This week, we were guests at the Dutch Child Protection Board’s Inspiration Festival. In addition to workshops on juvenile law and child protection, the organization also focused on the vitality and sustainable employability of its employees.

This focus is not without reason. Like many other organizations, the Dutch Child Protection Board faces high absenteeism. Employees deal with intense (family) issues, face high workloads, and show great commitment. While this dedication benefits the vulnerable children they support daily, it can also lead to stress and long-term absenteeism.

We were genuinely honored and grateful to be asked to contribute to the prevention of absenteeism and the promotion of vitality and sustainable employability with our six vitality insights. The demand was evident from the fact that our interactive lecture was fully booked first. We were thus joined by over 100 employees of the Dutch Child Protection Board (as they call themselves) in the charming Railway Museum.

It proved quite a challenge to cover all six vitality insights within the hour we had. We love discussing these topics, but the short reflections that are part of the lecture led to so much discussion among participants that we had to continually pause these engaging conversations. Fortunately, we have already received the first two invitations from teams to explore these themes further with our Blue Zones in the Workplace workshop. Stay tuned!