Together works
Research theme
Many organisation have a staff shortage, high work pressure, and changing teams. A lot of flexibility and effort is also expected of employees. Those elements lead to a request for agile and dynamic leadership in which the wellbeing of the staff is key. This programme is focussed on the collaboration within and between organisation, agile leadership, wellbeing at work, and the impact of coaching. Through practice-oriented scientific research, we want to develop efficient tools and methodologies to collaborate in the promotion of manageable and feasible work.
Setting to work with employees, teams, and organisations
What are we researching and for whom?
Complex and social questions challenge superiors to work systematically and creatively on the implementation and development of their organisation. Thus it has become necessary to focus more on diverse collaboration models between organisations and disciplines. Many organisation have to deal with a staff shortage, high work pressure, and changing teams. A lot of flexibility and effort is also expected of employees. Since the COVID19-period, employees have new expectations of employers. Those elements lead to a request for agile and dynamic leadership in which the wellbeing of the staff is key. In recent years, coaching has developed into one of the ways to offer support in this. But the impact of it has not yet been researched extensively.
Desired outcome
Through practice-oriented scientific research, we design efficient tools and methodologies that offer support in the aforementioned challenges. In this way, we help promoting manageable and feasible work.
Research lines
With the research programme ‘Together works’, in the next few years, we will focus on a series of approaches to strengthen and enforce superiors and staff members. We broaden our expertise on collaboration between and in organisations, leadership, coaching, and wellbeing at work.
Professionalisation of collaboration between and in organisations
With our centre of Excellence, PRONET, we focus further on research on organisation networks and ecosystems. That occurs among others in the context of sustainable mobility. We research multidisciplinary collaboration between the health supporting professions.
Collaborating on the well-being of employees
How can re-integration be enhanced by the support of colleagues? What partnership models promote the social dialogue in organisations in the context of manageable and feasible work?
Agile leadership
The complex social reality challenges organisations to work systematically on the development of their organisation. How do we achieve agile leadership with attention to diversity in approach, styles and situations?
Coaching with impact
Coaching and coaching techniques in organisations know a strong growth with a big diversity. On the one hand, that is a positive evolution, yet on the other hand it creates confusion and ambiguity. Research for the impact on employees and management may provide answers.
Research in the spotlight
Research projects, publications and realisations
Be inspired by our research projects, concrete achievements and publications of Together Works make a difference.
Collaborate with us
We engage in diverse forms of collaboration with our professional sector for research and innovation. Varying in intensity, flows of financing, term, and finality: Collaborative Research Agreements, collaborations via co-financing or with external project funding, collaboration via participation in design sessions, advisory committees, etc. For future research projects we are constantly looking for partners active in the sector. Do you have a question or would you like to collaborate? Contact us. We will gladly discuss and determine how we can reinforce each other!
Services for companies and organisations
Is your organisation facing a challenge or would you like to tackle a social problem? Through bachelor's theses, internships, student consultancy assignments, or services provided by expert lecturers and expert researchers, a challenge or idea can be researched and/or shaped. Another option is being a partner in a research project.
Blikopener
Are you an entrepreneur of an SME or a social profit organisation? Thanks to Blikopener of the Flemish Agency Entrepreneurship and Innovation (VLAIO) we can support you without any obligation in your search for solutions to practical problems or questions. We put our practice-oriented research results and experts at your disposal.
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You can visit our labs to get acquainted with the latest technologies and innovations. Our experts will work with you on a specific question, formulate tangible recommendations, and develop custom prototypes. They are open spaces where there is room for experimentation, co-creation, and creativity.
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We help you formulate your specific research question and the desired approach.
About expertise centre People and Society
We are committed to society and that is why we like to innovate with you. Expertise centre People and Society fully commits to participatory research on social challenges and innovation of the social profit sector.
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