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Intercultural/Diversity
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Thursday, April 12th, 2012The following situation sounds common enough for Romania, a country which has been chosen by many companies as their outsource location. The cheaper and more skilled labor force, plus the expansion of online technologies make it easy for Romanians to tele-work with colleagues in other countries. But how easy is it to communicate with them? [...]
Virtual Multicultural Teams: Real Communication in the Virtual World
Friday, March 23rd, 2012The following situation sounds common enough for Romania, a country which has been chosen by many companies as their outsource location. The cheaper and more skilled labor force, plus the expansion of online technologies make it easy for Romanians to tele-work with colleagues in other countries. But how easy is it to communicate with them? [...]
Three Non-Obvious Issues in Multicultural Meetings
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012When you are planning a meeting with people from different cultures maybe you have already prepared by learning about the way people greet each other and other surface cultural differences. But chances are that your meeting might be derailed by some non-obvious cultural misunderstandings. Here are the top three problems I have seen in workshops [...]
Color Meanings by Culture
Friday, March 9th, 2012Color meanings by culture . . . Via www.globalization-group.com
Cross-Cultural Communication – Check Your Assumptions
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012“What we need,” the CEO said, “is to find global partners who understand the rule of law.” The statement emerged from a discussion about a new global initiative. “We don’t need to get bogged down in corruption, I want our partners to own our core values” the CEO continued. From the perspective of the CEO [...]
Making “Small Talk” in the American Workplace
Friday, February 24th, 2012How do you start a casual, social conversation with an American co-worker? What kinds of topics are OK/not OK to talk about? How should I answer when someone asks, "How was your weekend?" . . . Via annmarielei.typepad.com
Personal Branding Across Cultures: Color, Culture, and Communication
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012How does personal branding “translate” around the globe in other cultures? This article will discuss various aspects of cross-cultural branding that should be considered as we develop our brand across cultures and in diverse environments. Topics will include language, communication styles, social interactions, traditions, rituals, aesthetics preferences and value systems. Author bio: Marcela Jenney (photo, [...]
The Many Faces of Diversity and Innovation
Thursday, January 26th, 2012As companies continue to expand globally, executives understand that their companies can’t be successful if they ignore diversity and inclusion strategies. This infographic looks at how social business tools are entering the workplace and making it easier to bring diverse groups of people together to collaborate more effectively on projects and innovate even faster. . [...]
The Power of Color in Doing Business Across Cultures
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011When you want to do business globally, check the meaning of colors for each country. Color symbolism impacts businesses and personal brands through website or blog graphic design, consumer product development, packaging and corporate identity. The significance of some colors is universal. Other colors, however, have meanings that shift in various cultures.
Using Social Media Across Cultures
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011Most businesses are now well aware of the benefits that using social media can bring, such as driving sales, getting customer feedback, building brand awareness and more. However, the majority are still only focusing on major social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Whilst these channels are undoubtedly very useful, there are also extremely [...]
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