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Christmas on Iceland

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Christmas is a blend of Christianity and older traditions. It celebrates both the birth of Jesus and the winter solstice and other rituals; it is about light and darkness. The celebrations are magically intertwined, and thanks to our ancestors,…
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Dutch Pilotage

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Together with the other trainers from the Cultural Insights Cooperative, we will be training Dutch pilots in intercultural communication. This week, I had the opportunity to spend a day sailing with them. I was impressed by these people's…
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15 Years De Vonk Advies

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My company De Vonk has been around for 15 years! 🌼 Actually, it was by chance that I started my own business. After returning from 10 years of development work and organizational consulting in West Africa, I wasn't really happy in my temporary…

Soft stuff or hard cash?

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Cultural competence is classified as a soft skill. Soft skills are personal and social characteristics that you need to be successful, which describe how you tackle challenges, interact with people and organize your work. In a multicultural…
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IODA Connects

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“Connection ís the content,” according to Peter Block. He spoke these words during the conference in Ghana of IODA - International Organization Development Association, last week. Author of many books and spending a lifetime working…
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Webinar Trust across cultures

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When a potential partner asks you to sign a contract, does your trust in the person diminish or increase? Or, on another note, do you prefer long meetings where you have the ability to voice your ideas and listen to others, or would you rather…
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Adapting OD to culture

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Are your OD methods culturally adaptable? How does culture influence your change management, the processes, interaction, structure and the instruments you use? How can you be more effective in different contexts? We had great conversations…
Dr. Michael Eze als spreker, met zijn afbeelding groot achter hem geprojecteerd.

Dr. Eze on Africa day

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Dr. Michael Eze and top civil servant Christiaan Rebergen in dialogue on the Africa day about the Africa strategy of Foreign Affairs. Ubuntu teaches us that Europe and Africa need each other.

The role of the Jester

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This image, is it allowed? Would you call it cultural appropriation? And is this still the case if the ‘proprietors’ of the figure are actually dressing you and if it’s all done in a cheerful, jolly atmosphere? The latter is exactly the…
Prof. Sarr and prof. Modest sitting and having a conversation

More knowledgeable, less intelligent

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“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’.…