Dealing with The Dutch - Workshop on Dutch Business Culture
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Why?
The Netherlands has quite an international profile, but working with Dutch people and organizations may give rise to unexpected challenges. As in any country, working successfully requires a profound understanding of the local mindset and context, and the ability to connect with local colleagues, partners and clients.
Whether you are starting a new assignment, looking to expand your international career or have already worked with Dutch organizations for a longer period of time, this dedicated and interactive workshop concerning the Dutch business culture allows you to navigate the cultural landscape more smoothly.
The ‘Dealing with the Dutch' workshop gives insights into the Dutch mindset, into the key aspects and backgrounds of Dutch business culture and how these operate in day-to-day workplace dynamics, and it provides participants with practical tools to successfully develop relationships with Dutch colleagues and partners.
Goals
* Working in The Netherlands
* The Dutch culture and its backgrounds
* The interaction with Dutch people in day-to-day business affairs
* Realizing a successful business / work assignment
Program
14.30 – 15.00 Meet & Greet The Dutch
Interactive introduction, experiences & expectations of the participants
15.00 – 16.00 Understanding the Dutch;
Understanding the local business context and drivers
An introduction of the key aspects of society, politics and business
Historical and geographical backgrounds
The Dutch Mindset; basic beliefs, values and behaviors
Coffeebreak!
16.30 – 17.30 Dealing with the Dutch;
The key success factors and pitfalls of working with Dutch partners, clients or colleagues, focusing on issues and practical cases around:
Organization and hierarchy; Dutch management & decision-making
Communication styles; meetings, negotiations, presentations
Time and planning; agenda’s and agreements
Feed-back on specific business cases and questions of participants
Trainer
Esther provides cross-cultural training programs, workshops and organizational support to effectively manage international and local organizations, teams and staff members and to assist them to communicate effectively and work together as an international team.
Since 1990, Esther has actively promoted international trade- and investment
cooperation between governments and business, amongst others between Europe and Asia. She has started her career at the ministries of Economic and Foreign Affairs, has worked in/with many countries and has lived in Beijing and Amsterdam.