Tribe Talks
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Tribe Talks is made by the International Business_THUAS specially for our trIBe. When times get challenging we show up for our community in innovative and creative ways.
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Best Practices For Academic Success
November 26, 2021 05:30 - 33 minutes - 62.7 MBWhat are the most common challenges that IB students experience around study progress and well-being? What are some best practices to overcome these challenges and achieve academic success? In this episode, 4 IB students: Danel, Bianca, Naomi, and Gabriel discuss these issues and their findings from a student perspective. Listen in and find their suggestions for dealing with anxiety, balancing life and studies, and becoming more productive students.
Dear entrepreneurs to be!
April 15, 2021 13:07 - 23 minutes - 7.48 MBMany get carried away with this romanticized idea of working for yourself and having your own company. As a result, these aspiring entrepreneurs sort of making up a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist or is not that significant to many. At IB, we teach you that if there is no customer, there is no company. You want to find/encounter a problem, then find a solution for yourself, test a market-product fit BEFORE scaling it. We invited Karim, a fourth-year student and a former Chair of E...
Should You Opt for a Career in Finance? - Eva Valentijn
April 07, 2021 10:42 - 20 minutes - 6.68 MBNaturally, you may not land a dream job right away, the Finance & Accounting is quite a competitive field to enter. But don't feel discouraged! Commonly, once you are in, there will be plenty of room for professional development and career progression to evolve and find your niche. But first, how do you get your foot in an entry-level job? And do you have what it takes to pursue a career in Finance? We asked Eva Valentijn, a former IB student, who has just received a high-profile job at Pw...
Career paths in Marketing & Sales
April 06, 2021 11:00 - 25 minutes - 8.71 MBIf you are considering pursuing a career in marketing or sales, you may wonder what the potential roles are. While looking into how both departments differ, sales and marketing teams collaborate very often, strengthening the overall results of product campaigns. What does a career in marketing or sales entail? And how having a background in both will help you improve your career prospects.
Personality traits MARKETERS need to succeed
April 06, 2021 10:53 - 23 minutes - 10.8 MBWhat does a marketing job entail? Do I have what it takes to succeed as a Marketer? If these are the questions running through your head, you are listening to the right episode. Working in the field of marketing has been one of the most vibrant and exciting professions there is. It combines 3 key elements: Creativity, Analytics (data), and Psychology. Nowadays, marketing professionals are in high demand, however, there is intense competition for the best jobs. We talked with Mrs. Joosten-M...
Career path in Operations & Supply Chain Management - alumni talk
April 02, 2021 11:29 - 28 minutes - 10.2 MBWhat are the career opportunities in Operations & Supply Chain? One of the reasons why the Supply Chain career path is so appealing to many of our graduates is due to the tremendous breadth of this profession and what it encompasses. This profession offers the broad range of activities required to deliver and realize customer value in the most streamlined and cost-effective way possible. But how do you find your place in this field and properly position yourself for entry-level opportuni...
Personality traits needed to succeed in finance - Mark Cathersides
April 01, 2021 12:17 - 26 minutes - 8.06 MBSo you have decided that you want to build a career as a finance specialist, you have a knack for it and you haven't skipped any finance-related classes so far. Great! The finance and accounting field is very competitive, but don't feel discouraged just yet. Before you begin the race, it would help to have the wind behind you. We talked with Mark Cathersides - Co-owner at Roca Markets (a market maker in exchange-traded option) and asked him what personality traits are needed to succeed in ...
Leadership: what does it entail?
February 10, 2021 11:45 - 43 minutes - 98.4 MBAs a student at IB, you have to participate in various integrated projects and curriculum activities throughout your study. Moreover, during some of the projects, you are encouraged to take a leadership position and identify how to work with a diverse group of students to achieve a common goal. So how do you become a good leader and what are examples of great leaders? What is personal leadership and how is it relevant to the IB students? Has the view on leadership changed since the pandemi...
Finance & Accounting in the new curriculum part 2
December 03, 2020 14:08 - 30 minutes - 10.9 MBWhat are things we should be observing and understanding when it comes to Finance & Accounting in times of a pandemic? On today's episode we have a special guest - Andreea Cocis, Treasure Assistant at LG Electronics. Listen to this insightful discussion with Peter Heinen, IB Finance lecturer, and Andreea about the impact of #covid19 on the Financial services and Banking, the future of corporate treasury, and key digital trends transforming Finance & Accounting. We will also touch upon how ...
