AT&T

HR professional: The management of reorganizations requires tact!

In recent years, the Sincere partner and senior consultant Gerard den Hollander has supervised a number of reorganizations for the American ICT organization AT&T, a typical American environment in which the drive for results is enormous. At the same time there is the Dutch polder model which requires serious attention and tact with regard to local regulations and legislation, local politics, etc.

According to Den Hollander: "All this means that it is a fascinating project". On the one hand, there is the pressure from the parent organization, and at the same time it is necessary to ensure local support as an HR manager in relation to the works council and trade union. Ultimately it is a matter of making sure everyone is satisfied with the result. Saying goodbye is never much fun, but the way in which it is done can make up for a lot.

HR professional: Transition process AT&T - IBM

AT&T and IBM, two global players in IT & Telecom. AT&T has now developed to become a global market leader with 300,000 employees, the majority in the US. There it operates mainly as a telecom provider, while in the rest of the world it is particularly an organization for network services. AT&T is currently working on the global transition of IBM Global Networks. Gerard den Hollander from Sincere is responsible for preparing the NL transition and implementing it on the basis of a global project organization.

This entails a careful due diligence process, a comparison of employment conditions and their harmonisation, coordination with social partners and works councils, coordination between the parent organization  and the management of the IBM organization, a responsibility for communication and final responsibility for a smooth takeover process of about 100 employees in the NL organization. This is a fascinating but vulnerable HR process in which everything has to be done with great care!