Nico Decock

Nico Decock is an internationally recognized thought leader in organizational transformation, recently awarded "Thought Leader of the Year" at the 2025 HRM Summit in Bahrain. With over 35 years of experience spanning family-owned enterprises to Fortune 500 multinationals, Decock has witnessed—and disrupted—the evolution from traditional personnel management to what he calls "Human Delta Architecture." Currently serving as Chief Human Resources Officer and Managing Partner at Core-HR International, Decock is the author of Rewiring the Human Delta, a provocative and revolutionary manifesto that challenges three decades of HR orthodoxy. Operating from Belgium and Italy, Decock brings a uniquely European perspective to global transformation challenges. His multicultural—combined with his focundational background in labor law, enable him to architect transformations that respect cultural context while driving radical change. Known for his deliberately provocative approach, Decock declares uncomfortable truths that shake the industry: "The Business Partner model is an illusion," "Best practices are yesterday's advantage expired," and "Organizations must architect human capability or cease to exist within 24 months." His work has been praised by leading voices including Bill Jensen, who called it "Finally, a brilliant HR Framework designed for the AI Era!" and Nicolas Behbahani, who described it as "a visionary blueprint for navigating the next era of human transformation."