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As the world continues to become more connected and interdependent, the need for awareness, collaboration, and understanding only increases. An organisation whose executives are in the top quartile of gender diversity, is 28% more likely to financially outperform their competitors. That number only goes up when you add ethnic diversity...

Introduction IKEA is a Swedish multinational which sells a wide range of products including, among other things, ready-to-assemble furniture and accessories. Why did IKEA approach Language Partners? IKEA is committed to welcome people with a refugee background in their stores, to support them in their integration in the Dutch labour...

Previously in this series on diversity, equity and inclusive cultures (DEI), we have established why it’s imperative for international businesses to adapt their approach to people and culture. We then discussed how the implementation of effective leadership and carefully considered organisational structures are great ways to start developing inclusive cultures...

What kind of structure is needed for the successful integration of diversity, equity and an inclusive culture? In our first article, we started the discussion with an introduction to the growing need for DEI. Our second article brought forth the need of a strong and Inclusive leader.  Here, we will...

You may know it: one of those moments in a meeting when you want to make a suggestion, but you don’t speak the language well enough to explain your idea. We call this a fluency gap. Mastering a language fluently A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2. Does this sound...

What kind of leader is needed to implement an Inclusive Culture? In this second article on diversity, equity and inclusive cultures (DEI), we will explore leadership at all levels of an organisation. Various personality traits and skills that are well suited to enabling DEI, will be analysed to create an...

Adapt now or risk your competitive edge This is the first of four articles from our 4-part series on DEI or diversity, equity and Inclusive cultures. These articles will offer insights into the benefits of DEII while providing strategies that will guide an organisation towards understanding the growing need for...

Language Partners has been helping to bridge fluency gaps for more than 50 years. Increasingly, we have been receiving requests for training related to cultural awareness, diversity, inclusive culture and connection. We have now responded to this demand… in the form of a new offering under our new label Mazzi-Inc....