Happy and engaged employees

Today’s workforce is no longer satisfied with transactional employment. Employees expect more than a paycheck—they seek purpose, autonomy, flexibility, and a sense of wellbeing at work. They want to be heard, valued, and included. This shift reflects a broader transformation in the expectations placed on modern employers and HR teams.

However, many organisations are still stuck in outdated modes of engagement—sending out annual surveys or launching ad-hoc wellness initiatives that fail to address the root of the employee experience. These fragmented approaches no longer cut it. They miss the nuance, the emotion, and the dynamic nature of what employees actually go through during their journey within a company.

At ImpactWork, we reframe employee experience not as a soft HR initiative, but as a strategic lever for resilience, retention, and growth. Our approach to Employee Engagement & Wellbeing is deeply human and rigorously data-driven. We help companies evolve from reactive firefighting to a proactive EX strategy—shaped by real-time insights, co-created journeys, and continuous improvement loops.

We embed tools like journey mapping, qualitative and quantitative feedback analysis, and organisational design to align leadership, HR, and technology. The result? Cultures that aren't just compliant—but connected, conscious, and capable of adapting to whatever’s next.

In short, we help organisations shift from managing people to understanding people. And that’s where true transformation begins.

94%

of Dutch employees consider a healthy work-life balance a top priority. 61% would reject a job offer if it disrupted that balance.

Why?

The Challenge:

Employee engagement is in crisis.

Disconnection is rising, while stress-related absenteeism and burnout continue to surge—especially in hybrid and remote settings. Traditional HR models can’t keep pace with the complexity of modern work.

Neglecting employee wellbeing comes at a high cost: higher turnover, lower performance, and a declining employer brand. But meaningful engagement isn’t solved by launching one more initiative. It demands a connected, data-driven strategy—rooted in empathy and championed by leadership.

Our approach.

ImpactWork delivers a productized service that enables organisations to embed employee engagement and wellbeing into the core of their people strategy. This isn’t about isolated initiatives—it’s about building a continuous, company-wide Employee Experience Management (EXM) system.

Our structured approach includes:

Experience journey scan & baseline assessment - We start by uncovering what your employees actually experience—from onboarding to exit. Through interviews, data analysis and journey mapping, we identify key touchpoints, pain points, and hidden frictions across the organisation.

Design a measurable EX strategy - Together with your teams, we define experience goals and translate them into tangible KPIs. We establish ownership, roles and rhythms—and select the right technology to support continuous feedback and improvement.

Activate the experience roadmap – We move from insight to execution. We co-create a roadmap of experience improvements—from quick wins to long-term actions—and embed it into cross-functional teams. From better onboarding to wellbeing initiatives, each action is tied to impact.

Measure, adapt, and scale – Employee experience is never done. We set up continuous listening loops, behavioural analytics, and experience dashboards. Every quarter, we evaluate what’s working, where to adapt, and how to scale success across teams and locations.

‘You don’t build a great company and then take care of your people. You take care of your people, and they build a great company.’

The impact.

True impact is not measured by policies written, but by how people feel at work—and how they choose to show up, stay, and grow.

Our approach to employee engagement and wellbeing shifts organisations from reactive to intentional. We help create cultures where people feel safe, valued, and connected to their purpose. The result? More resilient teams, stronger internal trust, and a working environment that attracts and retains the right talent.

Clients who work with us experience:

Clearer ownership of employee experience across the organisation
Greater alignment between leadership, HR, and employee needs
Reduced friction across key moments in the employee journey—from onboarding to growth
More engaged, energised teams ready to perform sustainably
A stronger employer brand grounded in authenticity, not slogans

But perhaps the most important shift is this:
When organisations start listening to their people—and act on what they hear—engagement becomes a system, not a sentiment.

We don’t do surface-level wellbeing. We build the infrastructure that helps people and performance thrive, long term.

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Discover how our services can help you with your employee wellbeing and employee engagement. From redefining your entire HR strategy to helping you improve employee experience and intervening where necessary. We help you pave the way towards a better employee experience with increased workforce productivity!

Let's create a workplace where working wellbeing is central- and we can all thrive!

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73%

of HR executives expect talent shortages in the coming three years.

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Jildert Huitema

Co-founder ImpactWork

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