In the spotlight
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Letter from Australia: Arriving at Melbourne
Melbourne, “Truly English it looks as yet, at first sight at any rate.” Arriving from London, John Martineau reaches in November 1866 the city of Melbourne after a 3-month journey on board of a sailing ship. “After a long, wearisome voyage, the first impression is almost one of disappointment at having come so far only… Read more …
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A dangerous and failed landing in Cuzco, a closed airport in Arequipa: welcome to Tacna
From a distance, Tacna could be called a border town. Close to the Chilean border, there is little escaping the sand of the coastal desert of Peru that surrounds the city. The city is clearly the economic center of the region and home to a significant mining industry. Using its last breath, the Caplina River… Read more …
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De week van Bert: de wereld is een schouwtoneel
Het radionieuws. Nieuwe versoepelingen, lang leve de vrijheid. Tussen de opgang van de taliban en festivals met meer dan 75.000 bezoekers is er kort aandacht voor de Corona cijfers. De cijfers worden vrolijk voorgelezen, alsof het de winnende lotto nummers betreft. De opgewekte toon waarmee ook de hospitalisaties worden aangekondigd is de aanzet voor een… Read more …
Posts in English
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First class: Bert as Professor (II)
As a part of the “Doing Business with South America”, I gave three seminars (in Spanish!!!) at my former University (EHSAL). It was the second time I was invited to teach future business leaders on Latin America. It was a very enriching experience and I enjoyed it very much. First hand I experienced that a…
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Jobs and Education
You keep hearing that society’s greatest tasks are educating people and getting them jobs. That’s great. Two things people hate to do: go to school and go to work. –George Carlin.
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The President as Change Manager.
In Change Management, part of the most difficult tasks is to have all stakeholders, groups or even “couplings” within an institution or company to think alike. If managing a company is already a daunting task, imagine how difficult it is to only change certain aspects of day-to-day operations of big enterprises. As you might know,…
Posts in Spanish
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La Soledad y El Trabajo
“Mientras Dios me dé vida, no faltará la plata en esta casa de locos.” Ursula Iguarán de Buendía
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Flandes: Nación sin Estado
Cualquier politólogo o sociólogo te puede explicar sin la menor hesitación la teoría del Estado-Nación; esto es, explicarla sin entrar en los detalles y la evolución del concepto que, a pesar de su representación uniforme en el tiempo, demuestra la complejidad de la relación entre Estado y Nación. Faltaría mencionar que existen diferentes formas y…
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RESA: Vivir en 14m² sin privacidad y con régimen de cárcel
Los últimos 8 meses viví en una residencia de RESA. Más preciso se trata de la residencia Giner de los Ríos. Alabada con el nombre del filósofo, pedagogo y ensayista español, la residencia se sitúa en frente del hospital Príncipe de Asturias y en el centro del campus universitario de la Universidad de Alcalá. Lejos…
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Posts in Dutch
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Review: “Managing Organizational Change during SAP Implementations” door Luc Galoppin en Siegfried Caems
Change Management gaat over mensen; ingewikkelder nog: het is het punt waar mens en machine samenkomen om tot een nieuwe manier van werken te komen. Samen met Siegfried Caems, Project Consultant en Manager, neemt Luc Galoppin, als Change Manager, dit zeer serieus.