Cultural competence has become a necessity for professionals to be effective. One needs to be able to build working relationships with people from various backgrounds. The Intelligence Unit of the Economist found in 2012 that 70% of the international ventures that fail, are due to cultural misunderstandings.My focus areas are:* Training / Consultancy in Culture and Intercultural Management* Change Management in intercultural settings* Business and development business in AfricaReference: "Alette Vonk herself is a very good trainer. She is clear in her communication, has an excellent understanding of how to tailor her training style to different learning styles, has a good sense of humor and, of course, knows her subject in depth. I couldn't recommend her more highly as a trainer of cross-cultural management content."​ (C. Brigstocke, Executive Coach).I hold an MSc in Development Sociology, and Practitioner certificates in the fields of Intercultural Management (ICM), Organizational Culture (OC), Organizational Development (OD) and Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP).Coming from the Netherlands, I have worked for ten years in West-Africa (Cameroon, Benin and Ghana), lived in the USA for a year and worked extensively with migrant communities in the Netherlands.Contact me at +31 (0)6 2215 1182 or at devonkadvies@gmail.com.