VOLUME 19 | WINTER 2017-2018WWW.HRBUILDERS.EU

Let’s look back, hit the reset button and dream up our Day After TomorrowIN THIS VOLUME

Let’s dream up our Day After Tomorrow..........P1

HRbuilders, connecting great people in HR............P2

HRbuilders goes US.......... P3

PAYROLLbuilders takesa kick-start...................... P4

Sessions for our clients and HR Interim Managers........................... P5

Current HRbuilders clients................................. P6

In a world where everything changes at dazzlingspeed, it’s key to take a step back. Too often we work in our business and don’t spend enough time working on our business. It’s about learning from the past, hitting the reset button and collectively dreaming up our ‘Day After Tomorrow’ as Peter Hinssen calls it.

And that’s exactly what we did with the entire#Dreamteam during our yearly strategic meetingin Paris. And because our headquarters are located on an office boat, the strategic off-site also took place on a boat. :-)

In 2017 a lot has happened! We are amazed by the progress all companies from the VALUEbuildersgroup have made! We are proud to report that HRbuilders Europe has accomplished a whole seriesof successful international matchings and gainedconfidence of many new international customers. A lot of our international assignments started out of a personal relationship with a client in Belgium and we are really proud of that.

We are thrilled to announce that after taking on Europe, we also decided to take our chance in theAmerican market. With our US journey we want tooffer solutions to our current clients and international

companies who are looking for an HR professional based in the US on the one hand and help Americanclients with the filling in of temporary international HR vacancies on the other hand. HRbuilders also remains an established third party provider for HR interim management in Belgium and confirms its market position.

And as you know we have broadened our action domain towards other niches: Finance, Sales andPayroll. Our recipe in each of these new ventures is the same: to connect the best possible peoplethrough personal relationships!

On behalf of our entire #Dreamteam I would like to thank you for your confidence and interest inHRbuilders and wish you and your family a very inspiring 2018!

Happy readings!Hans Joris

SALESConnecting great SALES people

The “not your average” agencies in the VALUEbuilders group support companies like Coca-Cola, Sanofi and Unilever twice as fast and three times better with a fl exible workforce in Sales, HR, Payroll and Finance. Clients choose us because we connect people in a personal and longterm way, and work content-driven according to high standards with the best of the best! #dreamte

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Hans Joris

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HRbuilders, connecting great people in HR

HRbuilders is a passionate, visionary HR interim management leader in Belgium, which is continually growing its international presence. We know the HR market well and we have in-depth HR experience.Our turnover has increased by 30% since 2013 and we had 103 HR Interim Managers working for us in Europe from which 73 in Belgium.

We offer peace of mind for HR professionals in a disruptive HR market

If you are looking for that “one-in-a-million” HR Interim Manager to help you with a specific project, mission or assign-ment, then HRbuilders is the partner to talk with for a free-lance solution! An HR Interim Manager is the key to solving temporary acute problems and can also act as a guide through periods of growth, smoothing out the process of change and transition. We are committed to connecting our customers with great HR people: generalist profiles: VP - HRD - HRM - HRBP operating on a strategical, tactical, operational level,seasoned HR professionals with experience & expertise in: Talent Acquisition, Social/Industrial Relations, Talent Management, Compensation & Benefits, Mobility, Mergers& Acquisition, HRIS, Learning & Development, People Analytics, Change & Transformation. HR Interim Managersare immediately available and they analyse, advise and implement, disconnected from company interests and politics.

Building HR freelance careers

HRbuilders is a matchmaking agency. We strongly believe in networking in its purest form. When you’re surrounded with people you know well and with whom you feel there is a professional fit, partnering comes naturally and performance is at its best. With that purpose in mind, we have built a network of + 2400 independent HR Interim Managers. Just like us, they are convinced that the future of HR will be made through commitment, authenticity, transparency and enthusiasm - our CATE core values - and specialisation & entrepreneurship.

Happy people make happy customers!Isabelle Van Hecke has been working and networking for HRbuilders for four years now and from day one she understood that building relationships both on a professional as on a personal level with customers and freelancers is key, even if you’re not currently servicing them or working with them.

Isabelle goes 100% for speed of servicewithout compromising on quality. Her strategy appears to be extremely successful as we’ve lost track along the way of the number of freelancers that Isa already connected to challenging assignments...

