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Thomas Van Eeckhout 14:05 - 14:35 Break out session 5 English spoken

Happiness and high performance: finding the sweet spot

Discover how genuine, human centered leadership is the most powerful driver of both happiness and high performance at work. This keynote reveals how creating the right context, where people feel valued, trusted, and energized, unlocks measurable business growth. 

With practical insights applicable to any industry, it shows how this model tripled Easi's results in five years. It's a talk for leaders who want thriving people and thriving profits. 

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    Thomas van Eeckhout

    CEO at EASI, award winning Tech company

About the session

Subjects that will be covered:

  • Happiness at work,

  • Employee ownership,

  • Sustainable growth,

  • Participatory shareholding


Questions the participants will get answers to:

  • How can happiness at work be created without complex theoretical models, but through simple and practical leadership principles?

  • What are the essential human needs every leader should address to build engagement and trust?

  • How can leadership contribute to retention, long-term commitment, and shared responsibility within an organisation?


Key takeaways:

  • Happiness at work is driven by consistency, not theory: real impact lies in how values are translated into everyday principles and processes.

  • Strong leadership is built around five fundamental human needs (recognition, freedom and trust, transparency, mission, and love.

  • Shared ownership is a powerful leadership tools that strengthens employee retention and engagement.

Thomas Van Eeckhout

About the speaker

Thomas Van Eeckhout

CEO at EASI, Award winning Tech Company

Thomas started his professional career at Easi in 2006 as Internal Sales. After climbing up through several commercial positions, he was appointed co-CEO in 2019, together with Jean-François Herremans. Since then, Easi has grown from 200 to 680 employees due to both internal growth and 10+ acquisitions.

Thomas is also the author of ‘De Gouden Tip van Ownership’, in which he shares the story of Easi’s participative business model.