“We have become more knowledgeable but less intelligent.” These words were spoken in Leiden by Prof. Felwine Sarr, a Senegalese academic, poet and musician. Or possibly we should reverse the order and say: ‘a musician, poet and academic’. Because the question is: what makes him, societies at large and African societies in particular, more intelligent: […]
“You’re not IN the traffic jam, you ARE the traffic jam.” A beautiful statement by Shirine Moerkerken, giving meaning to social constructivism, on which she bases her interventions in organizations. You may hate being in a traffic jam, but you are always part of reality. After all, for the other person, you are the traffic […]
It was great to do the book presentation and panel discussion, talking about intercultural management in Africa. It was during the back-to-business meeting, after the summer break, of the Netherlands-African Business Council (NABC), organized in Arnhem. The book, co-authored with Vasco Silva, is an inspiring case study of a Portuguese subsidiary in Angola that achieved […]
Always nice to see such a speaker announcement. Soon I’ll present my book at the back-to-business event of the NABC (Netherlands-African Business Council). The book is about doing business in Africa. It concerns a very interesting case study about intercultural management in Angola. Find more information about the book here.
During the OLDN Conference on OD and Change in Gaborone, Botswana, I presented the book on management in Angola, that I wrote together with Vasco Freitas Silva. The book was very well received and it resulted in a lively discussion with all participants on the relevance of indigenous wisdom in African management and organizational development. […]
In Gaborone, Botswana, I was happy to attend the International OD and Change Conference of OLDN. The Organization Leadership & Development Network is an OD initiative from Zimbabwe with members from all over the globe, under the excellent leadership of Dr. Justine Chinoperekweyi,. The conference in Botswana was organized largely by Emmanuel Njang and my […]
Alette just finished a series of intercultural workshops for a company that specializes in Water Management throughout the world. I like the way their wall paper reflects their core business! 🙂
Alette did a radio interview on BNR and told the story about her new book ‘Cultural Confluence in Organizational Change: a Portuguese venture in Angola.’ It was all about doing business in Africa, the so-called ‘best practices’ and challenges concerning local ownership and leadership. In case you are able to listen in Dutch, please find […]
It was good to do an online Intercultural Management Workshop for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry France-Ghana. Managing Director Armelle Sae-Jeanne was inspired to write the following words on LinkedIn: “No, I could not complete this assignment on time I was not feeling well, I had dirrhea this morning.” “You’re growing fat, life is […]
With a smashing presentation in Leiden, Vasco Silva and I launched our book on the 5th April 2024. Creating spaces of confluence. Portuguese guitar music by Filipe Oliveira flowed together with the kora and drums of Moussé Dramé. There were stories from us, from Dr. Walter Nkwi, Ylse van der Schoot and Akinyinka Akinyoade. There […]
