Tag: Cross-cultural
Changing the Cultural Cement in Which Your Company Swims
Originally posted on ProjectConnections.com I was recently told by another smarty-pants consultant that, “As long as the team makes a logical proposal to the executives, they will support their recommendation.” My retort: “Then why do people smoke?” I mean, it’s not logical to smoke. There’s plenty of data to suggest it’s bad for your health. [...]
Posted: October 22nd, 2010 under Business, Gobal, Organizational Culture, Organizational Effectiveness.
Tags: Cross-cultural, Cultural Stereotypes, Culture, Global, International, Organizational Culture
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Whose English is it Anyway?
Originally published on CareerShorts.com where Kimberly has been invited to contribute blogs periodically on global leadership and project management. My work takes me from my home in the San Francisco Bay Area, where more than 50% of the people living here don’t speak English at home, to Japan and elsewhere around the world nearly every [...]
Posted: September 20th, 2010 under Business, Communication, Gobal.
Tags: Bad English, Communication, Cross-cultural, Global English
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