And there it is! It’s wonderful to finally have our book in my hands: “Cultural Confluence in Organizational Change: a Portuguese venture in Angola” by Vasco Silva and myself, about doing business in Africa. For more information see the tab about the book on this website.
Together with colleagues we’ve followed a cultural training by colleagues in Virtual Reality! Very interesting to give it a try. It takes some getting used to, but offers interesting possibilities, especially for dispersed teams. However the time available for an exercise is quite limited and has to be spaced carefully. For sensitive topics within the […]
On August 31st, 2023, I was again a co-host and ‘world conqueror’ on BNR radio. This time it was about doing business in Ghana. Listen back to the broadcast here. While Pieter Schulting, from JS Cocoa explains what his company is doing in Ghana, I am able to explain some of the biggest challenges for […]
This Training Cultural Competence was great fun. It’s so rewarding to train scientists. They think deeply, want to know all the details, and come with the best questions ever. Loved it!
The Vereniging International Management Leiden (VIML) is an association of students. All students have registered for the Minor International en Intercultural Management of the University of Leiden, where I lecture. Every year, the VIML organizes the final congress of the minor, with several speakers from various organizations and companies. During the congress, a few student […]
From 19 to 30 April 2023 I was visiting Accra, Ghana. I was a member of a Trademission, together with other Dutch companies and organized by the NABC. The delegation took part in the General Assemblee of the World Trade Centre Association, that set foor in Africa for the first time. The event was organized […]
It has been marvelous to be back in Ghana and to be able to have face to face contacts with friends, former colleagues, partners in crime and my Ghanaian brother. I was very happy to see everybody is doing fine and wonderful to experience we just continue our conversation wherever it had ended last time […]
On March 9, 2023, I was again a co-host and ‘world conqueror’ on BNR radio. This time it was about doing business in Tanzania. Listen back to the broadcast here. ‘Pole pole pole’ is a common Tanzanian expression: it means: ‘calm, calm’, or ‘slow slow’. In Tanzania, everything moves a little bit slower than in […]
On Feb. 9, 2023, I co-hosted BNR radio as “World Conqueror,” to provide cultural explanations on doing business in India. Listen back to the broadcast here. Many people in India see education as the most important route to break the existing hierarchy and climb the socioeconomic ladder. Consequently, parents make sure their children receive a […]
Why is the word GRATIS (for free) one of the most googled words in the Netherlands? I’ve had a chance to explain it shortly on Dutch television in the program Editie NL on RTL 4. In comparison to other countries, the people in the Netherlands are relatively impulsive: we are allowed to enjoy life and […]
