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Accord Group intends to play an indisputable

leadership role in offering its customers executive

management solutions: executive search, interim

management, assessment & development, board

& management review, compensation consulting,

executive coaching, organization development.

Its expertise is founded on a unique methodology

– developed by BIOSS – and a detailed knowledge of

the local market, supported by a strong international

network with offices in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia

and North- & South America.

Established in 1978, Accord Group has offices in

Gent and Brussels. For both private companies and

public organizations Accord Group is the best

guarantee to increase the competitive advantage of

their human capital. That’s because our methodology

is designed in such a way that it perfectly aligns all

HR processes with your company strategy in order to

achieve the perfect match between work and people.

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B I O S S

tHe BIOSS WaY

BIOSS provides clients with new ways of thinking by

removing organizational policies, processes and infrastructures

that create waste and replacing them with integrated

approaches focused on value. The BIOSS way is built on the

scientific principle that under the right conditions, individuals

and organizations are self-regulating systems.

BIOSS provides:

• a deep understanding of how individuals and organizations

succeed or fail

• leaders with new ways to develop their capacities

The net result of this is what Axa, SAB Millar, Suez, Telenet,

The Tata Group,… nowadays claim as their “competitive

advantage”.

tHe BIOSS fraMeWOrK

Based upon more than 40 years of scientific research, BIOSS defines a framework that seamlessly relates role challenge to personal capabilities and its world class diagnostic methods. Therefore, we are able to provide the vital information that links the role and the person which enables effective appointment decisions.We work with organizations to identify the level and type of challenges within a role. This identification is supported by a tool that enables a comprehensive and objective analysis of the level of challenge of the role. Through focusing on accountabilities and the level of challenge a unique job

profile is established that can be shown graphically.

OrGanIZatIOnaL reSILIenCe

The era of having separate thinking in the HR department

from the Operations group, Marketing and Finance is over.

The Organizational Resilience Practice offers organizations

a set of tools that integrates the HR strategy into their business

or institutional growth strategy. BIOSS removes traditional

thinking with regards to succession planning, project

management, marketing, finance and rewards with

an integrated approach based on complexity sciences.

These are not one size fits all prescriptive solutions.

BIOSS offers research, tools, processes and infrastructures

that help organizations rediscover and build their capacity for

self-regulation. This is the basis of organizational resilience.

BIOSS offers appreciative approaches to:

• governance

• strategy deployment

• organizational redesign

• project management

• process improvement

• people value strategy

• compensation policy

IndIVIdUaL reSILIenCe

The Individual Resilience Practice provides individuals with

perspectives that help them to realize their current capacity

and potential for growth. BIOSS does this by helping individuals

to reframe how they think about capability, accountability,

risk, judgment and uncertainty.

StrateGIC reSILIenCe

The Strategic Resilience Practice provides organizations with

thought leadership and strategic approaches to:

• risk

• uncertainty

• governance

• value

• knowledge

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S e r V I C e S

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Since 1978 we have developed an expertise in executive

search, executive interim management, assessment &

development, board & management review, compensation

consulting, executive coaching, organization development.

Our goal is to assist companies in improving their resilience

by achieving the optimum match between work and people.

We believe in an appreciative, non-judgmental and develop-

mental approach in our relations with individuals and with

all types of organizations. Our ethics drive our specialised

application of techniques, frameworks and models – all

complying with the highest professional standards – in order

to realize and secure the sustainability of our customers

enabling their strategic implementations.

eXeCUtIVe SearCH

We assist executives of a client organization in defining

executive positions, identifying well-qualified and motivated

candidates, and selecting those best suited through compre-

hensive quality assured search processes. In some cases,

depending on the requirements of our customers, we offer an

advertised selection or database search option to complement

our traditional executive search techniques.

We strongly believe that the quality of our work does not

depend on the recruitment process but on the quality of the

candidates presented.

Technical know-how or market/product knowledge is

insufficient to build and sustain successful organizations.

The quality of the judgements that people make is crucial

to success.

