"The Future of Our Broad Prosperity: A Podcast Full of Insights and Inspiration." Minister Micky Adriaansens of Economic Affairs and Climate shares her thoughts and dreams for our economy in "Welvaart, de brede podcast" by ESB. It's about everything that makes our society prosperous and how we can maintain that course. It's incredibly enjoyable and enlightening to listen to, my compliments!
Subsequently, I have taken note of the elaborated vision on the Dutch economy, recently published by Micky Adriaansens. I, Paul Joore, would be happy to collaborate with the minister on how to preserve our broad prosperity, particularly through an integrated approach. This approach allows us to focus on the interplay within the entire playing field, leading to more effective and sustainable results
Comprehensive Solution
In the current fragmented landscape, finding a comprehensive solution is more than a challenge. Because this solution should, at the very least, take into account the elements from the following table.
Table 1 Elements contributing to the integral realization of broad prosperity
The question is whether there is even a comprehensive solution that can accommodate all of the above and that we can quickly get started with?
As it turns out... or rather, it's not accidental at all! Because within ICR, we have been working tirelessly over the past few years to build an integrated solution that takes into account all of the above or enables all of the above. It's all the more satisfying to see that the question that has been latent until now has become urgent.
Let's Get to Work
It should also be clear that I am more than willing to work hand in hand with the government and ambitious entrepreneurs to fulfill Micky Adriaansens' vision of preserving broad prosperity. Let's do it!
Master Your Purpose. Own Your Freedom. With ICR.
I’ve always been driven by helping people grow, feel supported and perform at their best — with clarity, rhythm and confidence.But my journey didn’t start in boardrooms. It started in top-level hospitality, where timing, warmth and service matter. Helping people feel good is something I learned early, and that instinct has followed me ever since. Sports shaped the other side of me: discipline, teamwork, resilience and the desire to raise the bar — professionally and personally.After studying Business Economics and completing the Post-Master Accountancy program, I joined Arthur Andersen. There, I saw how organizations really function — the structures, behaviour patterns, hidden bottlenecks and the impact of leadership and culture.My next step as CFO of a 300-employee company showed me what responsibility truly feels like. Later, as an interim manager and coach across SMEs, corporates and scaleups, I kept seeing the same pattern everywhere:* Behaviour is difficult to change.
* Structure is difficult to maintain.
* And in most organizations, the day-to-day chaos is the real boss.Financial scans confirmed it. Mentoring startups at Startupbootcamp confirmed it again. Different symptoms. Same underlying issue: mindset, structure and execution are rarely aligned.And here’s the part I had to learn the hard way: In the years I spent shaping what would eventually become the ICR Growth & Success SaaS Platform, I personally experienced all the discomforts and struggles of entrepreneurship. The chaos. The pressure. The tension between short-term survival and long-term vision. The search for clarity, balance and daily rhythm.Ironically, I once heard the criticism that I “couldn’t speak about entrepreneurial pain because I hadn’t felt it myself.” Today, the opposite is true. I didn’t just build ICR — I lived the very struggles I set out to solve.And yet, I would never have been able to create ICR without the foundation that came before it: my academic background, my years as an auditor, my CFO experience, the interim assignments, the coaching work and the Startupbootcamp mentoring. That combination allowed me to see the system behind organizational success — long before I experienced the pain personally.During my 40s, after a deep period of personal and professional growth, one question became clear: What legacy do I want to build? If no system existed that could help organizations grow in an integrated, practical and sustainable way …... I would build one.That became ICR — the Growth & Success Operating System that brings clarity, rhythm and sustainable performance into daily practice. A system not just to measure organizations, but to help people and teams thrive.If you’re exploring how alignment can transform your organization — or your own leadership journey — feel free to reach out. I’m always open to meaningful conversations.
