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.
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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Hefbomen voor een geslaagde integratiestrategie bij fusie en overname. – Frank De Roover
09 June 202530% of integration strategies in mergers and acquisitions fail. In order to achieve sustainable and supported people-oriented integration, organisations must pay close attention to essential parameters that transcend the purely legal and financial aspects. In his article, Frank De Roover identifies and discusses stakeholder management, clear and targeted communication, effective onboarding and workable timing as levers for a successful integration strategy in mergers and acquisitions.
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HR Software: “all-in-one” of “best-of-breed”? – Bram Van Gyzel
11 May 2025When choosing and implementing your HR Software, do you go for one big name or a smart combination of the best in their field? In HR Software: ‘all-in-one’ or ‘best-of-breed’?, Bram Van Gyzel gives us some useful insights and guidelines for this. He also lists 10 rules of thumb for an HR tool implementation, which makes his article all the more interesting!
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The EU Pay Transparency Directive or how the EU hopes to break open the heavy doors of the rewards castle – Wim De Paepe
10 March 2025Wim De Paepe addresses in “The EU Transparency Directive or how the EU hopes to break open the heavy doors of the rewards castle” some key questions that arise when looking at the EU directive more closely and also elaborates on some of the challenges companies face in defining equal work, introducing transparency in equal pay/career progression and reporting on their pay equity.
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High Performance Culture. The Simple Ingredients for Lasting Change – Raf Lamberts
09 March 2025The starting point of Raf Lamberts’ article is that a high-performance culture in business is equivalent to an elite sports team competing at the highest level and that in both areas sustained excellence does not happen by accident, it happens by design. In “High Performance Culture. The Simple Ingredients for Lasting Change”, Raf offers us a closer look at what he believes to be the recipe for success and the simple but necessary ingredients that fuel high performance cultures.
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