Anton Maes

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Anton Maes

Who is Anton Maes?

Anton Maes is an enthusiastic speaker and experienced teacher. He intersperses his interactive speaking engagements with humour, surprising images and challenging statements. Anton is an organisational psychologist and expert in change management, internal communication and strategic workplace development, developing workplace concepts tailored to the desired culture and strategy of an organisation. 

Anton has a background as a communication specialist and, in his role as change manager, guides both large companies and the government towards new forms of cooperation. He focuses on understanding and adjusting user behaviour as well as leadership culture in this regard.

Since 2010, he has been the driving force behind the consultancy company brainmove, which has guided numerous large organisations on their way to a new working environment linked to a different way of working.

Anton attaches great importance to an evidence-based approach and this translates into contacts with universities, colleges and research centres such as the CFPB in Delft.

Anton speaks with great passion about ‘the new world of work’. This includes both the physical and virtual work environment. Knowledge development, working independently of time and place, organisational development: these are relevant themes around which he can tell an inspiring story. Anton has developed a pragmatic view of how collaboration and management can be realised remotely and in the future.

A substantive talk, dynamic presentation and moderating a lively discussion, this can all be done in Dutch, French or English.

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    Teleworking and remote management

    Collaborating in the context of ‘the new way of working’ is a new and important challenge for a team. Managers in particular often find themselves in a difficult position. They have to facilitate the proper functioning of the team, while the team members are often less ‘visible’ due to working independently of time and place. Giving more autonomy requires a significant adjustment of the leadership style. The task of the manager will evolve from monitoring and steering to mainly supporting and coaching.
    How can I let go of control and lead based on trust? What arrangements do I have to make with my team to enable remote collaboration? What tools exist to support me in this? How do other organisations approach this?

    The work environment as a lever for the culture and strategy of your organisation

    The corona crisis has accelerated the search for a multifunctional, attractive and, above all, more sustainable work environment in which the agile organisation can develop in an optimum way. The fixed workplace per person is gradually disappearing, in favour of project-based working and flexibility. Employees choose a workplace according to their activities. Offices offer much more variety. In addition to the traditional meeting rooms, cosy consultation lounges, stand-up meeting rooms, brainstorming rooms, conference rooms for remote meetings and coffee zones provide a challenging interaction environment. The workplace becomes an attractive showcase for the organisation, a hub aimed at the meeting of colleagues, partners and customers. Concentration work and file work that can mainly be done at home implies that fewer square meters are required. The declining need for office space is freeing up money to invest in optimal facilities for remote collaboration.