Category Archives: Respect
The African Wisdom of Togetherness
25 May: Africa Day
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African ProverbContinue reading
Nudging the Entrepreneur with Nicolas Plesea
“The entrepreneur needs to become aware of the fact that there is no concept of ‘stagnation’ in business. You either grow or you regress. Even if you chose to stagnate, you might still need the aid of the business consultant to prevent regression.” Nicolas Plesea
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY | “Afghan Girl” | Respect, Steve McCurry!
Cover Photography: Steve McCurry and the “Afghan Girl” | Photo © Bente Haarstad Photography
June 1985: The image of a young Afghan woman with intense green eyes in a red headscarf makes the cover of the National Geographic Magazine. The portrait was taken in 1984 by the amazing photojournalist and visual storyteller, Steve McCurry. Compared with Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting of Mona Lisa, the portrait has been called “the First World’s Third World Mona Lisa” and it became a symbol of refugee girl / woman in a distant camp.Continue reading
Things we did differently in 2016 & Resolutions for 2017
As 2016 approaches its end, I look back over the past twelve months (as we did before in 2015 and 2014) and what I see is that we did things differently this year!Continue reading
Pet-Friendly Companies
Happy New Year, (furry) friends! May 2016 bring two-legged and four-legged even more closely together!Continue reading
Too old?
More and more 40+ years old job seekers – both women and men – show concern related to their age as a potential disqualifier for their application.Continue reading
Partner Profile: Géraldine Aresteanu, Photographer
Some of you have already met Géraldine during our shooting sessions in Bucharest or Sofia. Many of those who have met Géraldine have been charmed not only by her photographic talent, but also by her flourishing personality, liveliness and contagiously joyful spirit.
I am happy to announce today the launch of Géraldine’s own website and I trust that you will enjoy the inserted pictures, a glimpse into Géraldine’s photographic projects.
Eye See You
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde
Interviewing or being interviewed relies not solely on the explicit meaning of words, but most often involves implicit messages expressed through non-verbal behaviors.Continue reading