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See what the Dutch Say
Our book is for sale on Amazon. It concerns a picture book,…
January 1 2021/by Alette Vonk
Book launch!
The online book launch 'See what the Dutch Say', possible to…
December 16 2020/by Alette VonkNegotiation in Kenya
My article 'Negotiation in Kenya'. This article has been written…
December 1 2020/by Alette Vonk
Online intercultural proces Ghana
In the second part of 2020 we facilitated an online Intercultural…
November 19 2020/by Alette VonkTrust and relationship in Kenya
My article 'Building trust and relationship in Kenya'. This…
November 1 2020/by Alette VonkEmployees in Kenya
My article 'Attract, retain and find employees in Kenya'. This…
October 1 2020/by Alette VonkFinding business partners in Kenya
My article 'Finding business partners in Kenya'. This article…
September 1 2020/by Alette Vonk
Lets go online
And then, suddenly, we all have to go online. This is a training…
April 17 2020/by Alette Vonk
Culture and Corona in Africa
Please see my article on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com…
April 10 2020/by Alette Vonk
Hofstede Insights Netherlands
The Hofstede Insights consultants from the Netherlands put their…
February 14 2020/by Alette Vonk
A mighty tree has fallen
https://geerthofstede.com/geert-hofstede-passed-away-1928-2…
February 13 2020/by Alette Vonk
Many good reviews 2019
At the end of 2019: let's look back and see some of the reviews…
December 31 2019/by Alette Vonk
Intercultural Mgt. at Mars Wrigley
Listen to the interesting story of Bas Bredenoord, HR Director…
November 16 2019/by Alette Vonk
HI Conferentie in Luxemburg
Inspiration; exchange; new ideas and new people: always good…
November 15 2019/by Alette Vonk
Product development
In september I had the chance to follow a training of Jana Droessler:…
September 27 2019/by Alette Vonk
Intercultural change mgt In Ghana
Good and hard work with a very interesting group from a large…
September 11 2019/by Alette Vonk
Internations The Hague
How to deal with the Dutch? There were many cultural aha-moments…
September 5 2019/by Alette VonkModernity and Tradition: Management in Africa
Latest article on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/modernity-tradition-western-management-africa-alette-vonk

Mixed group Oumnia
This group is the most diverse of Oumnia Works so far: from…
July 2 2019/by Alette Vonk
Training given in Accra
'Organisational effectiveness and the role of Culture' in Accra…
June 21 2019/by Alette Vonk
VIML Congress
Another year of students completed the Minor International and…
May 15 2019/by Alette Vonk
Inspirational talk for International Women’s day at Cognizant
March 8 2019/by admin
Certification Oumnia Works with the first Father group of the Hague!
March 7 2019/by admin
Doing business in Accra, Ghana
February 17 2019/by admin
Presentatie Directeuren lunch op de Nieuwe Energie in Leiden
February 5 2019/by adminInnovation and Culture
Innovation and Culture: My blog on LinkedIn.
December 9 2018/by admin
CBF Erkenning
Connect2us is door CBF erkent als een goed doel (Connect2us officially…
November 21 2018/by adminThe Dutch Team
It’s like herding cats! I wrote an article in the X-pat Journal…
October 23 2018/by admin
#THECULTUREFACTOR 2018
The Culture factor Hofstede Insights Conference in Milano.
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October 5 2018/by admin…

Budapest
Nice visit to Budapest to give an intercultural training.
September 21 2018/by admin
IODA Turkey
Another fantastic IODA conference. Thanks to IODA Turkey, in…
September 16 2018/by admin
The SOBA Committee
Presenting about the Angolan Soba Committee at IODA-Turkey on…
September 14 2018/by adminRemarkable article of a former slave-selling family
This is a remarkable article of a former slave-selling family in Nigeria and their dealing with the past. You won’t get many chances in life to read this story.
July 15 2018/by adminArticle: “Natália is at a loss”
An article of mine for connect2us in the Xpat Journal: “Natália is at a loss.”
Just a few months ago, Natália moved to the Netherlands with her mom, dad and two brothers. She’s an intelligent girl and her Dutch is progressing enormously, due to the fact that she goes to a Dutch school and has been given extra language lessons......
June 26 2018/by admin
Introductie Intercultureel Management
Introductie Intercultureel Management bij de Nieuwe Energie in…
May 24 2018/by admin
Neem plaats!
Goede afsluiting van emancipatietraject voor de vrouwen van Neem…
May 9 2018/by admin
Bijeenkomst met de trainsters van Oumnia Works
Nuttige uitwisseling van ervaringen tijdens bijeenkomst met de…
April 23 2018/by admin
Three Book presentations in one
Three Book presentations in one, by Fernando Lanzer and Jussara…
April 11 2018/by admin
De eerste vadergroep van Oumnia works
De eerste vadergroep van Oumnia works! Een mooie serie met leergierige…
April 4 2018/by admin
Afsluiting Oumnia training
Afsluiting Oumnia training in Veenendaal. Het was een open en…
March 29 2018/by admin
Intercultural Teambuilding in Ghana
Intercultural Teambuilding with GIZ in Ghana: Mapping, Bridging…
November 24 2017/by admin
Discussion on diversity, inclusion and innovation
A refreshingly positive discussion on diversity, inclusion, and innovation between Gert Jan Hofstede and Bart Somers from our #theculturefactor conference last month. Bart Somers explains with infectious enthusiasm how he has managed diversity in his city of Mechelen to make it an inclusive society where everyone feels like they have a place.
October 24 2017/by admin
Successful two day open course
Successful two day open course Intercultural Management in Accra,…
October 13 2017/by adminCulture eats strategy for breakfast
A blog that I published in the Jobnet Africa and on my LinkedIn page: "Culture eats strategy for breakfast”.
October 6 2017/by admin
itim International 2017
Geslaagde jaarlijkse itim International conferentie @IBM, Amsterdam!…
September 29 2017/by admin
IODA conference
5-9 September: IODA conference (International Organization Development…
September 9 2017/by adminInteractieve benaderingen langs de culturele meetlat
Artikel gepubliceerd in M&O Tijdschrift voor Management en…
July 3 2017/by adminOude en nieuwe kennis in Afrika
en reactie op afscheid van Kees Broere als correspondent van de Volkskrant in Afrika: “Oude en nieuwe kennis in Afrika”.
March 5 2017/by admin
Boekpresentatie ‘Do we have a deal?’
Mooie boekpresentatie van 'Do we have a deal?' Boek over internationaal…
March 3 2017/by admin
Website Connect2us
Getting ready to launch a website full of stories, to help migrant…
September 30 2016/by adminMeet the Yousefs
post on LinkedIn about the website of Connect2us: “Meet the Yousefs”.
September 28 2016/by adminHeineken in Africa: the mirror
“Heineken in Africa: the mirror”. Blog posted on LinkedIn about the book ‘Heineken in Afrika’ by research journalist Olivier van Beemen.
September 14 2016/by admin
OD Approaches and other cultures
Article published on organizational change in different cultural…
July 4 2016/by admin
Benefiet-iftar
Weer een fantastisch benefiet-iftar van de Nederlands-Marokkaanse…
June 25 2016/by admin
Itim International
Get together met Prof. Geert Hofstede and colleagues from itim…
February 11 2016/by admin
Do shared human values actually exist?
Happy to introduce good people to each other: Geert Hofstede…
February 11 2016/by admin
Together we are one
The clip of the song of peace "Together we are one", made by…
December 6 2015/by admin