'Learn from the Best': New Great Place To Work podcast series in collaboration with #ZigZagHR
In the second episode of ‘Learn from the Best', Lesley Arens talks to Jeroen Benats, managing partner at Bewire, a company that has grown from a start-up into an ecosystem of specialist IT firms over the past ten years and has been recognised as a Great Place to Work for nine years running.
Jeroen explains how Bewire consciously builds a culture of trust, autonomy and ownership. From employees who organise their own wellbeing initiatives and company events to leaders who focus on coaching rather than micromanaging. You’ll discover why they don’t have a traditional HR structure, why culture doesn’t automatically grow alongside an organisation, and how sustainable growth has become more important than ‘growing for the sake of growing’.
Culture sounds vague and hard to pin down. Yet it shapes the way people work together and perform at work every single day. In this episode of Brainpickings, you’ll get inside Koen Dewettinck’s head to discover the story behind Great Place To Work Belgium and what really sets strong workplaces apart today.
We discuss why trust remains the foundation of high-performing organisations; how wellbeing is evolving into an integrated HR policy; why connection and collaboration are becoming crucial once again; and which human skills will only become more important in an AI-driven future.
In this episode of Learn from the Best, Lesley Arens speaks with Alexander Van Caeneghem and Sophie Dubois from TriFinance about building an organisation where people can genuinely grow. They explore how a culture rooted in intrinsic motivation, autonomy and sustainable careers enables employees to shape their own development.
The conversation highlights the importance of listening to understand rather than respond, as well as the role of transparency, fairness and psychological safety in effective leadership. TriFinance also shares how coaching, entrepreneurship and trust are embedded in their way of working. Overall, it’s an open reflection on purpose-driven leadership and why organisations should rethink work at a fundamental level rather than merely addressing symptoms.