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Register for our upcoming event and receive the Intercultural Readiness Check (IRC) Assessment free of charge!
These are timely and relevant questions — perhaps now more than ever.
On Thursday, 4 December 2025, the Intercultural Coaching Community of the Netherlands (NOBCO ICC) will host a webinar titled “Effectively Working Across Different Cultures: The Four Competencies of Intercultural Readiness.”
Ahead of the webinar, registrants will have the opportunity to complete the Intercultural Readiness Check (IRC), a validated, high-quality tool designed for both individual and group interventions in cross-border and domestic diversity contexts.
Join us for a meaningful conversation with Dr. Ursula Brinkmann, our guest speaker and co-developer of the IRC, and with each other.
This interactive event builds on our earlier sessions and aims to deepen participants’ intercultural awareness while strengthening their intercultural coaching competencies. Completing the assessment will help you understand how you currently approach intercultural interactions. What you do well, what you find challenging, and how you can continue to develop the competencies you need.
Engaging in discussion with fellow participants will also allow you to hear how other coaches address the intercultural dimension in their day-to-day work, offering fresh perspectives, practical insights, and shared learning.
The event promises to be engaging, insightful, and practical, especially for coaches who wish to enhance their effectiveness in intercultural settings and explore the impact of intercultural sensitivity on their coaching practice.
We look forward to welcoming you to this inspiring and educational session. One that contributes to a richer understanding of what it truly means to co-create and embody an intercultural environment.
The insights gathered from the IRC will be an important first step for the NOBCO ICC’s research on the intercultural sensitivity of NOBCO coaches. Results will help us to further help advance intercultural coaching competencies amongst the NOBCO coaches.
Language
NOBCO-ICC serves both Dutch and English speaking coaches in the Netherlands. We are a bi-lingual community of practice and organize both Dutch and English language events.
English (with the possibility to ask questions in Dutch)
This event will be conducted in English but participants will have the possibility to speak and ask questions in Dutch (NOBCO ICC event team will help translate to English for the wider audience).
Registration
Participation is open to all NOBCO members and Employees of our NOBCO Partners. Participation is free of charge.
Are you in? Register no later than December 4th, 14:00 via the button at the top right of this page.
If you are an employee of a NOBCO Partner, click on the ticket with the name of your organisation and use the ticket code you received.
Cancellation Policy
Are you unexpectedly unable to attend on December the 4th? Please let us know as soon as possible.
You can cancel free of charge by email up to 2 hours before the start of the meeting. If you cancel your participation after 2 p.m. on 4 December, we will be obliged to charge you €15 excluding VAT for the administrative costs incurred.
This also applies to cancellations or absences due to illness or other unforeseen circumstances.
We look forward to learning and sharing together with you.
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This only applies to visual material made by or on behalf of NOBCO. Other visitors may take photos or recordings; NOBCO has no influence on this.
16.00 Start
17.30 Closure
Ursula Brinkman, PhD A psychologist by training, Ursula conducted research on language acquisition at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics before founding Intercultural Business Improvement with Oscar van Weerdenburg. Ursula focuses on diversity as a source of excellence in teams and on supporting clients in intercultural competence development. She has coached over 400 expatriates, has designed and delivered several integration programs for European mergers, and has delivered programs for Air France KLM, Bosch, Daimler, DEG, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ericsson, Global Affairs Canada, ING, NXP, Peterson & Control Union, Prénatal, and Siemens, among others. With Oscar van Weerdenburg, Ursula developed the Intercultural Readiness Check. In 2014, they published Intercultural Readiness (Palgrave). She served as board member of SIETAR Netherlands for six years, of which two as president of the association. In 2016, she received the Margaret D Pusch Founders Award by SIETAR USA. Ursula has been involved in two Erasmus+ funded projects, Catalogue of Intercultural Tools for VET (2018-2020) and European Certificate for Intercultural Learning Professionals (2020-2022), and is currently involved in the follow-up project ECILP Connect, funded by Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB).
Shalini Heera has been working as a coach in the education field since 2016. She coaches teachers, teams, and management teams. She provides coaching through her own company as well as internally for the organization where she is employed. She does this in the cities of Amsterdam and Almere, where there is a high level of diversity. Shalini joined NOBCO, Intercultural Coaching Community of the Netherlands (ICC Netherlands) as a key person since 2025, providing and receiving inspiration and opportunities for knowledge sharing.
http://www.weideheuvel.com
Kai Kaldewaaij is the founder of Weideheuvel Coaching, where he supports leaders navigating complex transitions through a reflective and globally informed approach. With a background in law and corporate finance, and professional experience across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, he brings a nuanced understanding of leadership in international and multicultural contexts. Kai joined NOBCO, Intercultural Coaching Community of the Netherlands (ICC Netherlands) as a key person earlier this year and is excited to contribute to deepening the practice of coaching across cultures.
https://en.rixtkuiper.com/
Rixt Kuiper, MA. Executive coach and leadership consultant, with over 20 years of international experience. She specializes in working with senior teams on transformational journeys. Rixt is the initiator and chair of the EMCC Intercultural Coaching Community (EMCC ICC)..
https://globalcareersupport.com/nl/
Elizabeth Njeru works in Leadership, Learning & Development, supporting people and culture through coaching, training, and strategy. Originally from Embu, Kenya, she has lived in the Netherlands since 2000, where she runs Global Career Support, her coaching and consulting practice. She coined the term “professionals who are from elsewhere — or who are seen as such” to describe the experience of those who refer to themselves, or are referred to by others as expats, internationals, highly skilled migrants, or professionals with a migration background. She also developed the HILMA model to support this group specifically. She is the initiator, co-founder and chair of the Intercultural Coaching Community of the Netherlands (NOBCO-ICC) for the Dutch Association for Professional
On Thursday December 4th the NOBCO-Intercultural Coaching Community of Practice (NOBCO-ICC) organises the webinar “Effectively Working Across Different Cultures: The Four Competencies of Intercultural Readiness.”
If you want to join, you can register now.
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