It’s the only way to get to know how the market operates and what customers and freelancers expect from a third party interim management provider.

When you really know your freelance community in depth, things can go really fast. We’ve got two great stories to share: Not long ago, one of ourcustomers called us on a Monday evening with an urgent need. Tuesdaymorning there was a thorough intake, Wednesday 2 freelancers were presented. Thursday: the deal was closed leaving the customer more than satisfied: “not only do you service fast, you give me a choice. I feel 100% assured.” In that same week, on Thursday evening, we got another call from one of our customers: “Help, I need someone tomorrow morning”. We called one of our ‘golden freelancers’, he met with our customer Friday morning� and he stuck around as he started his assignment that same day.

“It’s also important to give honest feedback to freelancers when they apply for a challenge they saw on the website, but when they are not a good fit. Communication, respect, transparency and honest feedback are key if you want to build a long term relationship”.

Being a matchmaker is challenging and rewarding at the same time.

Isabelle Van Hecke

Client centricity is not just something we talk and write about at HRbuilders. It’s how we work. It’s in our DNA.

Does your company need a solution fast? HRbuilders adds value to her network thanks to a thorough knowledge & expertise of #TheFutureOfWork & content-based HR.

Are you an HR freelancer and looking for challenging assignments? HRbuilders is committed to building freelance careers. We connect you with both great HR people, and great HR content.

Isabelle Van Hecke, matchmaker HRbuilders Belgium

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HRbuilders, connecting great people in HR

Client centricity is not just something we talk and write about at HRbuilders. It’s how we work. It’s in our DNA.

HRbuilders goes US

Our international #Dreamteam and scope are growing to service our clients in Europe and the US - wherever they need HR support.

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We are delighted to announce that from now on, you can count on our support in the United States of America as we are creating the blueprint for yet another exciting and epic adventure.

We are very pleased to announce the arrival of a new Inter-national HRbuilders colleague Katherine Kuhn, who will be your contact person for temporary US-based HR assignments. Katherine has built an extensive experience in HR and is very well placed to make our first American connections. We wish Katherine a very warm welcome!

During her career, Katherine has worked as Human ResourcesDirector for companies of various sizes and structures, start-up and fast-growing companies and corporate environments for over 15 years.

Katherine joined HRbuilders to pursue her passion for helpingbusinesses and HR professionals to be successful. With the

attraction of Katherine in our team, HRbuilders has the ambition to diversify its base of operations from Europe to the US. This partnership entirely fits within our strategy to continue our international growth and to strengthen our market position. Clients can benefit from a high-level of efficiency and a true international network of mobile HR Interim Managers, capable of working in multinational environments. We are very excited with the investment and growth opportunities this partnership presents us with.

We look forward to connecting you with great temporary HR Interim Managers and Directors in the US.

Reach out to Katherine online and offline! Referral of your US network towards HRbuilders would be appreciated!

And now, we’re ready foranother leap forward!

4,5 years after HRbuilders was founded we had developed an expanding network of more than 200 international HR Interim Managers. We felt ready to steam full speed ahead in the pan-European market.HRbuilders Europe was established!

In 2013 HRbuilders Europe closed their first international contracts in Belgium and the Netherlands with 5 HR Interim Managers working for us. In 2013 we also sponsored our fi rst international conference

(Teneo) and since then we have become a loyal partner. Turnover kept growing, as well as the number of international HR Interim Managers working for us. We are very proud to say that in 2017 (October) our international #Dreamteam Sofi a, Sigrun and Cécile connected 30 HR Interim Managers who are currentlyworking for us in the Benelux, France, Italy,Germany, UK and Switzerland with regional, EMEA or global scopes.

“We felt immediately that Katherine, as a true HR Passionate, has the HRbuilders DNA, a business rebel eager to implement #TheFutureOfHR.”

Bounderies exist only in our minds. When you notice struggles and you can offer solutions, countryborders do not matter!

Katrien Devos

Isabelle Van Hecke, matchmaker HRbuilders Belgium

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PAYROLLbuilders takes a kick-start`

With PAYROLLbuilders, we announce a fourth company within the group VALUEbuilders. RobbyDe Caluwé, partner at HRbuilders, is co-founder of this new company. PAYROLLbuilders started in July 2017 and is already serving 7 clients: 4 with own employees and 3 with freelancers.

