An article that discusses different management styles in Europe. Hannes Leroy, Associate Professor at the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management at RSM, has commented on the Dutch management style. “There is a strong belief in the Netherlands that everyone is capable of making their own way in a social system which allows equal opportunity,” says Hannes Leroy. “Our own version of the ‘American Dream’ if you like! Consequently we value openness and transparency in leaders at all levels. And we like them to do things in their own unique way, to be no-nonsense, pragmatic, straightforward.”