PREFACE LaurensPREFACE RaymondINTRODUCTIONTHE FOUNDATIONStarting point 1: Radically put your people firstStarting point 2: Build a raftStarting point 3: Down to the finest detailsFLOAT 1: ORGANISATIONBuilding block 1: Home baseBuilding block 2: Shared interestBuilding block 3: TransperencyFLOAT 2: CULTUREBuilding block 4: IdentityBuilding block 5: SafetyBuilding block 6: FunFLOAT 3: LEADERSHIPBuilding block 7: EqualityBuilding block 8: AgilityBuilding block 9: ClosenessFLOAT 4: DEVELOPMENTBuilding block 10: CuriosityBuilding block 11: FreedomBuilding block 12: DriveBONUS TRACKS10 Team Rockstars IT recruitment tips10 Standout Team Rockstars IT events10 Team Rockstars IT event tipsCONCLUSION: LOOKING AHEADSTORIES AND DILEMMAS#1 - STORY: Time for radical change...#2 - STORY: Not just sports#3 - STORY: The name Team Rockstars IT#4 - DILEMMA: Rockstar says no#5 - DILEMMA: Primadonna behaviour vs doing business together#6 - STORY: Covid schemes#7 - STORY: Continuous organisational change#8 - STORY: De workation#9 - DILEMMA: A fair pregnancy#10 - DILEMMA: Five year anniversaries in the future#11 - STORY: The cells of Eckart Wintzen#12 - STORY: Board of excellence#13 - STORY: Region or technology?#14 - DILEMMA: Centralised or decentralised?#15 - STORY: Salsa Willy#16 - STORY: Happy wife, happy life#17 - STORY: Pulling the same rope#18 - STORY: Touring the fields#19 - DILEMMA: The data breach#20 - DILEMMA: To compensate or not to compensate#21 - STORY: The hearty adventurer#22 - STORY: New office#23 - DILEMMA: Strong culture versus diversity and inclusion#24 - STORY: The fish and the water#25 - STORY: The christmas radio show#26 - STORY: Fashion show and merchandise line#27 - DILEMMA: Development or match#28 - DILEMMA: Safety arrives on foot and departs on horseback#29 - DILEMMA: Inappropriate behaviour#30 - STORY: The lit shit board#31 - STORY: Little word jokes#32 - STORY: Stepping down as ceo#33 - DILEMMA: Grow fast while preserving culture#34 - STORY: Genetic predisposition#35 - DILEMMA: IT Rockstars vs HQ Rockstars#36 - STORY: Drifted away#37 - STORY: The fuck-up sessions#38 - STORY: All you need is love#39 - STORY: Guilds#40 - STORY: The dream board#41 - DILEMMA: IT Rockstars without a project#42 - STORY: Making a quick call#43 - STORY: Christmas gifts and sustainability#44 - DILEMMA: Without commitment or self-evident#45 - STORY: That is [yes/no] my responsibility#46 - STORY: Highway poles#47 - STORY: Team Care#48 - DILEMMA: How do you manage such strong growth?#49 - STORY: Tommie and LinkedIn#50 - DILEMMA: Women in techTreat your people like rockstars and be surprised by the results. Any company can apply the Rockstars Method to become a magnet for talent and achieve strong results, just like Team Rockstars IT did. If, that is, you are willing to put employee satisfaction at the very forefront, and ingrained into the smallest veins of the organisation.

In this book, Raymond de Looze and founder Laurens Simonse unravel the fundamental building blocks of the Rockstars Method. Using concrete examples, the authors show not only what works, but also what challenges you may face when radically putting your people first. How do you find out what people really want? How do you make sure they share the core values? And how can you translate a dating service and hand-painted leather jackets to your organisation?

Laurens Simonse is founder and owner of Team Rockstars IT. Raymond de Looze is people strategy expert and founder of Double-OO, which helps organisations make more impact on their people. Together they offer a unique insight into the success and dilemmas of Team Rockstars IT, and take you on the path to working differently.