Government

Government

The government is under pressure. The government faces a double challenge: tackle more complex issues with fewer means.

• The economic crisis increases the pressure on government organizations to achieve more with fewer people.
• The existence of some public institutions is under fire - administrative layers and boards are being merged or portioned off (to the private sector).
• The government is faced with higher demands in terms of transparency. More attention is given to external communication through high accountability levels and mediacracy.
• An aging population and labour shortage threaten a balanced inflow, through flow and outflow of employees with the right knowledge and skills

In short, the government feels pressure from several sides: citizens have become more outspoken, the media are on top of everything, politics sets every higher demands and the future influx of new employees is under pressure.

&samhoud’s ambition for the Government

&samhoud focuses on achieving breakthroughs and realizing lasting change in government organizations.

Within the government we focus on:

• Better results, higher public satisfaction (increase customer value)
• Satisfied and proud professionals (increase employee value)
• More efficient and more effective operating of the organization (increase financial and community value)

To put it bluntly, now that the government is under pressure, in the short term cuts are the obvious way to meet the demands set. In the short term cuts in people’s development or subsistence levels leads to desired savings, but undermines the quality of service delivery in the long run. &samhoud believes in acute intervention based on a vision and long-term solutions. That means achieving cost savings in combination with results that need to be accomplished.

Approach

&samhoud works based on an integrated approach in which the government organization’s value for the public is always the starting point. Short-term results, such as developing, inspiring and disciplining employees and a critical cost analysis, lead to outcomes that will turn out to be robust in the long-term too.

We do this through close collaboration with our clients. In tight teams we combine the client’s substantive expertise and insights with our knowledge and experience when it comes to successful change. We explicitly transfer our knowledge and experience in order to strengthen the internal organization and ultimately work ourselves out of a job. We connect ourselves with our clients: together we achieve breakthroughs.

Our starting point is always the strength of the people in organizations. Together with them we develop a vision and a strategy and we facilitate the implementation process. We support top management in the design and communication of the change. At the same time we generate energy and action among employees by involving, guiding, inspiring and, when needed, confronting them. 

&samhoud’s results

&samhoud has earnt its tracks in a variety of sectors. Its integrated approach to change has led to community outcomes, proud professionals and satisfied customers. Within the government we have helped several organizations to make the shift from working government-regulated to working customer-focused (from input to output or outcome).