Rob Haaring

TOPdesk Chief Financial Officer

Before Rob became CFO, he was the Human Resources manager responsible for the HR strategy and employer branding and recruitment at TOPdesk. He firmly believes that a strong company culture that focuses on freedom, responsibility, and trust can make organizations successful. Rob’s main areas of interest are organizational culture, growth, and digital transformation.

Improve team collaboration using personality tests

Are personality tests worthwhile? And can they promote teamwork on your service desk? Our conclusion: they are useful, but not the be-all and end-all.

Help your service desk employees find new challenges

Are you helping your employees find a new challenge within the company? If your service desk employees have grown, there’s a good chance that they will go to another employer. Don’t want your talents to leave? Help them find a new challenge.

Retaining your talent by waving them goodbye

It happens. Your best database specialist decides to leave. Or the one service desk employee all your customers love. How do you respond? Are you happy for them? Or disappointed? How you respond makes all the difference for your success in managing and retaining talent in your organization.

Creating your team: do you choose personality over skills?

When creating your team, do you choose personality over skills? Hiring the right people is essential for creating a successful organization. But how do you hire the right people? When recruiting new colleagues, it’s essential to focus on their personality, not just their skills.

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