Archive for August, 2009

Cultural Barriers – the ‘fun’ Stuff Can Help…

            Inter-cultural communication, cultural awareness, cultural diversity… These are all terms that illustrate one of the key challenges we face here in Las Vegas – how do we speak and interact with one another and be sure the message is clearly understood in both directions? The challenge becomes even more acute in a fast-paced industry [...]

What is the Biggest Barrier in Cross-cultural Negotiations

Without a doubt the biggest barrier in cross-cultural negotiations is:your own mindset We all tend to think any barriers in cross-cultural communication and negotiation is due to something beyond ourselves.But we all forget that we all come to the cross-cultural negotiation table with our own cultural prejudices.To put it in other words…We automatically assume our [...]

Communication – a Weapon to Win a Business Battle

When it comes to developing esteem in business relations, companies are conscious about it and effectual business communication is a key to it. You can distribute Business communication into two major areas:1. Internal communication.2. External communication.Internal business communication comprises of some illustrations given below:• Communication of corporate vision• Communication of corporate strategies• Communication of corporate [...]