Tag: organizational culture

Invest Wisely. Tip #1 on Cross-Cultural Project Teams

My teammate Natalia seemed to have endless energy to chit chat on the phone with her colleagues from Spain. The atmosphere in the office seemed rather relaxed, and Natalia seemed to enjoy gossiping and letting the time flow. We were both running projects of organizing large scale learning and networking events, and at that time I was working for Germany. Needless to say, our project in Germany was already half way through with preparations, and we were getting to the point of discussing event details. Natalia was still enjoying herself…

Customer Value Should Be at the Heart of Every Business Process

To tell customer centricity is a must would be an understatement. And a cliché. The problem is that companies begin and end with that in the sales department. Meanwhile the modern market requires a new approach. The one with multiple brand touchpoints and a holistic strategy to back it up. Today customer value should be generated by the entire company – from HR department, through delivery, ending (not beginning) with marketing and sales.

Revolution at Work

What if you would organize your company without any management? Without any rules? Would that work? A company, where you decide on your own salary together with your team? Utopia? It is not. At our company – Finext – in the Netherlands, we make it work for already 20 years. At the beginning of 2016, the company has about 150 employees. And about 100 owners.