Finance & Accounting in the new curriculum
November 27, 2020 11:40 - 44 minutes - 15.7 MBHow will current and future students experience Finance & Accounting specialization in the new curriculum? In this episode together with Peter Heinen, IB FInance Lecturer, and our alumni Min Liu and Laia Neira Quintanilla we will question how robust IB curriculum is, explain how do we make sure to keep updated and relevant a specialization like Finance & Accounting ; discuss what are some of the advantages for the aspiring Finance specialists taking this curriculum, etc.
Online Collaboration with Manuela Damant
November 16, 2020 15:22 - 44 minutes - 15.5 MBWhat does collaboration look like during times of remote learning? How can we better collaborate in this new normal? We invited Manuela Damant, one of our external experts, to discuss the topic of online collaboration, challenges we have to be prepared for, and best practices that people can adapt now to see collaboration improve in any small way going forward.
Operations & Supply Chain in the new curriculum
July 13, 2020 11:03 - 49 minutes - 26.7 MBHow will current and future students experience Operations & Supply Chain specialization in the new curriculum? In this episode together with Jonathan Barnett and Armand van Oostrom, IB Senior Lecturers, and our alumni Demi Maartense and Nicolas Verkoijen we will question how robust IB curriculum is, explain how do we go about creating and updating a specialization like Operations & Supply Chain for applied curriculum; discuss what are some of the advantages for the aspiring Supply Chain sp...
Lessons from the crisis - Operations & Supply Chain
July 06, 2020 13:58 - 48 minutes - 14.9 MBWhat are things we should be observing and understanding when it comes to Operations and Supply Chain in times of this crisis? On today's episode we have two special guests. Armand van Oostrom, IB Lecturer, Experienced C-level manager, Consultant in areas of Finance, IT, Supply Chain & Operations; and Ricardo Tulkens, Partner Industrial Manufacturing who has more than 20 years of experience in various industries like FMCG, Defense, Oil & Gas, High Technology. Listen to this insightful di...
People & Organization in the new curriculum
June 29, 2020 13:06 - 51 minutes - 17.1 MBHow will current and future students experience People & Organization specialization in the new curriculum? In this episode together with Sandy Garcia, IB Lecturer, and our alumni Elise Schut, Senior Consultant at Capgemini, we will question how robust IB curriculum is, explain how do we go about creating and updating a specialization like People & Organization for applied curriculum; discuss what are some of the advantages for the future HR taking this curriculum, etc.
Lessons from the crisis - People & Organization
June 22, 2020 13:06 - 54 minutes - 20.7 MBWhat are things we should be observing and understanding when it comes to People and Organization in times of this crisis? In this episode together with IB Lecturer Sandy Garcia and our two final year IB students, Gergana Bogdanova and Annabelle Law, we will discuss three phases of this crisis in the workplace and the first responses among different companies in various industries. We will also try to look beyond covid-19 and answer what a "new normal" is and what HR units need to be thought...
Marketing & Sales in the new curriculum
June 15, 2020 12:55 - 38 minutes - 15 MBHow will current and future students experience Marketing & Sales specialization in the new curriculum? In this episode together with Hongli Joosten-Ma, IB Principal Lecturer, and our recent graduate Nbeu Tadsse, Junior Online Marketer, we will question how robust IB curriculum is, explain how do we go about creating and updating a specialization like Marketing & Sales for applied curriculum; discuss what are some of the advantages for the future marketers taking this curriculum, etc.
Lessons from the crisis - Marketing & Sales
June 08, 2020 16:26 - 1 hour - 30.3 MBWhat are things we should be observing and understanding when it comes to Marketing and Sales in times of this crisis? In this episode together with IB Lecturer Hans G. Hoekstra and our two final year IB graduates, Anastasiya Kartuzova and Andrew Overheid, we will start a discussion on innovation, new reality and new ways of doing business.
