Inspiration und Geschichten
KS News, events & blog

As Kessels & Smit, The Learning Company, we support in questions related to learning & development, organisational change, leadership & team development, structure & strategy processes and sustainable employability & job satisfaction. But how do we do that? In the coming months, we will highlight an example of such a client question each time. This time, a project from our (re)organisation practice.

For us, the week before September 1st is always a moment to come together as a group, with our colleagues from The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. We reconnect after the long summer break and make plans for the upcoming work season. This year, we spent 3 days in Erfgoed Bossem (NL) where the green scenery and starlit sky proved the perfect environment for us to explore our experiences on designing - this year’s topic.

As Kessels & Smit, The Learning Company, we support in questions related to learning & development, organisational change, leadership & team development, structure & strategy processes and sustainable employability & job satisfaction. But how do we do that? In the coming months, we will highlight an example of such a client question each time. This time, a project from our talent practice.

As Kessels & Smit, The Learning Company, we support in questions related to learning & development, organisational change, leadership & team development, structure & strategy processes and sustainable employability & job satisfaction. But how do we do that? In the coming months, we will highlight an example of such a client question each time. This time, a project from our design practice.

Last week colleagues Pieterjan, Remko and Saskia visited colleague Martine for a working visit to Rwanda. One of the activities: Supporting Dieudonné Gakire with the opening of his hub. A place for young and old to meet and learn from and with each other. A community hotspot in the countryside.

Give our colleague Maggelien Lambrechts a blank T-shirt. Ask how she would design it. And be assured that a beautiful and unique one will emerge. From this T-shirt, a rich conversation unfolds. About how important family is. About how a study in English and Spanish literature led her into the HR profession. About her career 2.0. And above all: about daring to jump.

It's one of those Monday mornings. With husband and two muppets aged four and five to the dentist. Who is running late. Of course. Jumping in the car to be on time for an interview. It happened to our new colleague Suzanne van Duin. Once properly installed, on this sunny spring day, a conversation unfolded about UB40, Ennio Morricone, Once Upon a Time in the West, about growing up abroad and how that helps in life. And we talk about the new chapter Suzanne is starting in her working life, at Kessels & Smit, The Learning Company. We would like to introduce her to you. Personal and professional.

The AI Practitioner May "Open Issue" highlights voices new and old, with topics ranging from social justice to AI for post-pandemic recovery. To shine a light on these inspiring stories, we are hosting contributing authors to the May AIP issue in our upcoming FREE webinar on Thursday, June 3, 2021, at 11am ET.

Vor zwei Jahren richtete ein großer multinationaler Konzern einen völlig neuen Service ein, der zum Schutz unseres Klimas beitragen soll. Eine Gruppe von etwa 12 Personen aus der ganzen Welt leistete bei dieser einzigartigen Aufgabe Pionierarbeit (hier finden Sie die ganze Geschichte). Die große Frage war, wie man innerhalb einer größeren Organisation mit Strukturen und Abläufen, die für eine völlig andere Art von Arbeitsprozessen ausgelegt sind eine lernende, weitgehend virtuelle Gemeinschaft aufbauen kann, die Ergebnisse hervorbringt, und in der die Menschen sicher und gesund arbeiten können. All dies in Zeiten schnellen Wachstums. Wir unterstützten die Organisation beim Kickoff und blieben dann einen Tag pro Woche an Bord, um laufend von innen heraus den Suchprozess zu begleiten und mitzuhelfen, den neuen Service aufzubauen.

Wir sind davon überzeugt, dass jetzt der Moment ist, die Zukunft zu gestalten - solange wir noch im Ausprobiermodus sind, während die aktuellen Antworten noch nicht in Stein gemeißelt sind. Schon ein Gespräch ist ein Anfang – und es ist einfacher, etwas festzuhalten, was gerade noch ist, als zu etwas zurück zu wollen, was war. Die alte Normalität holt uns schon schnell genug wieder ein. So ein Gespräch kann jede*r starten, egal welche Position man hat oder wo man arbeitet.