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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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International students

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Information and training for international students on Dutch culture, executed with our book See what the Dutch Say. These activities are part of the Orientation Week of the University Leiden.
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New Cooperative!

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On the 11th of May 2021 we created the Cooperative Cultural Insights. Together with 9 other Associate Partners of Hofstede Insights in the Netherlands , we're going to work together more closely. With this professional and diverse team we will…
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See what the Dutch Say

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Our book is for sale on Amazon. It concerns a picture book, with visualizations of Dutch expressions and cultural explanations in the English language. Lighthearted yet with deep cultural insight. Interesting for expats, migrants, business…
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Book launch!

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The online book launch 'See what the Dutch Say', possible to watched back on Youtube. It concerns a photo book with visuals of Dutch expressions, accompanied by cultural explanation. The book is a co-creation of four authors: Jussara N.P. de…
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Negotiation in Kenya

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This article was originally published on the CUBE IN platform of the van de EU, meant for SME's in emerging markets Why should I read this document?  Negotiating in a foreign country (and possibly a foreign language) is always a big challenge: …
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Online intercultural proces Ghana

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In the second part of 2020 we facilitated an online Intercultural proces for a brand new Management Team in Ghana. In 2017, the parent company of Koudijs, the Dutch Royal De Heus, decided to develop a local production facility to meet the growing…
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Trust in Kenya

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The article 'Building trust and relationship in Kenya' was originally published on the CUBE IN platform of the EU, meant for SME's in emerging markets. Short introduction Trusting relationships form the prerequisite for any successful business.…
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Employees in Kenya

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My article 'Attract, retain and find employees in Kenya' has originally been published on the CUBE IN platform of the EU, for SME's in emerging markets. Important! The 5 most important things to know about managing employees in Kenya are the…
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Finding business partners in Kenya

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This article has originally been published on the CUBE IN platform of the EU, meant for SME's in emerging markets. Important! The 5 most important things to know about doing business in Kenya are the following: Business is done between people…
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Lets go online

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And then, suddenly, we all have to go online. This is a training for MSOD American University.
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Culture and Corona in Africa

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One single enemy The world is under the spell of the corona virus. As Damiaan Denys, a Dutch psychiatrist and philosopher, wrote in a Dutch daily newspaper: instead of humans fighting each other, this time “the world is threatened by one…
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