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49 percent believe that management demonstrates exemplary behavior
Only 49 percent of the working people in the Netherlands believe that management demonstrates exemplary […]
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North-Holland scores worst of all provinces on transparency
The province of North-Holland scores worst of all twelve provinces on transparency. This can be […]
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International Women’s Day: Let me talk…
During International Women’s Day, we always have the darkest issues on women clearly in sight, […]
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BPC Europe 2023: Compete at the levels of ideas, not people
APMP asked me to participate in the BPC Europe 2023 edition in De Beurs van […]
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Organizations in denial about Whistleblower Protection Act (Dutch)
Dutch organizations are in denial about Whistleblower Protection Act. Dutch article. Nederlandse organisaties bevinden zich […]
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Future of communication management with AI
We all know that AI disrupts entire industries, including communication management and PR, the field […]
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New law banning marriage under 18 in UK and Wales
There is a new law banning marriage under 18 in the United Kingdom and in […]
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Five new Family Justice Centers in Belgium
Belgium installs five new centers in 2023 to support victims of domestic violence even more. […]
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Pact Dutch media against unacceptable behavior
There is a pact between Dutch media against unacceptable behavior. The NPO, RTL, Talpa Network, […]
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4815 children victims of sexual abuse within Catholic Church in Portugal
4815 children or more are believed to have been victims of sexual abuse within the […]
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Children’s home Hope for children closed
The Surinamese authorities closed the children’s home Hope for children due to severe abuse, including […]
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Implementing the Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act
Implementing the Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act. Geert Vermeulen has drafted a 10-step plan to introduce […]
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Children’s Involvement in World Vision Decision-Making Processes
Celebrating children’s involvement in World Vision decision-making processes. Absolutely wonderful work. The team has published […]
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Writing history. HERstory instead of HIStory
Writing history. HERstory instead of HIStory to be precise. Nella van den Brandt does qualitative research […]
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Leaders themselves most often cause unsafe working environment
Leaders themselves are most often the cause of an unsafe working environment. Trade union FNV […]
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The Dutch read less in their own language
The Dutch read less in their own language, including e-books. The Dutch publications do not […]
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New South Wales arrests 648 offenders of domestic violence
New South Wales arrests 648 offenders of domestic violence, just within four days. See, that […]
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Children’s rights in Northern Ireland have regressed
Children’s rights in Northern Ireland have regressed, according to three reports produced by the Children’s […]
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Canada pays indigenous communities for cultural genocide
Canada pays indigenous communities for cultural genocide. Those communities will receive almost three billion Canadian […]
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What happened to Naema Tahir?
Long before a part of my story appeared in the book Exodus from the lighthouse, […]
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Why it is so difficult to change systems
Systems Innovation published an excellent image on why it is so difficult to change systems, […]
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Dear FTM, rules serve people more than people serving rules
Oh, my. Follow The Money (FTM) criticizes the world of integrity. As the owner of […]
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Podcast: The rest is integrity and PR
Jacki and Lyle started a new podcast adventure, called ‘The rest is…’ I jointed them to talk about […]
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Almost 6 out of 10 Dutch people do not belong to a religious group
In 2021, 58 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 or older did not consider […]
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Phased introduction of the Mandatory Confidential Adviser Act
The Netherlands talks about a phased introduction of the mandatory confidential adviser act, so the […]
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More reports on unacceptable behavior, especially on managers
There have been more reports on unacceptable behavior in the past year, than ever before, […]
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Essay: the public should determine the existence of journalists and authors, not the elite
Last year, I observed what was happening in the public debate around all possible forms […]
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Column: PR-managers become impactful purpose managers
Happy 2023. We start the year with disruption because the company Open AI managed to […]
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2023: celebrate your ideals!
A new year, which means new rounds and new opportunities. A good time to rethink […]
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Governmental bodies in the Benelux and integrity
At the end of 2022, there are a couple of interesting developments around the governmental […]
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Podcast: Life Languages and integrity with Ron Brummans
Within an organization, we all want to gain insights on how people are put together, […]
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La fin d’une histoire…de radio (Dutch)
La fin d’une histoire…de radio dan, naar het heerlijke nummer van Marc Lavoine en Zoe […]
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Law number 23 and my experiences with Orthodox special education
In recent years, my work has been focused on breaking free from Orthodoxy in a […]
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Ethicisms and risks: 151 cartoons on ethics and work
Cartoons are a powerful tool for reflection on ethics in the workplace. This e-book contains […]
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Flevoland deals with the most aggression against politicians
Flevoland deals with the most aggression against politicians. Likewise, the Dutch province has the highest […]
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Status quo children’s rights in Greece
UNICEF Greece finds out (on the back of a recent poll) that eight out of […]
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Integrity management in public organizations by Alain Hoekstra
Integrity is an indispensable quality for public organizations. To uphold integrity, public organizations are encouraged […]
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Religious and primitive movements reappear
The year 2022 has shown that conservative, religious and primitive movements can reappear in no-time: […]
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67% of SMEs worldwide are fighting for survival
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies are the backbone of the global economy. […]
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Sexism and age discrimination towards Marin and Ardern
This one is for the history books people. Sexism and age discrimination towards prime minister […]
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Podcast: slow travel and human rights
Travel is a human right. Since the start of Dina-Perla Lodges in 2016, thus my […]
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Merriam-Webster names ‘gaslighting’ the word of the year 2022
Merriam-Webster names ‘gaslighting’ the word of the year 2022. 2022 saw a 1740% increase in […]
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Integrity requires a broader approach than just legal
Integrity requires a broader approach than just legal. The Dutch Raad van State, thus the […]
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Moral burn-outs as an epidemic
Following up my piece on unacceptable behavior, quiet quitting and moral burn-outs, let’s discuss moral […]
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New York has new law: The Adult Survivors Act
New York as a new law, namely The Adult Survivors Act. This law now makes […]
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Unacceptable behavior of Matthijs van Nieuwkerk and moral burn-outs
The entire country is discussing the unacceptable behavior of Dutch presenter Matthijs van Nieuwkerk. These […]
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New Zealand wants to lower voting age to 16
New Zealand wants to lower the voting age to 16. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has […]
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Bullies at work
Research done by TNO shows some alarming facts on bullies at work in the Netherlands. 8% […]
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Adoring f*ck up meetings
In the past year, a business relation of mine, not even a closed one for […]
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New South Wales passes law and makes coercive control a stand-alone offense
New South Wales, Australia, passes a new law and makes coercive control a stand-alone offense. […]
