Let’s grow the pie
The higher purpose of Ithaki is to create great workplaces where people can deliver outstanding value for customers, while pursuing personal growth and happiness. When you have such purpose to serve society, there is no competition: I welcome everyone to help organisations achieve happy profits.
Here are some organisations, people & websites worth visiting.
Organisational Coaches with a smile
Below are some organisations with a clear vision and beautiful values. You will notice that when you interact with them. Their focus is on developing others (individuals, teams or even organisations). They all pursue to deliver value while also valuing well-being & happiness.
iLean
If you are looking to grasp the real added value of agility for your organisation, iLean is a great reference.. Very few other organisations understand there is value in all different Agile approaches such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, LeSS, Rapid Learning Cycles, …. There is even value in Gantt charts & traditional project management. If you want to figure out the right approach, they can help. I am happy & proud to be part of their team.
X-conscious
X-conscious specialises in talent management, both the end-to-end processes to manage talent and providing specific training in various domains. A very diverse pool of trainers & coaches creates unforgettable training experiences in various domains.
LCG consulting
If you are looking to improve your team, processes or both, LCG might be a great partner: They do not stick to one approach and have expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, Design Thinking, …. They also walk the talk when it comes to be focused on delivering value while caring for their employees. They are great company to be with.
https://www.lcgconsulting.com/
MorZoTof
MorZoTof (Dutch for “OhSoCool”) is founded by an ex-colleague from Pringles. They have – like me – expertise in various contexts. This is your place to go to when you want to shake some trees and understand possibilities to innovate in supply chain.
StingOrg
Sophie Smolders is developing the Belgian branch of StingOrg. StingOrg is a consulting company specialised in Quality management, Process optimisation and Lean management mainly in the Life sciences, Automotive and Aerospace industries.
https://www.stingorg.com/en/home
BeWolved
A couple of life coaches who help teams to become better teams?
Happiness @ Work – Conference
https://happiness-conference.world/
Due to Corona, the 2nd edition was delayed 3 times. Unclear whether there will be a 3rd edition
Technical Experts
Cobbler, stick to your last.
Key people in the following organisations have inspired / touched me.
Ndux https://ndux.be/ – Process innovation & digitalisation
Kapernikov https://kapernikov.com/ – Machine Vision & Operational Intelligence. What is very cool: they really care about their employees too!
Efeso https://www.efeso.com/ – when the scope is larger and you value the human aspect of the change management journey
Datalyzer https://www.datalyzer.com/ – They make SPCs simple and applied
Lancewood https://www.lancewood.eu/ – Design of production equipment & Mechatronics
Looking for someone else?
I like the concept of serendipity. You might be surprised what gems you will discover
Veerle Van Elsen – my sister
Founder of “Groeilicht”
Maarten Van Elsen – but not me
Someone with the same name ; working in construction (a.o. circular construction)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maartenvanelsen/
N. Yoga – Neighbours
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