Robby De Caluwé, Chief Enabler at PAYROLLbuilders: “Payrollis a core process in HR. For years, I’ve been supporting companies by providing them with the best consultants in HR and payroll. Because the market asks us to also support HR-departments with their administration, we are buildinga #Dreamteam with “flying payroll consultants”.

PAYROLLbuilders’ USP is theirindependency. “We are an add-on for the services social secretaries and interim agencies offer. We can be their partner, to support our clients in an independent way.”

PAYROLLbuilders dreams big. Robby plans to hire 10 payroll consultants by mid-2018, and he wants to double his network of freelance payroll experts by then. The market is clearly ready for us, we want to be able to respond to our customers’ needs.”

PAYROLLbuilders launch: January 23rd and you’re invited!

January 23rd, PAYROLLbuilders organises a launch party. If you want to join us, please register viawww.payrollbuilders.be/launch or reach out to Robby.

The program for the launch:

• �Welcome by Hans Joris, CEO at VALUEbuilders

• �Presentation PAYROLLbuilders by Robby De Caluwé, Chief Enabler at PAYROLLbuilders

• �Compensation & Benefits in an international environment

• �The future of payroll by Michaël Custers, Chief Marketing Officer at NGA Human Resources

• �And of course a lot of food and drinks

We are currently looking for experienced payroll professionals.

The future is green!The PAYROLLbuilders #Dreamteam needs to drive a lot in order to service their customers and they wanted to do this in a sustainableway. Robby De Caluwé: “We decided that at least 80% of our company cars needs to be electric. This means that by mid-2018 we will have about 10 BMW i3’s on the road. We chose BMW i3, because they fi t our sustainable values. All cars are produced without any emission.”

Naomi Thysebaert, first PAYROLLbuilders #Dreamteam member is very excited about her sustainable company car: “I have to admit that at first, I was a bit scared to drive an electric car. As soon as I started driving, I was surprised by the sporty and futuristic appearance.”

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Sessions for ourHR Interim Managers

Sessions for ourclients

An HR Interim Manager should always be immediately deployable and should, therefore, be completely abreast of the latest news in the sector. HRbuilders invests in the continuous learning & development of its HR Interim Managers, thanks to monthly workshops and frequentmaster classes with top speakers. Our speakers arespecialists in their field and hold interactive workshops.

PROGRAM 2018January 15 Happy New Year + Employer Branding (B)February 19 Trends in learning & development (B)February 20 To freelance or not to freelance (B)February 27 Webinar - To freelance or not to freelance (B + Int)March 12 Industrial relations (B) March 21 How Can We Boost Leadership Development in the Digital Era? (Munich) April 23 Get out of your comfort zone! (B)May 8 To freelance or not to freelance (B)May 14 HRIS (B)

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HRbuilders adds value to her network thanks to thorough knowledge & expertise of content-based HR.We connect you with not just great HR people, also with great HR content. Would you like to be invited to one or more sessions? Contact your matchmaker and we will be happy to save a seat for you!

PROGRAM 2018January 9 Case Study Danone (Paris) January 17 HRdinner (Lisbon): New trends in learningJanuary 23 Launch PAYROLLbuildersJanuary 24 HRdinner (Brussels): Employee ExperienceMarch 13 HRdinner (Barcelona): Trends in HR March 15 HRdinner Astrid de Lathouwer (B)March 22 Case Study Unify (Munich) April 26 HRbuilders’ 10th birthday party (B)May 24 HR meets finance (B)June 26 After Work Session Data driven workforce experience (B)TBD Lisbeth Claus (B + Int)

International conferences - join usJanuary 17 - 18 Merit Summit (Lisbon)January 24 - 25 HR Fest (Brussels)February 8 Employee Experience Bootcamp (Lisbon)March 13 - 14 Teneo (Barcelona)May 6 - 9 ATD (San Diego)June 17 - 20 SHRM (Chicago)

We’ll be leading an international delegation to ATD en SHRM. be sure to reach out to lesley.arens@hrbuilders.eu if you want to join!

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