Dirk Huisman shares the unique story behind the foundation of SKIM and his 35-year experience keeping a growing, international firm all about the people who work there! How did SKIM keep their core values strong across time zones and cultures and how does this impact SKIMmers on a daily basis? Find out more at www.skimgroup.com.

1. How to create a great
company (culture)
Dirk Huisman | Chairman
Eloise Bruinink | Senior Manager Facilities & Culture
Venture Cafe February 2016

2. SKIM 140 employees
70% < 35 | 90% Master Degree

3. Who is SKIM?
Nr 1.
Decision
Behavior
Expert
Statistisch
Kwalitatief
Industrieel
Marktonderzoek

4. The starter paradigm
Situation
• Job related frustration
• Unemployed
• Interruption in personal
development
• Transition period
Trigger
• Asked, pulled
• Successful model
• Facilities
• Opportunities
Environment
• Roots, family
• Colleagues
• Mentor

5. Why SKIM?
Planned involvement
in raising kids
Situation Trigger
Speed of development,
no promotion

6. The DNA
Professional life Private life

7. Keep to yourself
Know your
strength
Know your
weaknesses

8. The balance
5 year plan.
Know where you
want to be
Be flexible,
be opportunistic,
No guts no glory

9. You build the
business
together
• Delegate, make them responsible
• Trust them, they will do great job
• Allow mistakes
• Keep the 5 year plan in mind
• Share the bigger picture,
• paint it together

10. Inventive

11. Inspiring

13. Invigorating

15. Individual

17. Involving

18. Taking our
company’s
temperature
What do we measure and
why do we measure it?

19. Contact us
Dirk Huisman
Tel: +31 10 282 3561
email: d.huisman@skimgroup.com
Eloise Bruinink
Tel: 31 10 282 3557
email: e.bruinink@skimgroup.com