Managing a value and knowledge-based company is all about managing resources. The most obvious resource is, of course, the hearts and minds of the people working directly or indirectly for the enterprise.

For HOWE, it is important that everyone shares a common vision, and that we all subscribe to our core values: flexibility, focus, innovation, passion and humanity. Because we are so explicit and distinct about our values, we have been able to establish a self-management culture where trust carries more weight than control, and where it is the individual employee or team who organises and administers each assignment.

‘FREE THINKING' is our guiding star. To promote and facilitate this, it is important to establish a culture of freedom. The more clearly we communicate our values in deeds and words, the easier it is for our employees and partners to act on their own and think creatively. Therefore, we always place a lot of confidence in the people around us.