Office Hours

In this week’s episode of Office Hours Adam is joined by Crystal van Oosterom. Crystal is an AI pioneer, with 18 patents in AI deployed over 15 countries. She was also one of the first employees in one of the world’s first AI unicorns. As well as diving into the world of AI, Adam and Crystal review her journey to senior leadership in a traditionally male-dominated industries.

Crystal van Oosterom: www.linkedin.com/in/crystal-v-6b501619a/

In this week’s episode of Office Hours Adam is joined by two artists who have established themselves in Luxembourg, JKB Fletcher, and Uyi Nosa-Odia. Learning about their journeys to the Grand Duchy from Birmingham and Benin City, they help answer the questions about how prices are set, their relationship with galleries, and whether they consider themselves business people and entrepreneurs.

JKB Fletcher

Website: jkbfletcher.art/

Instagram: @jkbf.studio

Uyi

Website: www.artbyuno.com/

Instagram: @artbyuno

Other links:

kamellebuttek.lu/

www.letzart.lu/about

www.nosbaumreding.com/

In this week’s episode of Office Hours, Adam is joined by two business people form the fitness industry. Dis Bond is Manager Director of Top Squash in Sandweiler, and Charles Audenaert is Director of Factory 4 in Gasperich. Together they discuss the different models to help you decide which type of fitness centre could be right for you, and also reflect on the business challenges that local gyms faced through the pandemic and the ongoing impact from global conflict.

Dis Bond: www.topsquash.lu/

Charles Audenaert: www.factory4.lu/

Photo by Danielle Cerullo on Unsplash

Office Hours returns for the New Year with a debate about the benefits, or otherwise, of fully Returning to Office. Adam is joined by Kyriaki Fotiadou, who shines a light on the benefits of hybrid working, and Agile Partner’s Sylvain Chery, who provides a wider perspective.

Kyriaki Fotiadou: linkedin.com/in/kyriaki-fotiadou-025b1210a

Sylvain Chery: linkedin.com/in/schery/ , www.agilepartner.net/en

In this week’s episode of ‘Office Hours’ Adam explores entrepreneurship with Bernard Ndolo. Growing up in Kenya, Bernard describes his journey of acclimatising to Northern Europe and Luxembourg where he has launched two companies: JBIT, and AtYourService. In addition, Bernard provides reflections and advise for other would-be entrepreneurs.

In this week’s episode of ‘Office Hours’ Adam is joined by Joanne Ferris, Chief Human Resources Officer at Alter Domus. Joanne shares her incredible journey from Sydney to Luxembourg, and is open and candid about the challenges she faced on the way. Joanne’s is an inspiring human story, and she compliments it with her reflections and advice for others who look to be successful in their career.

In this week’s episode of ‘Office Hours’ Adam is joined by two recruitment consultants to explore how the industry works. Essential listening if you are thinking of moving careers, and interesting listening if you are not! Amandine Bianch and Darren Robinson provide insights into the inner workings of the job market, and some “do’s” and “do not’s” for that all-essential CV, and much more.

Links:

www.lhh.com

www.andersonwise.com

In the latest episode 3 of ‘Office Hours’, Adam is joined by Charlotte Le Roy from Art Work Circle. Together they discuss how an online gallery works and the philosophy behind the business that helps support artists who live or were born in Luxembourg. They also look forward to the 10th edition of the Luxembourg Art Week and Charlotte shares her view on where you can find the best up-and-comning artists.

In the latest episode of ‘Office Hours’ Adam is joined by Maria Pawelek and Keryn Dowling. Together they discuss the similarities of and differences between Performance Management processes across corporations, law and education. They touch on the cultural challenges within Luxembourg and share their perspectives on what works well and what doesn’t.

Books:

Tell Me So I Can Hear You: A Developmental Approach to Feedback for Educators

(Eleanor Drago-Severson and Jessica Blum-DeStefano)

Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well (Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen)

The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business (Erin Meyer)

Other references:

Forced Ranking - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitality_curve

Deming Institute - https://deming.org/explore/seven-deadly-diseases/

Illusory Superiority - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_superiority

In the first episode 1 of ‘Office Hours’ Adam is joined by the people that facilitate the housing market, some of Luxembourg’s estate agents. Together with Maurits van Rijckevorsel, Pierrick Dhellemes, and Pit Spautz they see if the cause of the large number of agents could be the different business models. They also share perspectives on the state of the housing market, and advice if you are buying, selling, or considering becoming an agent yourself.

Guest contacts:

Maurits van Rijckevorsel: [email protected]

Pierrick Dhellemes: https://www.remaxsweethome.lu/

Pit Spautz: https://immo-biewer.lu/

Other references/links:

www.athome.lu

www.rightmove.co.uk

https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/2235988.html