Are you dressed for the boardroom or the beach?
Corporate culture strongly influences the dress code for employees, but If you make the move to be your own boss, it is up to you to determine what is appropriate. Lately I have noticed that all entrepreneurs are not up to this particular challenge! The freedom to work barefoot from home some days may feel liberating, but don’t get carried away!
Believe it or not, the woman pictured was walking into a quarterly Business Breakfast Event for 250 people hosted by the municipality of The Hague. The program included a welcome by Mayor van Aartsen, followed by an annual award ceremony and a 10.000 euro prize for Business of the Year. There were no extenuating circumstances, the event was at 8:00 am, not an after work happy hour. The venue was a new office center, not an amusement park, and there was no theme such as luau or beach party, etc. Based on the facts, I can only wonder how a woman in her mid to late forties would choose a denim mini skirt, open toed espadrilles and a floral top with a plunging neckline for this business occasion. Women are scarce enough at these events; you don’t have to take such desperate measures to be noticed! Continue reading »
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Customer service doesn’t exist in the Netherlands. To refer to the manner in which customers are treated as service would just be wrong. Quite a contrast to the US, where the customer is King! Since living here, I have decreased my expectations over the years to the lowest possible level. When you expect nothing, the service can almost be laughable in shops and restaurants. It is not so funny when the “service” being requested is medical care for my children, but my recent solo trip to the Bronovo Hospital is a great example of Dutch Service! Please keep in mind that this hospital claims “Royal Service”! Continue reading »
You’re Fired!
Love it or hate it, what can we learn from The Apprentice? Personally, I love the BBC version of “The Apprentice“. While Donald Trump’s original version is slick and features a fierce mob of “beautiful people” competing for one high powered job working with The Donald, the BBC version is much less glamorous, and not quite so high-powered. Continue reading »
The Girl Effect
Thank you to Lisa Rouissi, Program Manager of Your Future Today for forwarding this powerful and moving video.
Invest in a girl and she will do the rest!
What will you do?
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