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Summary
In this episode, I Interview Richard Hill.
Richard is the author of “We Europeans” (1992), “Euro managers & Martians”, “The Art of being Belgian”, “Great Britain Little England”, and a number of other books.
Learn how Richard explains why (he thinks) the French are an “autistic” nation (don’t worry, he nuances it to “self-absorbed” later in an excellent story!
And why the Belgians are unassertive and pragmatic people who have a developed way to compromise.
And finally why the European Commission (EC) is not paying as much attention to cultural differences as it should.
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Links
You can reach Richard Hill in a couple of ways:
- Mobile phone: +32 470 305677
- Landline: +32 2 343 77 26
- Email: richard@minkehill.com
- Website:
- Books by Richard
Are the French autistic? Read the article here.
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His education is in Organisational Psychology and he has lived in the USA, the Netherlands, and currently lives in Belgium.
Chris Smit
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