CERTIFIED HUMAN – Why is it so difficult?
The question might sound weird, however the underlying challenge is very real for most people. According to Brené Brown, a shame researcher who has spent the last sixteen years studying […]
Culture
The TRUTH will set you free, but it will PISS YOU OFF first
Are you familiar with the 5 monkeys experiment? A group of scientists placed five monkeys in a cage, and in the middle, a ladder with bananas on top. Every time […]
Guessing without Cultural Intelligence is like GAMBLING…just worse
If you want to influence people you need to understand what influences them which might be something completely different to what motivates you. Unless you understand this, you won’t have […]
The BIGGEST DISTANCE between two people is MISUNDERSTANDING
Assumptions in communications are like termites in the wood. Termites can cause serious problems in the wooden structural components of a house, and may go undetected for a long period […]
Your personality determines how you WANT to behave, culture determines how you SHOULD behave.
To sum it up… Your personality determines how you WANT to behave, culture determines how you SHOULD behave. There is a lot of debate about where we can draw the […]
Diversity and inclusion have moved from a compliance program to a business strategy!
This year many disruptions are taking place! Many companies have tried to ignore them and the ones who were proactive are thriving now! Employees are both younger and older, culturally […]
I tell you where the money is in culture! Diversity means serious profit…or loss if it is done badly.
Personally I have always been fan of physical training and fitness. As time goes by it becomes a bit more difficult (or maybe it becomes easier to find excuses…) and […]
New LOCAL managers or GLOBAL leaders? The two types of intercultural trainings…
This week I had the pleasure of delivering a training to senior managers of a big oil and gas company in the UK. That is already great, but the most […]
Learning languages makes you GLOBAL, learning cultures makes you a CITIZEN. They should never be sold separately!
I have watched Taiye Selasi’s Ted talk which sparkled some debate around me…and most interestingly (or logically) languages came up again… Her TED talk was a success and it pointed […]
Emotional Intelligence Doesn’t Translate Across Borders – wait a second…
Emotional intelligence does not translate across borders…this was the title of a Forbes article published by Andy Molinsky, cross-cultural expert, author of the Global Dexterity. He was right, still, without […]
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