Culture training at my old place

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De Vonk Advies gave a beautiful training for the development organization. This organization was once the employer of Alette Vonk for 10 good years on the African continent, working in Ghana and in Benin. It was great to be back at the old…

IODA 2022 in Barcelona

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It is always lovely to be back with the IODA family, especially after two corona years and online conferences. This year I learned a lot especially about Corporate Life cycles of Adize, generously shared by friend and colleague Willie Marais…

Dr. degree for colleague

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On September 24th 2022 my dear colleague Okey Okere from Nigeria celebrated his doctorate graduation from the Business School Netherlands, which we were happy to celebrate with him!

Beautiful training location

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And again my colleague Divya and myself are able to give a training on a beautiful location, this time in Rotterdam. It seems water remains a common factor! Again, it is an organisation which is involved with the environment and the steps we…

Soba’s in Angola

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Alette Vonk traveled once again to Portugal to continue, together with Vasco Silva, the writing of the book about the Soba Council in his former company in Angola. With an occasional nice walk along the Ave River in Santo Tirso.

Syrian women

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These Tunisian delicacies came along during, for now, the last training I gave for Oumnia Works. It was a promising group of Syrian women with many stories and sometimes acrimonious situations, but with a fantastic counselor/translator who…
A compilation of images: a training setting; the participants outside and the trainers: Alette and Pa.

Sierra Leone: Intercultural Team building

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A full week Intercultural Teambuilding for a development organization in Sierra Leone. Working through disturbed relationships, solving issues and creating understanding. Wonderful work done together with Papa Arkhurst from Ghana.

University exams Intercultural Management

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Grading the exams is always quite a job. Luckily for me, the cat is keeping me company. ;-) The exams are for Intercultural Management, one of the topics of the minor International and Intercultural Management (IIM) of the University of Le…

Writing in Portugal

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A week of writing in Portugal, focusing on the Angola book. Reading, reflecting and writing, with some walks along the robust shore in between. In Portugal I had a chance to discuss it further with partner in crime Vasco Silva and also enjoyed…
The two trainers Divya Varkey and Alette Vonk smiling on the bunker island of Ijmuiden.

NGO Culture Training

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De Vonk Advies did a good training with Cultural Insights colleague Divya Susan Varkey for an ecological NGO. Good insights, happy client and a wonderful location in Fort Island in IJmuiden.