A few years ago I researched cosmopolitanism, which basically is a philosophy or worldview that emphasises the importance of recognising and respecting the diversity of cultures and identities that make up our global community. It is based on the belief that all human beings have inherent value and dignity, regardless of their nationality, ethnicity, religion,…
Continue reading ➞ Finding belonging halfway across the world
Welcome to the third blog on the subject of diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging. For those who missed part I & II: in part I the subject of diversity & inclusion was unravelled. The main outtake here is that we need equivalency to make sure discrimination and power abuse are not disguised as something good…
In my last blog I wrote about Inclusion & Diversity I explained that diversity refers to the variety of differences among individuals in a group and inclusion refers to creating an environment where all individuals feel valued, respected, and supported, regardless of their differences. These terms are often used in combination with equity and belonging.…
Continue reading ➞ What do you know about equity & belonging?
Diversity and inclusion are hot topics that together create lots of search quests & questions online. In fact if you would put this into a figure, Answer the Public says it would look something like this: Answer the public To me this variety of questions shows that the subject needs some clarification and explanation, so…
As Covid restrictions are lifted more and more organisations are eager to returning their work back to "normal" but, what is "normal"? Is it reasonable to assume we will pick up our habits as they were in February 2020? Or is it not realistic to assume you can pick up right where we left off…
A strong organisational culture is the key to a successful business to many leaders in business. Therefore, corporate culture plays a key role in supporting business strategy. Organisational culture is, simply put, "the way we do things around here". It's about the ways in which a company conducts itself as a whole, including all it's…
Continue reading ➞ How to align your corporate culture towards business success?
This blog has been discussing intercultural (mis)communication for a few years now. What hasn't had a lot of attention yet though, are the expectations when it comes to the ability of people to engage with traditions and activities of people who come from different cultural backgrounds. Since this subject plays a big rol in intercultural…
In my last blog I discussed intercultural dialogue, and I gave you three practical methods to facilitate opportunities for dialogue: 1. Experiential learning. Get to know your host country. Build traditions together with your team. Highlight cultural aspects of the host country and invite everyone to talk about their cultural backgrounds. 2. Art & music. Encourage people to provoke…
How to facilitate opportunities for dialogue in a culturally diverse team? Making everyone's voice in your team heard and understood by facilitating team building, communication, and open dialogue! This blog provides three different practical methods to facilitate opportunities for dialogue in a culturally diverse team. It also will give insights in cultural peculiarities based on…
Continue reading ➞ Is your team ready for intercultural dialogue?
Let me start by saying that I am a firm believer of prevention. Prevention is always better than resolving. What if you are too late though? What if the conflict is already there? How do you solve a cultural conflict at work? That is the topic that I will cover in this blog and I…
Dialogue with the Dutch 