions 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: 27th Feb - Amsterdam - Personio office Created because we had so much fun during the IMPACT awards, but we wanted to learn more. What did these winners and nominees actually do? How can I do something similar? Join us for a fun afternoon with roundtable sessions. We’ll dive into the following topics: 1. Leadership 2. Culture & Engagement 3. Talent Acquisition 4. Learning & Development 5. Benefits & Ways of Working 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: ✨ Learn new and best practices from top organisations. 💡 Discuss practical ideas with like-minded HR professionals. 🤝 Collaborate on solutions you can take straight back to your team. Interested in attending? RSVP now 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBbmwjbP Koen Stam Tara Mae de Vries 7people ✨ #peopleandculture #events

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 '𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗲' 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗥 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲? 💡 Wanting to invest more in your learning & development in 2025? Great goal! And if you're specifically looking to upgrade your HR expertise in an efficient and fun way...we've just wrapped Season 1 of our podcast "Have You Got 5 Minutes?". We reckon it's the perfect crash course for new P&C professionals, people managers...or anyone else looking to jumpstart or refresh their HR knowledge. 𝗪𝗵𝘆? 🎧 We dive into the funny, weird and 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 everyday challenges we encounter as HR professionals, with practical insights and relatable advice. 🎧 L&D doesn’t need hours of study or pricey online courses. Our episodes are like catching up with some HR nerds who've done all the work for you, and love to share their wisdom over a laugh...totally free. 🎧 Our senior P&C consultant Paul has seen it all, while rising star Florentine loves asking the hard questions you've always wondered about. With some amazing guests along the way...you'll hear a great range of perspectives, making the topics accessible for all levels. 🎧 OK so you need a little longer than 5 minutes per episode...but that makes them the perfect background companion to your commute, chores or morning coffee to upgrade your knowledge as you go. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘂... 🍷 𝟭. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 How to handle when "work hard, play hard" becomes just "work harder" for HR. 💸 𝟮. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Demystifying pay transparency and compensation philosophies—should salary tie to performance? 🌱 𝟯. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 How to craft your dream career, and balance manager vs personal responsibility for your development? 🗣️ 𝟰. 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 & 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 Making constructive feedback less awkward and more effective for everyone. 🏳️🌈 𝟱. 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 (feat. Ard-Jan Schinkelshoek) Is 'belonging' the most important 'DEI acronym' of all? 💪 𝟲. 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 (feat. Emma White) How to embed boundaries and psychological safety at work to rethink the meaning of 'resilience'. 🔧 𝟳. 𝗥𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 Mitigate the turmoil by understanding the causes, prevention tips and aftercare musts. 🤒 𝟴. 𝗦𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 & 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗺 How to handle an employee that calls in sick after a bad performance review...and other tricky cases. 🦸 𝟵. 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝘀-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 (feat. Eva de Meijier) Personal and team performance hack: Focus on amplifying strengths instead of fixing weaknesses! Perfect new year goals setting inspiration. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👉 https://tr.ee/cHI10BMZhr #peopleandculture #HRpodcast Made possible by Personio  - our trusted partner in HRIS

Warning - cheesy 🧀 end of year post: 2024 was the year we proved '𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀' isn't just a fancy consultant phrase - it's a mission that transforms how people experience work. Spoiler: It involves a lot of kindness, zero micro-managing, and possibly a few amazing cocktails at our team meetings 🍸 This year, 7people went from a dream to a reality that's reshaping how startups and scale-ups think about People & Culture. But let me be real - it wasn't all smooth sailing. Building a team that truly gets our mission? That took 1200+ applications and more coffee than I care to admit 😅. → 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘀 1. Grew from solo founder (in '21) to a team of 15 incredible humans in '24. 2. Besides our core team, we worked with 11 'besties' - our trusted zzp-ers whom we can't do without anymore (you know who you are) 3. We supported 50+ organizations THIS YEAR in creating cultures where people actually want to do their best work ever. 4. Proved that HR can be both strategic AND kind 5. We passed the €2mil revenue mark 6. Multiple of our clients raised funds or had a successful exit 7. We helped 20+ people & culture professionals make a professional move! 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴: 🔥 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺. Picture this: 15 people in matching tracksuits, playing werewolf and creating a "Wall of Appreciation" with over 250 compliments. Who says team building can't be ridiculous AND meaningful? https://lnkd.in/eb8XcNG2 💡 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 "𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝟱 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀?" and diving deep into topics like mental wellbeing, breaking taboos one episode at a time https://lnkd.in/edFDGaF5 (Thanks to our amazing sponsor Personio) 🌈 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆 - it's a necessity for high-performing teams https://lnkd.in/eatXgZCv 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: • Kindness is never weakness - it's your most powerful leadership tool • Teams perform best when they feel genuinely seen and supported • Mental health isn't a side project, it's THE project 2025 Vision: We're not just building HR solutions. We're creating a movement where work feels less like work and more like meaningful collaboration. More intentional culture, fewer boring meetings, and definitely more team dance-offs 💃 To my 7people ✨ team, family, partners and incredible clients - thank you for 2024. Now. Who's ready to make 2025 even more irresistible? #PeopleAndCulture #IrresistibleOrganizations #StartupLife

To our wonderful 7people community ✨ It’s almost a wrap for us this week 🎁. We’ve given our team an extra company ‘well-being day’ off on the 27th, to maximise the time with loved ones or just to take care of themselves 💜. For many of us, it’s also a wrap for the rest of the year. So we’ll be a bit quieter here over the next fortnight - and hope you will be too. Because (believe it or not), sometimes being present in real life is more important than on LinkedIn 😜. So to everyone who’s worked for us or with us, been a client or meet-up guest, listened to our podcast, read our newsletter, chatted with us on socials, invited us to a speaker event, or otherwise been a part of our 2024 in any way… A big THANK YOU for an amazing year 🙏. We’ve got exciting plans for 2025, and can’t wait to get cracking…after fuelling up with a proper reset and recharge🔋. Remember to take the time for yourselves too, and wishing you all a joyful, relaxed and restorative festive break. From Team 7people (and Alfie) 💖

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱? 🤔 We're curious too! And you could already hold the answers 👀 We're partnering up with Alleo again for the 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, and need your input to make it happen. 🎩 Through just a few questions, you can help us and your HR peers uncover: 🧠 The key trends driving health, mobility, parental and financial perks 🤝 The benefits most valued this year 🏅 Emerging trends and plans for 2025 🎁 And much more! The more responses we get, the more useful data and clearer picture we can paint for everyone. Plus, you'll be the 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 in early 2025 - 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘. Packed with expert analysis, actionable insights and data on the results to benchmark and improve your own benefits offering...and dropped straight into your inbox. 📩 𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝟳 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 (😉) 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲? 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲! 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVZQzPee #benefits #benchmark  #peopleandculture #DutchHR