While labour productivity in the Netherlands is lagging behind, the solution is right in front of us in our meeting rooms It was a wake-up call from Rabobank that recently dominated the news: the Dutch economy is losing ground to neighbouring countries like Belgium and Denmark. Where we were the proud frontrunners for years, we…
In the hallways of educational institutions, you hear it constantly: “I hardly get around to the core of my work anymore.” What is often dismissed as a standard workplace complaint has now been proven in black and white as an urgent sectoral crisis. A recent study by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) leaves no room for…
…and how we can fix it. It is a sobering statistic: employees in healthcare, education, and government spend 20% to 30% of their time on meetings and administration. These figures, supported by recent data from the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) and Statistics Netherlands (CBS), highlight a significant drain on productivity. In a recent interview…
