Workplace Culture
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น
Green Phenixโs circular mission goes far beyond transforming plastic waste into beautiful jewellery, flowerpots, furniture and more. They also create opportunities for people who experience barriers to the labour market, helping them develop, regain perspective and grow. ๐ฑ That makes their work meaningful, but not always easy. Social impact requires more than passion and a…
Read MoreToday we celebrate freedom.
But how free are we, really? Today, 1 July, marks the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the Dutch colonies in 1863. we commemorate emancipation and celebrate freedom. While many of us here are fortunate to live free from war and occupation, meanwhile modern forms of exploitation, such as human trafficking, remind us that…
Read More๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ
Every meaningful growth journey starts with an honest look at where you are today. Over the past five years, 33 teams across our islands have opened up about the way they work together. They reflected on questions such as:โข Do we feel safe enough to have difficult conversations?โข Are we truly committed to our shared…
Read More๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ฃ ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ’๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ?
Last week, both HR Network Curaรงao and HR Evolve Sint Maarten inspired hundreds of HR professionals and leaders with conversations around themes that are deeply connected: ๐ Sustainable Employability๐ HR Claim Your Seat Both require leaders who are able to create environments where people feel safe to speak up, contribute, challenge ideas, make mistakes, learn…
Read More๐ Build Culture Before Skills
๐๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐.๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ: ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ. ๐ 93% ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด, ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ 11% ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ. So yes, investing in communication training seems like the logical step.However, communication is NOT just a skill. During our recent TeamCulture & Communication webinar, facilitated…
Read More๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ?
Recent signals in Curaรงao show how urgent this question is:๐จ 80% of employees in Curaรงao report experiencing inappropriate behavior such as bullying, verbal aggression, or intimidation. (SER, April 2025)๐จ Civil servants do not dare to voice their opinions, according to ABVO board member Jourandy Leito. (Nu CW September 2025)๐จ Tourism and healthcare under pressure: labor…
Read More๐๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐โฆ ๐ช
A toxic workplace often starts at the top. When we as leaders are self-absorbed, overworked and set unrealistic expectations, our behavior trickles down like a slow-spreading virus. The result? A stressful, unsafe culture where people are afraid to speak up.The good news?๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐ค ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐. But hereโs the challenge: shaping a healthy culture isnโt…
Read More