Cantaloupe Interim Management is fortunate to have the opportunity to collaborate successfully and in an enriching way on an interpersonal level with an extensive network of experienced HR Interim Managers. “Cantaloupe Informs!” reflects this collaboration: in addition to our own news items, you can also read the contributions of our freelance HR experts. Their topics not only deal with specific HR issues, but also with current societal developments.
“Onze mensen zijn de beste” (nu toch nog) – Wouter Van der Stricht
31 October 2025The starting point of Wouter Van der Stricht‘s article is that, in addition to the question of who is the best today, the labour market is increasingly asking who will make the difference tomorrow. The future calls for recruitment that looks not only for proven qualities, but also for growth potential, motivation, energy and learning ability. Those who succeed in measuring these dimensions and incorporating them into the decision-making process will soon have not only the best people… but also the right ones. “Onze mensen zijn de beste”(nu toch nog) offers you a number of approaches for attracting employees today who will make a difference tomorrow.
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Het Kompas in Woelig Water-Hoe HR Metrics je organisatie strategisch de juiste koers laten varen – Irena De Saedeleer
07 October 2025Just as a compass is only useful if you know where you want to go, metrics only have value if they are linked to strategy, business model, culture and performance. In her thoroughly elaborated article ‘Het Kompas in Woelig Water-Hoe HR Metrics je organisatie strategisch d juiste koers laten varen’, Irena De Saedeleer shows how to interweave HR data with business metrics and strategic priorities so that dashboards not only report, but also steer. It is not a technical manual, but rather a guide for preliminary analysis.
Read more“The organization is, above all, social. It is people.”
Diversity at the Top: Why It Matters and How to Act – Prof. dr. Kim De Meulenaere
17 September 2025While our societies and labor markets are more diverse than ever, diversity in boards and top management remains alarmingly absent. Kim De Meulenaere argues that diversity in the boardroom is not just “the right thing to do”. It is a strategic imperative: organizations that fail to diversify at the top risk becoming less innovative, less adaptable and less competitive. Kim describes in “Diversity at the top: Why It Matters and How to Act” three concrete steps to move towards a truly diverse board.
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Waarden als driver voor je loonbeleid – Soukaina Bouddount
12 September 2025For Soukaina Bouddount, values are not just posters on the wall when it comes to wage policy. They must be the driving force behind remuneration choices. Remuneration is no longer a purely financial exercise: an authentic story and a coherent package are more convincing in the long term than a one-off wage increase. In her article, Soukaina gives us three building blocks for a value-driven wage policy.
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Van los zand naar vloeibaar goud. Van meewerken naar mee vormgeven–hoe ervaren freelancers organisaties verrijken. – Annick Lootens
08 September 2025Annick Lootens’ article is based on the premise that experienced freelancers can become real game changers within an organisation, provided they are given the space to contribute ideas, share their experience and truly collaborate. In ‘How experienced freelancers enrich organisations’, she shows us the added value of experienced freelancers, such as their ability to accelerate processes, bring new perspectives and deliver sustainable impact. Annick also suggests a number of actions that organisations can take to utilise experienced freelancers not only as temporary fill-ins who merely execute tasks, but as partners who enrich the organisation with their knowledge, experience and flexibility.
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