Appointing the wrong executive is not only a poor investment

but also a lost opportunity. Where wrong appointments are

made, it is often because the challenges within the role are

not clearly identified. Senior executives have to embrace and

work with the strategic dimension.

tHe BIOSS dIfferenCe

Successful selection is dependent upon truly understanding

the context - the match to strategic goals - and being able to

link the role and the person in a seamless way.

At increasing senior levels, the work requires executives to

engage in:

• increasing ambiguity and complexity

• longer time horizons and greater uncertainty

• a wider internal network of influence and collaboration

• a more proactive interaction with the external environment

and a more strategic value contribution

With our world class diagnostic methods we are able to

identify the level and type of challenges within a role.

Through focussing on accountabilities and the level of

challenge a unique job profile is established.

BIOSS prOfeSSIOnaLS

BIOSS Professionals is the only executive temporary manage-

ment community working with BIOSS certified professionals.

We are problem solvers with a passion for excellence.

BIOSS Professionals is a community of leaders. What we look

for when we are hiring are individuals with integrity, a sharp

analytical mind, creativity, project management skills and the

ability to work at the required complexity levels.

Our insights – inspired by our unique BIOSS model - have

taught us that one factor in particular has a strongly predictive

value for success in a position: the mental power to deal with

increasing complexity.

As a consequence, only the best senior professionals available

on the market can join BIOSS Professionals. Only those people

will be stimulated by the opportunity to face the biggest challenges.

Our sector expertise: Banking & Insurance, Chemicals,

Consumer Goods & Retail, Services, Energy & Utilities, En-

tertainment & Media, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Products &

Services, Private Equity, Technology, Telecom.

OUr BeLIefS

To fill specific resource gaps and to execute audits, change

management & turnarounds, BIOSS Professionals will always:

• put the client’s interest on top to guarantee effective and

timely delivery of agreed objectives

• keep client information confidential

• focus on making our clients successful: we don’t promote

our own excellent work

• stay independent: we reserve the right to disagree and we

dare to think out-of-the-box. We do this to achieve practical

recommendations and implementations

tHanKS tO BIOSS

We offer:

• access to BIOSS certified professionals, known as the best

available in the market, able to operate at the required

capability level

• fees perfectly in line with median salary cost

• know-how transfer at a higher level

• value for money

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aSSeSSMent & deVeLOpMent

When effective performance in a current role is used as the

only criterion for promotion, it can lead to people being

over-extended. This phenomenon of over-promotion is aptly

described in The Peter Principle and refers to people being

promoted until “they reach their level of incompetence”-

an old adage but still true today.

Making effective judgements in the face of increasing

complexity and ambiguity is the key to success. Inevitably

these judgements become increasingly important at more

senior levels in organizations where the uncertainties and the

ambiguity increase. In addition, knowledge, skills and

experience play a role in supporting the judgements that

people make.

Supported with the research conducted by BIOSS regarding

the match between capability of a person and challenge in a

role, we offer extended assessment and development services:

• competence based assessments

• current and future capability assessments

• succession and talent management

tHanKS tO BIOSS

We can help to appreciate, evaluate and predict the capabili-

ties and potential of individuals, teams and organizations.

Our tools have a proven track record across a number of

business sectors and are proven to be culturally fair.

Career Path Appreciation (CPA) is the “flagship” of the BIOSS

diagnostic methods. It is the most comprehensive process for

coming to a facilitated view about an individual’s capabilities

and therefore enables a more effective matching of people to

work roles than more traditional methods.

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LPATM is an An Integrated Personal Style and Preference Tool

combining 6 assessments to cover 29 behavioural

characteristics: team roles, conflict handling, work styles,

learning styles, personality and management style.

IRIS is designed to provide an initial picture of capabilities

and potential for graduates or for those working already in

organizations who have at least a year’s work experience,

where there is a requirement to identify potential for first level

line management or specialist roles.

BOard & ManaGeMent reVIeW

In recent years corporate governance has received higher

priority as a strategic resource to ensure excellent standards in

the leadership of a corporation. Codes of best practice and

corporate ethics have been developed and implemented.

