The Start of the ‘Roaring Twenties’ A new year, a new decade, a new dance. Remember the “Roaring Twenties”, the decade of the 1920s in the Western Society. It was a period of economic prosperity with a distinctive cultural edge in Europa and The United States. This was a period of large-scale developments, use of new innovations, automobiles, telephones, movies, radio and all kind of…

Wat Corporate Casting betreft kan de dag niet beter zijn begonnen. Eindelijk gaat de discussie over het vrouwenquotum in Nederland een kant op waar de emotie verdwijnt en de harde cijfers en getallen voor zich spreken. Corporate Casting zet zich hier al jaren voor in. …

Zolang als ik werk, zo’n 25 jaar is het vrouwenvraagstuk in Nederland een onderwerp van discussie. Talloze initiatieven, onderzoeken en paneldiscussies zijn er door de jaren heen gevoerd over het gebrek aan deelname in ons land van vrouwen op sleutel- en top posities. McKinsey & Co heeft in een rapport…

I used to read comic books. Even at a young age the message in ‘Asterix and the Normans’ inspired me, the tough Vikings charging a village only to find it empty because the villagers have fled. The Vikings think the villagers fly away in fear. They believe that if they…

Diversity & Inclusion are keys to succes 30 April 2019, Astrid van Heumen Corporate Casting, the Netherlands Last week I had the great pleasure to join an all female entrepreneur trade mission organized by TEDxAmsterdamWomen and Facebook Amsterdam to San Francisco. …

Corporate Casting goes Davos: “Female Leadership: a brave new world!” When I walked the streets, lectures, events and parties of Davos last week, I realized I was not only right in the heart of power, the centre of the universe — but that all attending players were only human. …

“Corporate Casting goes Davos” As an entrepreneur you learn to appreciate the difference between good clients and good relations. Sometimes clients can become good relations and it is a given that it is less likely that good relationships become clients. But as a well educated and more seasoned you become…

Too often you hear that if you ‘really follow your passion’ or ‘really go for what you want to do’ and ‘believe in yourself’ you can achieve everything you desire. The person telling the story is often an excellent example. It is a powerful message and we love to hear…