Alliance Healthcare was struggling with high rates of health-related absenteeism related to both physical as mental problems (stress & burn-out), which resulted in €5,6 million extra cost per year. To tackle these high rates together, we developed the ‘Feel Good Program’ to energize the life of 550 participants. We rolled out different workshops on energy and stress management, efficient recovery, nutrition and exercise, focus and flow and mental resilience. By linking those workshops to different other health-initiatives, this holistic approach improved the employee well-being and boosted the overall vitality of the employees and of the company. By investing €125.000 in this vitality program, Alliance Healthcare reduced their absenteeism rate from 7% to 4,5% in 2 years time, resulting in a cost reduction of €2 million. The program was extended to the rest of the company after these great results.

EY’s slogan is 'Building a better working world!' Not only for their clients, but also for their employees! We were asked to help creating this wellbeing climate: how to keep balance in a high-sustained performance climate?

New technologies have blurred the boundaries between work and private life. International customers demand 24/7 attention and competition keeps on growing. The heavy mental and emotional strains and higher taxes lead to less engagement, productivity loss and even failure. We started in the Netherlands and helped EY developing the ‘Top Performer Program’ for all partners, and the ‘Fit 4 The Job Program’ for all 3000 employees.

Over a six month period, we rolled out workshops, individual coaching sessions and fast and crisp learning interventions where participants actively worked on their personal energy management to increase their physical, mental and emotional energy and resilience. 85% of the employees became overall fitter and felt less tired after work! Focus improved: EY reported that inefficiency was reduced by 4 hours/week. Time spent on energy-gaining tasks increased by 5 hours/week. Both programs ran successfully in the organization for several years. And were expanded to many other countries in Europe and also to Africa.

After these successes a coach-the coach program for the partners (The counseling family tree) was rolled out globally to improve their coaching skills on energy management.

To support Novo Nordisk’s values and ambitions for the next year, we created an tailor-made ‘Acceleration Program’ to move team leaders from ‘push and control’ to ‘pull and empower’, from ‘power of the leader’ to ‘power of the team’. The program was delivered to 200+ sales leaders from 32 countries in 6 different languages. It consisted of 4 modules spread over 12 months:

1. ‘The Inspiring Leader’ on how to inspire with purpose and ignite the organisation with positive energy.


2. ‘The Team Leader’ on how to build high-performing teams promoting the best mix of team power and individual commitment.


3. ‘The Empowering Leader’ on how to empower your troops through a feedback culture, stimulating risk-taking and activating the power of failure.


4. ‘The Leader-Coach’ on how to stretch, coach and grow individuals and teams transforming pressure into stimuli for growth.

By changing the leadership style, you change the culture. ‘The Acceleration Program’ enabled team leaders and people managers to develop their coach attitude, leading winning teams, sharing common language and methodologies.