Culture, Diversity & Inclusion (D&I)
Background
Culture
- 25 years leading global teams with different nationalities & cultures
- Designed & presented workshops on understanding cultural differences
- Co-writer & organizer of the ‘Great Expatations’ film on how other nationalities living in Holland view the Netherlands
- Setting up required business working culture in the new Fonterra Europe
Diversity & Inclusion
- 25 years awareness of American and global D&I issues
- Created & chaired D&I Council at Shell Amsterdam
- Drew up & managed annual D&I plans for global organisations
- Sponsored & helped create a Women’s Network with Shell
- Ran women’s mentoring circles
Previous examples
Culture
- Designed & presented THIS Masterclass on Hospitality and how different cultural expectations can be managed for Dutch businessmen, women & entrepreneurs
- Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI) Young DPI Day on cultural awareness
- Invited presentation on my personal experiences of doing business in the BRICS countries at Nijenrode Business School
- Inter-cultural business partnerships (e.g. Eataly restaurant complex in Moscow with Italian global company)
Diversity & Inclusion
- Designed & presented D&I workshops on: the workplace; general awareness; gender; generational differences at Shell
- Developed Onboarding course for all staff at Fonterra Europe, covering all aspects of work including culture & inclusion
- Invited to talk about D&I mentoring sessions and setting up D&I councils at D&I meetings/conferences
Offering
- Workshops/presentations on Culture and D&I
- Business consultancy (e.g. business case, D&I plans, D&I Councils etc)
- Awareness & events for different cultures & nationalities