Nomination committees are increasingly using the services of

Accord Group to identify, select and attract the best qualified

professionals for Boards to ensure their independence and

avoid potential conflicts of interest.

Having a balanced composition of your Board of Directors is

not sufficient to ensure the expected corporate governance

behavior against the current global standards. Many recent

crisis or scandals happened although the companies involved

were apparently managed by prestigious Boards and

Executive teams.

Accord Group Board Review services can help our clients

assess and improve their process and practice in this field.

Board Review reports propose to the Chairman, and to the Board,

adapted guidelines aligning our clients’ corporate governance

with the best standards, taking into account the specific

constraints of their activity and shareholding structure.

The need for external advice and support during the perfor-

mance appraisal process of senior managers and executives is

increasing. For many years we help Boards and CEO’s of

public bodies and of private companies with the yearly

performance appraisal of their top executives.

To support this process we developed an online software-tool

that allows us to carry out even 360° performance appraisals

in a timely and smooth fashion.

COMpenSatIOn COnSULtInG

With more than 20 years of industry experience, we can

provide our customers with the most relevant solutions for

remuneration strategies that attract, retain and reward top

talent. As a reference in the market we focus on:

• activity based compensation, linking compensation policies

with key company success factors

• compensation as a management tool which allows

management to participate directly in the compensation

linked processes

tHe BIOSS dIfferenCe

Using the same language for jobs and job holders increases

the coherence and the consistency of your compensation policy.

As all compensation models are based on the same principle

- grades increase when complexity increases - BIOSS allows

us to integrate any existing salary system in an easy way.

By doing so, strategic requirements in a role, capability in a

person and compensation are all linked.

eXeCUtIVe COaCHInG

Sometimes it’s easier to let our customers explain what the

quality of our services is all about:

“Willy Vochten has been working with our company over a

period of several years. He acquired an in-depth under-

standing of our business, challenges, organizational

structure, strengths and weaknesses of our employees. At

one moment, Willy conducted a far reaching assessment of

the Telenet top 40 managers. Against the backdrop of a

major organizational change, managers and professionals

of various levels have been evaluated. His team performed

these tasks with dedication and precision. Willy spent

ample time to discuss and digest the results with us. He

made himself available in a very flexible way and he was

able to offer profoundly insightful advice and expertise.

He is a very capable assessor who brings out sometimes

unexpected talents or hurdles in developing our organiza-

tion. His excellent judgment has served us well and

allowed us to anticipate and manage a number of interacti-

ons or relationships among senior managers. Willy is very

skilled in linking our business needs with the profile of

senior managers. He was a great listener and always

patiently dealt with our concerns or thoughts.

He earned the trust of many, many professionals as a

coach and advisor. ‘Let’s call Willy’, was an often heard

outcry if the going got tough. He has always been able to

provide insights or ideas to move complicated processes

forward.

We consider him a friend who knows us well and keeps us

very honest in our often subjective beliefs.”

Duco Sickinghe

CEO Telenet

OrGanIZatIOn deVeLOpMent

An effective organization design is key to meet the

strategic goals. Structures need to be underpinned by

sound design principles. Working with Accord Group

means:

• a high performance organizational culture

• clear role accountabilities

• appropriate levels of empowerment

• improved performance management linked to

accountabilities

• personal and career development linked to joblevel

and potential

• opportunities for more focused coaching and mentoring

Effective organizational design provides the framework for

the achievement of organizational goals. Organizational

design needs to be dynamic and responsive to the external

environment and facilitate rapid changes inside the

organization in response to the external demands.

tHe BIOSS dIfferenCe

Our approach to organization and job design defines the

unique type of work that is required to be undertaken at

various levels within an organization based on the BIOSS

framework. How many levels are needed will depend

upon the complexity of the external demands faced by the

organization. This will in part be shaped by the national,

international or global context and the strategic intent. In

working with organizations to determine the most effective

shape and structure, functional alignment, matrix require-

ments and relationships are also key in determining

success.

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