Innovation and Culture

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This article was originally published on my LinkedIn page. Power distance Every company or organisation needs to innovate to stay relevant, to keep a competitive edge and remain on top of the business. Research shows that creativity and…
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The Dutch Team

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It’s like herding cats! This article, by Alette Vonk, was originally published in the Xpat Journal (Volume 21 issue #1, Autumn 2018). It is about the Dutch habit of ‘emerging insight’, which can drive people from other countries to despair. A…

Remarkable article of a former slave-selling family

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This is a remarkable article of a former slave-selling family in Nigeria and their dealing with the past. You won’t get many chances in life to read this story.

Article: “Natália is at a loss”

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This is an article of Alette Vonk for connect2us in the Xpat Journal: “Natália is at a loss.” Just a few months ago, Natália moved to the Netherlands with her mom, dad and two brothers. She’s an intelligent girl and her Dutch is progressing…
Bart Somers en Gert Jan Hofstede

Discussion on diversity, inclusion and innovation

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A refreshingly positive discussion on diversity, inclusion, and innovation between Gert Jan Hofstede and Bart Somers from our #theculturefactor conference last month. Bart Somers explains with infectious enthusiasm how he has managed diversity…
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Culture eats strategy for breakfast

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A blog that I published in the Journal of Jobnet Africa and on my LinkedIn page: "Culture eats strategy for breakfast”. International companies doing business in unexplored markets with different cultures, face some of the world´s toughest…
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Oude en nieuwe kennis in Afrika

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OUDE EN NIEUWE KENNIS IN AFRIKA LinkedIn blog van Alette Vonk: een reactie op afscheid van Kees Broere als correspondent van de Volkskrant in Afrika: “Oude en nieuwe kennis in Afrika”. Revolutie Vorige week schreef Kees Broere een mooi afscheidsartikel…
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Heineken in Africa: the mirror

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HEINEKEN IN AFRICA: THE MIRROR The book Heineken in Afrika [i] has been called “the most valuable management book that I read in years” [ii], which is quite remarkable, since it wasn’t meant to be a management book. Research journalist…

Together we are one

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De clip van het vredeslied "Together we are one", gemaakt door muzikanten, bewoners en kinderen, uit de Schilderswijk. Het wordt voor velen een clip met kippenvel: alleen op Facebook 1.4K shares, 89K views en 200K reached (naast het bereik op…