three pictures of members of the cooperative

Relaunch Cooperative

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Exciting news for the new year!Saskia Maarse, Brigitte Opel and I are relaunching Cooperative Cultural Insights, combining our extensive expertise from diverse cultural backgrounds, various sectors, and multiple countries. With a vast network…
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…
Deze kleurrijke foto laateen kamelon zien, met eroverheen fotootjes van zes sprekers van het congres

You ARE the traffic jam

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“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,…
This is a compilation of six pictures with Alette presenting and in a panel.

NABC Book presentation

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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…
Compilatie van 9 foto's: een overzicht van de groep en allemaal verschillende deelnemers met microfoon, die reageren op de boek presentatie

Book well received Gaborone

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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…
A yellow microphone with the letters BNR on it

BNR Radio Business in Africa

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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…

BNR: business in Ghana

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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,…

BNR: business in Tanzania

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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…

BNR: business in India

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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…