1.3 Our people
People are Nedap’s competitive advantage – our primary value creators. We drive meaningful change in our markets by finding, growing, and retaining the best talent, then equipping them to excel. By planning for and investing in future capabilities, leadership development, and performance enablement, we position ourselves to deliver on our ambitions and sustain our growth.
People at the heart of value creation
We have selectively grown our workforce in recent years and invested in Nedap-wide and market-specific expertise and capabilities. This has strengthened our ability to create and scale solutions that deliver measurable value for customers.
Our people strategy focuses on enabling our talent to excel and deliver impact rather than pursuing significant headcount growth. We harness our entrepreneurial culture, build an inclusive environment, and create the systems that allow people to turn their potential into performance. We aim for higher added value per employee as an indicator that our people strategy is enabling greater impact for our customers and Nedap.
Our emphasis on added value per employee reflects our approach to compensation and benefits. We engage in profit sharing to reward contributions and incentivize entrepreneurial thinking and innovation that drive long-term value.
People strategy
Our people strategy centers around five pillars: getting the basics right, connecting the dots, accelerating leadership, stepping up performance, and a future-proof talent ecosystem. Within the people strategy, we focus on three strategic initiatives:
Advancing talents and building capabilities
We take a focused approach to talent acquisition, ensuring we attract the best people in a competitive labor market. We develop and retain our talent with more and clearer opportunities for career progression within the entire Nedap organization and supported by learning and development programs. Through strategic workforce planning, we anticipate the capabilities needed to grow and remain competitive, including deep expertise in core and emerging technologies and AI readiness across all roles.
We empower people to take the lead in their personal and professional development. The Nedap Learning Platform promotes self-directed learning by providing easy access to e-learning, internal and external training programs, mentoring, and coaching. The Nedap Academies consist of professional and leadership development programs that are aligned with our company strategy and Step Up! ambitions. Onboarding programs prepare new Nedap employees for a successful start to their careers.Accelerating leadership
We develop leadership capabilities by establishing clear and explicit expectations. The Nedap Leadership Framework articulates our vision of what good leadership entails. Leadership profiles outline the skills, behaviors, and sense of ownership needed to lead others successfully. We support leaders through tailored training programs and content and through standardized, digitized HR processes. Additionally, we continue to emphasize personal leadership because leading yourself well is the foundation of effective leadership, regardless of your formal role.
Succession planning is a deliberate part of our approach. We conduct leadership reviews to identify key positions and prepare potential successors for future growth. This builds continuity and reduces dependency on individuals, ensuring we have the right leadership capabilities in place as our business evolves.Performance enablement
We support employee engagement and performance by being clear about expectations and by providing regular feedback and recognition. We offer clear pathways for career and reward progression. We equip and motivate our people to do their best work and take ownership of results.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Nedap relies on a diverse workforce to create the best solutions. When different perspectives and backgrounds come together, we challenge assumptions and uncover new possibilities for creating value. We firmly believe that a diverse workforce, supported by an inclusive and equitable work environment where people can express themselves authentically and ideas flow freely, leads to more relevant and impactful solutions for our customers. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts are essential to sustaining the success of Nedap and improving the well-being and engagement of our people.
Our DEI focus areas are:
Inclusive leadership
We foster a culture of openness and acceptance by promoting cross-cultural understanding, with leadership serving as role models. We promote diverse representation across our organization, and we strive to build a diverse leadership team. We provide tailored support to help women advance, especially into leadership roles, and align female representation in leadership with the overall workforce.One global team
We aim to foster collaborative and equitable partnerships across all business units and offices worldwide, embracing cultural differences to create an inclusive work environment. We expect our employees to embody our core values while acknowledging the cultural, societal, and geopolitical context of each region we operate in. Our commitment to equity extends to enhancing opportunities for women, remote workers, and neurodiverse colleagues while actively cultivating diverse local leadership teams.Transparency
We contribute to equitable opportunities by improving transparency and removing bias in internal hiring, promotion, and decision-making. We seek to promote effective communication through the standardized use of English when appropriate.