nvt presentation
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Slides used during the presentation of Arco Kats at the NVT conference june 5th 2013TRANSCRIPT
Dutch behaviour abroad
Communication and culture
Culture
Some facts
• Some facts about The Netherlands:– The Dutch are the tallest people in the
world– The Netherlands was the first country
that legalised same sex marriages– The Dutch are the biggest coffee
consumers in the world– 86% of the Dutch speak English– The Dutch export 81mln p/year in 2010
Dance Music
Perception
Where cultures clash
Respect
Describe a snowman
• Take some time to describe a snowman
The snowman
Facts• - 0 degrees• Two balls of snow• Put together• Sometimes with a
broom• Etc…
Storytelling• His name is….• He is lonely, thinking…• Etc.. Etc…
Culture
• Power distance• Individualism vs Collectivism• Uncertainty avoidance• Masculinity vs Femininity• Long term orientation• Universalism vs Particularism• Neutral vs Emotional• Specific vs Diffuse • Achievement vs Ascription • Past vs Future• Internal control vs external control
What would you do?
• Your friend has caused a car accident– The pedestrian he has hit is dead– The police askes you what happened– Your friend has driven too fast– The pedestrian is a child– The pedestrian was suicidal– It is an unknown country without civil
rights
Is it better to be Honest?
• Politics• Religion• Sexuality• Authority• Independency• Truth or Face• You or the other
Working internationally
Situation:
You have found a major mistake in the work of one of your superiors.
- What do you do, at home?- When you are abroad?
Conclusions
Thank You
@arcokats
www.arcokats.nl
www.hettrainingsbureau.nl