The Dutch Culture Challenge
All you need to know about Dutch business culture, and a little more…
This fun and informative business game, leads you across everything you need to know about performing well when working with the Dutch.
Benefits
You will learn to influence typical ‘work-floor’ situations, for instance:
- the Dutch desire to plan as much as possible
- the wish to reach consensus
- making mistakes and owning up
- Dutch management style and collegiality
- unwritten codes of conduct, do’s and don’ts
- directness and the role of transparency
- separation of work and private life explained
“THE SKY IS THE LIMIT – GROW YOUR OWN BUSINESS!”
For whom and at what level?
This training game is suitable for students/trainees, professionals and experienced entrepreneurs.
Ideally suited to play in-company or on campus. Your entry level will be defined in advance in collaboration with the trainers.
Level 1
Enter the Campus
- What you can expect upon arrival, student life in the Netherlands, what teachers expect of their students
- To learn how best to cooperate with your Dutch fellow students
- To obtain deeper insight in Dutch lifestyle and culture and ways of integrating into local life
Level 2
Team Up
- Gain a deeper understanding of the Dutch mindset
- Lay the ground work for dealing with typical intercultural misunderstandings and business failures
- Adapt your business communication style to to align with cultural preferences
Level 3
Enter the market
- To understand the Dutch business context within the European market
- To raise awareness of Dutch business and social attitudes and styles
- About Dutch third party actors and stakeholders, eg. traditional and social media, role of (local) government, trade organisations
- To prepare to live as an expat in the Netherlands and what to expect of life in the Netherlands for you and your family
Created by
Lilian Kranenburg – savvy China watcher and intercultural trainings expert and sinologist. Corporate communications and consultancy regarding China, Hong Kong and Great Britain. Chairperson of Guanxi, the knowledge network in the Netherlands for Dutch businesses active in China.
https://www.chinamoves.com/
Lianne Baaij – Profound cross-cultural trainer, eager to help establish more synergy in international teams and partnerships. Specifically go-between between Dutch and Chinese businesses, certified interpreter/translator Mandarin and sinologist.
https://www.china-access.nl/
Esther Janssen – Allround cross-cultural expert, speaker and senior trainer. Supporting expats in feeling at home in Holland. Bridge-builder between Dutch and international teams, businesses and governments.
https://culture-inc.com/
Monique Groeneveld – Historian and experienced intercultural trainer, all round guide for economic and cultural exchanges, highly motivated to share her knowledge on the Dutch history and culture.
https://www.china-inside.com
Each of us has been active in China on behalf of Dutch government and businesses for over 25 years. We have joined forces to enrich our spectrum of skills to the benefit of our clients. Our services are directed towards western businesses that are active in China. We consult and train, guide and coach.