This week I asked some questions to Stefan Bakker who recently participated in the Bali negotiations. Stefan Bakker works as a scientific researcher with the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands. His work mainly focuses on international climate policy issues, integrating natural science, economics and social sciences. He is specialised in Kyoto flexible mechanisms, EU [...]

This is going to be one of the last posts of this year (Expect another “three questions” this weekend!)
Reflecting back on this past year, it was one of inner growth. And not for me personally, but I saw colleagues and friends finding their direction as well. Seeing this has been rewarding and inspiring. Continueing with [...]

I’ve been following Penelope Trunk’s Brazen Careerist blog with much interest. Posts like yesterday’s about “How to figure out which tasks you can ignore” only add up to this.
“If we focus on everything, our job is nothing. I dumped things that are essential to some jobs. But just by virtue of the fact that [...]

Marco Hoekstra currently is Vice President for Talent&Pro in Shanghai. He previously worked in the banking and insurance industry and for Talent&Pro in the Netherlands. He is specialized in international business development and networking. He has given seminars on expanding your network and also writes a blog.
1. How do online networks like Linkedin work [...]

This afternoon I heard some news on the Dutch company, CSM. They are traditionally known for producing sugar, but today’s news item highlighted their Purac division which produces biodegradable plastics out of lactic acids. In India, milk and in general, the cow is considered holy. There are many reasons for this, but one practical example [...]