Corporate Real-Estate Asia World Congress March 2001 JW Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong, March 2001 Almost 250 corporate real estate executives, service providers, economic developers and consultants attended this congress. Oscar van Weerdenburg was invited to speak on the topic "Cross-Cultural Management: The Benefits of Cultural Differences." What our clients say...

The Congress closed on a very high note with a presentation from Oscar van Weerdenburg of Intercultural Business Improvement. The delegates loved his sense of humor while learning about culture and gave his Closing Session the highest evaluation rating. Back

PricewaterhouseCoopers New Partners' Meeting Grosvenor House, London, January 5-7, 1999 Oscar van Weerdenburg spoke to the new partners of PricewaterhouseCoopers about ways of managing diversity in their organisation. On Day 1 and 3, he focussed on conceptual issues, while on Day 2, he and his team involved the 800 attendants in an interactive exercise that allowed them to explore their skills at managing different cultural groups.

First meeting of the top management of swb AG and Essent NV Bremen, Germany, July 2, 2001 In July 2001, the top management of the energy providers swb AG (formerly Stadtwerke Bremen AG) and Essent NV came together to further discuss their strategy for joint operations. Ursula Brinkmann was invited to address differences between German and Dutch management styles that may obstruct cooperation if undetected. What our clients say... (German) What our clients say... (English)

Liebe Frau Brinkmann, herzlichen Dank für Ihre Unterstützung beim Gelingen unseres ersten internationalen Führungskräftetreffens mit unserem Anteilseigner Essent. Ihr Impulsreferat wurde durchgängig als Bereicherung des Tages und idealer Einstieg in die Veranstaltung gewertet. Sie konnten uns eine Vielzahl wertvoller Hinweise geben, wie wir die Zusammenarbeit in Zukunft aus einem besseren Wissen und Verständnis heraus optimal gestalten können. Manche Hinweise waren wirkliche Augenöffner, und auch der Wille, sich gegenseitig sofort Feedback zu geben, falls mal etwas nicht so gut läuft, wurde erheblich gestärkt. Dafür insgesamt noch einmal ein großes Dankeschön! Mit besten Grüßen Marlene Odenbach swb AG Unternehmenskommunikation Back

Dear Ms Brinkmann, I would like to cordially thank you for your support in turning our first international top management meeting with our shareholder Essent into a success. All participants felt that your kick-off presentation added extra value to the day and presented an ideal start for the event. You gave us a lot of valuable tips of how we can optimise our cooperation, based on improved knowledge and understanding of each other. Some tips were really eye-openers. Also, the will to give each other immediate feedback when things don't run smoothly was considerable strengthened. A big thank you! With best regards, Marlene Odenbach swb AG Unternehmenskommunikation Back

ESCP-EAP Business School IBMP Programme, Paris, September 2001 Each autumn, the ESCP-EAP Business School in Paris holds an International Business and Marketing Programme for an international group of MBA students. Lisa Newson and Ursula Brinkmann have been running the International Negotiation and Managing Session for several years in a row. What our clients say...

Dear Lisa, dear Ursula, It is always enriching and very easy to work with both of you. The feedback that I get from the group was really very positive. You both play a key role in the IBPM major's real success. Warmest regards, Frédéric Jallat Professor Marketing, ESCP-EAP Business School Back

National Social Security Administration Day Amsterdam, November 29, 2001 To kick off a closer cooperation between the different Dutch social security institutions, 600 managers attended a session held in Amsterdam. Oscar van Weerdenburg was invited to facilitate a session on organisational cultures. What our clients say... (Dutch) What our clients say... (English)

Beste Oscar, Mede dankzij jouw presentatie praat men nu over "het feest" (en niet "bijeenkomst") als ze spreken over deze dag. Ook het management was zeer gecharmeerd van de inhoud van jouw verhaal. Ik heb een aantal mensen gesproken en gevraagd hoe men jouw presentatie had ervaren. Iedereen vond het verhaal interessant. Als we in de toekomst weer zo'n dag doen, dan zal ik zeker weer aan je denken. Met vriendelijke groet, Lisette Lemmers Bedrijfsbureau Looninspectie Back

Dear Oscar, Your presentation was part of the reason that people now refer to the event as a celebration (and not a get-together) when they talk about the day. The management as well was very much charmed by your talk. I talked to a number of people and asked them how they liked it. Everybody found it interesting. If we organise a similar day in the future, we will surely think of you again. With kind regards, Lisette Lemmers Bedrijfsbureau Looninspectie Back

Jones Lang LaSalle Global Leadership Meeting San Francisco, March 17-18, 1999 To celebrate their merger, Jones Lang LaSalle organised a Global Leadership Meeting for the Top 400 in San Francisco. For this event Oscar van Weerdenburg was invited to facilitate two sessions on the cultural challenges involved in mergers.

Women's International Network Conference Lausanne, Switzerland, 26-29 September, 2002 For the 5th W.I.N. International Leadership Conference, Ursula Brinkmann was invited to present on IBI's work in the area of Intercultural Competence Development. She focussed on the role of Status and Solidarity in different cultures, and how the competences assessed by IBI's Intercultural Readiness Check help participants to build strong relationships across cultural boundaries.

Europäische Notarentage Salzburg, Austria, 24-26 April 2003 For the 15. Europäische Notarentage (15th Conference for European Notaries), Ursula Brinkmann was invited to present on recent findings showing the influence of cultural values on legislation and legal institutions. On Saturday, 26th of April, she furthermore participated in the plenary discussion on Bridging Differences in Legal Systems and Cultures. What our clients say... (German) What our clients say... (English)

Sehr geehrte Frau Doktor Brinkmann! Ich bin mit dem Eindruck nach Hause gefahren, daß die Europäischen Notarentage 2003 mit großem Interesse aufgenommen worden sind. Wie Sie selbst registrieren konnten, ist Ihr Referat auf besonders große Akzeptanz gestoßen und hat zu nachhaltigen Diskussionen geführt. Jetzt geht es darum, die Tagungsergebnisse aufzuarbeiten und für die Publikation fertig zu machen. (...) Für heute verbleibe ich mit herzlichem Gruß M. Eiselsberg Back

Dear Dr. Brinkmann, I returned home with the impression that the European Notary Days 2003 were received with great interest. As you could notice yourself, your presentation was very well received and stimulated a lot of discussions. Now it's time to take stock of the results of the congress and prepare them for publication (...) For today, I remain with cordial regards, M. Eiselsberg Back

E-HRM Symposium Intercultural competences for a multicultural work environment On May 27, 2003, Ursula Brinkmann spoke at the E-HRM Symposium organised by Adams' Multilingual Recruitment (Amsterdam) on the challenges of working in multicultural teams. In particular, she addressed the issue of how lack of cultural awareness can lead to serious misjudgements of each other's professional competences. Ursula showed how IBI's Intercultural Readiness Check can help such teams to succeed by assessing and training their individual intercultural competences. What our clients say...

Dear Ursula, Thank you very much for all your input at the symposium last week. Your presentation was very informative and also fun with the two exercises at the beginning. I received many compliments about your presentation and in particular that you established a rapport with the audience. We have had very positive feedback about the presentations and topic matter in general, so I am very happy about the outcome of the symposium. Maureen Adam Adam's Multilingual Recruitment, Amsterdam Back