Colleagues at work are always on a first-name basis in the Netherlands. But Dutch people are also very quick to use the first form of address. However, this does not imply a special relationship of trust, but is used as a common, practical form of address, like the English “you”. So do not assume a …
Spaniards are characterized by their pronounced sociability. In business, Spaniards like to show themselves professionally. However, they also like amusing people in business. Spaniards feel comfortable when they are with friends or family. Family is very important in Spain. This does not only mean the family in the narrower sense, but also distant relatives are …
Austrians are rather conservative people. They are very nice people who are extremely respectful to each other and to foreigners. However, for all their politeness, Austrians do not like to be seen behind the facade. However, they do not necessarily express what they really feel and mean. They like to express themselves in the passive …
In German-speaking Switzerland, a German dialect is spoken. But to assume that the German-speaking Swiss are like Germans is wrong: Switzerland is a different country with its own culture. Swiss people have a pronounced democratic understanding. They are Western European-oriented, freedom-loving citizens who set themselves apart from the US-American mentality. Diversity, tolerance and the separation …
As a seafaring country with an extensive colonial history, Great Britain has a very large ethnic and cultural diversity. It is therefore particularly difficult to describe British culture. Nevertheless, or precisely because of this, there are some peculiarities of British culture that are important for business dealings with the British. Many Britons love personal freedom, …
In a globalized world with global flows of finance and goods, one might think that thinking is also becoming global. But this is not so. There are significant differences in the way people from different cultures think. Not only can these differences make new things possible economically, but if the roots of this thinking are …
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In your company, encourage cross-border, multi-dimensional thinking in contexts, in complex interrelationships, in cause-effect relationships, in contradictions and in paradoxes. Try to integrate topics with a into operational business. Set up these dialogs in a connectable communication process in which content-related trends are captured, limits of one’s own impact are questioned, new things are introduced …
If we look at the future of companies, we encounter uncertainties and even contradictory statements and observations in many places, as well as old and new principles and patterns at the same time. These simultaneously present contradictions are strong indications that many corporate environments are currently undergoing a transformation process. Technological and process innovations and …
If we look at the future of business, we encounter uncertainties and even contradictory statements and observations in many places, as well as old and new principles and patterns at the same time. These simultaneously present contradictions are strong indications that many corporate environments are currently undergoing a transformation process. A corporate foresight process can …