Humor at work
I am a strong believer that humor is an essential enabler of creating a more productive environment.
Author: Willem VAN ECK (WvE)
35+ years versatile leadership, productive simplicity, a brain that works.
Productive simplicity and curiocity is what drives the majority of his accomplishments.
Expertise includes sales management, marketing, supply chain, business operations and continuous improvement.
Empathetic is what you can read from referrals @ https://willemvaneck.com
Levis to Chevreuse
A 12 Km walk from Levis St Nom back to Chevreuse, mostly walking in beautiful forrests.
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Productive Simplicity
Productive simplicity somehow expresses what is driving most of Willem’s achievements.
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Business intelligence !
Key to success is closely related to business intelligence i.e. data but also detailed analysis.
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People are key !
Guiding people is key to success, yet it is sometimes forgotten at the expense of performance.
Reworked classic
S-type timeless design this time promoted in Jerome REVON’s art gallery.
Chevreuse
Just a regular morning walk around the village … simple things in life, lot’s of joy !
Remote Work
There is good news for those who enjoy working from home as per a Texas research team.
EDI Connectivity
One of the major productivity (and cost reduction) enabling factors is EDI connectivity.
Management Ignorance
A funny image but worthwhile sharing as it does nicely reflect what I regularly saw.
Simply Red
Holding back the years … a fantastic song and story behind, one of my favorites … watch here!
Boven Leeuwen
Theo LAM and myself, friends since ages, decided to do that traditional walk around our village once more.
Culemborg
On one of those usual “quick” visits to our daughter Kim, husband Laurens and grandson Roy-Willem.
On time delivery !
On time delivery influences customer satisfaction and financials … so better constantly measure it !
Revenue in time !
And customer satisfaction as a super bonus if you do this right securing strongest financial performance.
Solid processes, a must !
Customer satisfaction and supply chain are all about solid processes, specially during crisis !
Operations execute !
We don’t like to hear it but operations simply execute strategies and tactics decided by management.
Keep things simple !
The usual trap of many companies is trying to be refreshingly new, exciting, trend driven.
Made major contribution !
Made a major contribution to our operations since Willem joined PLP France in March 2019.
Design Win Pipeline
Continuous focus on identifying, and winning new opportunities is key to secure the future of your business.
Focussed on result !
I know Willem for 1 year now and we are both in a EDI project for two customers in France.
Lousy Consultant ?
Being unsatisfied with a consultant is not unusual but … give it a good thought first.
Obtain this ?
It is easy to obtain a team all moving in the same direction and face the hard challenge !
Avoid this !
It is a clear and proven fact … good communication is a proven and key productivity enabler !
Not a constraint !
Policies and procedures are often perceived as such, yet they heavily contribute to productivity and quality.
Employees are consultants
You may be very pleased with your consultant in spite of the high price you have paid for his work.
Reality NO politics !
I have appreciated your enthusiasm, perseverance and professionalism in the responsibilities you had.
Knopfler live !
Live at the Zenith in Paris on June 3rd 2015, a great surprise when my son Eef invited me … listen here!
Do you collaborate ?
Collaboration starts with the simple willingness of a person or organization to help and make a change.
Set smart goals !
Appropriate goal setting will drive challenge and performance … don’t push the limits though !
Eagles live !
Invited by my brother Ronald, my wife and I joined him and his wife Reggie to attend this concert.
Never misses a deadline !
Willem is extremely committed hard worker, “get things done” type. Never ever missing a deadline.
A great teamplayer !
Fondly remembering service board meetings when you were service board chairman.
Strong managerial skills !
Willem is an outstanding business manager, we worked 15 years in the automotive market.
Allows customer focus !
I have worked with Willem for over 10 years at Freescale, he has excellent skills and business intelligence.
Handles critical issues !
Willem has a great sens of professionalism when we faced extremely critical situations.
Kindest and thoughtful !
What a guy is all i can say. Willem has been a joy to work with over many many years.
Stef Bos
Papa … a tremendous song performed by Stef Bos from his 1990 album “Is Dit Nu Later” … listen here.
Made us a CRM leader !
Willem worked within my global team at Motorola and has a fantastic skillset deploying it in several areas.
Kindness we memorize !
Willem, I and many others on the Asia side of the planet can witness : Your numbers we always trust.
Deep Purple
Pictured Within … live performance of the song written by Deep Purple organ player Jon Lord … watch here!
ON Semiconductor
A new adventure when Motorola Standard Components Group (SCG) became ON Semiconductor.
Motorola Benelux
My electronics background was best invested at Motorola as their Benelux distribution manager.
Dire Straits
Telegraph Road … a fantastic song written by Mark Knopfler with a great text, too. Listen here.
It started here !
Improving my grand parents tube radio awakened my curiocity about electronics.
Willem VAN ECK (WvE) 