Tag Archive for: Intercultural management

Book launch in Portugal
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On the 4th of July, we were happy to present our book once more! This time for a room full of Portuguese businessmen, academia and (former) colleagues ánd former professors of Vasco Freitas Silva (co-author). In a pretty Casa do Corim, in…

Webinar Trust across cultures
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When a potential partner asks you to sign a contract, does you 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…

Masterclass Intercultural Competences
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Together with the colleagues from the Cooperative Cultural Insights, we organized the first Master Class with open enrollment, on June 18th 2025. Great fun to join forces and complement each other, and exciting to co-facilitate well. The…

Conference Friends of Hofstede
News, Photo'sCultural experts from across the Globe gathered to exchange knowledge and experience under the umbrella of the Friends of Hofstede.

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…

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…

Speaker NABC
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Always nice to see such a speaker announcement. Soon I'll present my book at the back-to-business event of the NABC (Netherlands-African Business Council). The book is about doing business in Africa. It concerns a very interesting case study…

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…

Global Water Management
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Alette just finished a series of intercultural workshops for a company that specializes in Water Management throughout the world. I like the way their wall paper reflects their core business! :-)

Creating happy clients
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It was good to do an online Intercultural Management Workshop for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry France-Ghana. Managing Director Armelle Sae-Jeanne was inspired to write the following words on LinkedIn:
“No, I could not complete this…