Intrinsic Motivation
May 25, 2020 12:43 - 18 minutes - 7.19 MBToday on Motivation Monday we complete our series on self help and well being, which we started as a response to the lockdown and in an effort to help the IB community to survive the initial months as we adjusted to working remotely. In this episode we discuss intrinsic motivation. Something we must all investigate and identify in ourselves to sustain the best practices we employ, whether during a crisis or otherwise. From next week on Tribe Talks will begin a new series on Mondays that she...
4P's of well-being with Corina Tabacaru
May 18, 2020 16:31 - 30 minutes - 69.3 MBGood evening trIBe! Another good day to learn something new with Tribe Talks. Today we invited Corina Tabacaru to talk about the 4 P’s of m̶a̶r̶k̶e̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ well-being. During the times of #remoteworking, what are the lessons we can learn from the ones who have been self-employed? Based on the research, the answer is in the 4P’s: dedicated place, intentional planning, clear purpose and people who give off more positive energy. And we prepared a bonus strategy… which one? You will find ou...
Adjusting your study habits during covid-19
May 11, 2020 19:47 - 40 minutes - 93.2 MBHappy Monday trIBe! We hear you and this week we are discussing how we can adjust our study strategies during these unique times. Inspired by a recent research from the University of Michigan, we will talk about the following strategies: 1)Staying organized 2)Avoiding multitasking 3)Making the most of video lectures/online classes 4)Setting a schedule 5)Trading your strategies for new ones 6)Working with a group or a team 7)Staying connected to other people
What is a bad response to loneliness? with Vassia Sarantopoulou (part 2)
May 04, 2020 16:14 - 29 minutes - 68.2 MBHappy Monday trIBe! In the previous episode on Loneliness, we discussed in depth what loneliness is and discovered the common emotional reaction to avoid the feeling of loneliness. In this episode, together with Vassia Sarantopoulou @antiloneliness, we will discuss how you can identify your “bad” response to loneliness vs just experiencing the normal feeling of it. We will focus more on the practical techniques on how to address loneliness.⠀ “We all felt lonely in our life. This doesn’t sa...
What is loneliness? with Vassia Sarantopoulou
April 27, 2020 13:11 - 31 minutes - 72.4 MBHappy Kings Day(Woningsdag) trIBe! Last Monday we discussed the importance of cultivation of a resilient spirit. One of the points we touched upon was finding help and support. Today we have a special guest at Tribe Talks - Vassia Sarantopoulou. She is a psychologist specialising in loneliness and relationships. To continue the topic of resilience, together with Vassia, we will discuss what loneliness is and how we can address this loneliness. “Loneliness is not something strange or unique,...
Cultivation of resilient spirit part 2 (based on the work of Brené Brown)
April 23, 2020 15:17 - 37 minutes - 29.9 MBHello #trIBe, the 2nd part on the cultivation of a resilient spirit is here. ⠀ In the episode 3, last week, we discussed the first three parts of the resilient spirit: hope, spirituality and avoiding numbing behavior. This episode will give some guidance 1) on things you can do to sustain the hope you are finding and 2)on what steps to undertake to cope with the challenging sides of resilience. ⠀ We will talk about resourcefulness and how it can be applied during these times; the role of ...
Cultivation of resilient spirit (based on the work of Brené Brown)
April 23, 2020 15:04 - 36 minutes - 29 MBIn today’s episode, Ms. Freeman will talk about cultivation of resilient spirit. Time calls for misappropriation of some of Brené Brown's work. We will discuss why is it important to avoid numbing behavior and have your feelings during these challenging times.
Goal setting with Corina Tabacaru
April 23, 2020 14:55 - 38 minutes - 31.6 MBAs we are all in a lockdown and finding ourselves constricted in many ways why do we talk about goal setting, why is it important to have a strategy now? Hopefully you will find the answer in this episode of Tribe Talks.
The lockdown: how do we go through this?
April 23, 2020 13:29 - 52 minutes - 43.6 MBWe feel like a lot of our students are currently finding themselves in their rooms, in strange countries, making big decisions and adjusting to online teaching, and learning. And we thought why do we have to go through this by ourselves? There is NO need! And now more than ever it is time to speak up and be honest about how everyone is feeling. We can facilitate understanding and see beyond what you see on the screen as you have an online lesson.