Posts Tagged ‘Cultures’

Cultural Voyeurism and Social Media

Sociology – The study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society.About a year ago, I wrote an article entitled Social Media is About Sociology and not Technology. The recognition of people versus the tools is now more critical than ever. Although, it still isn’t necessarily [...]

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 [...]

International Business Online – 3 Types of Cultural Communication Gets You More International Sales

You can’t learn to ride a bike without… well, a bike. Can you?International business involves cross cultural communication. It is the inherent nature of the business.To develop good cross cultural communication skills you need foreign communication exposure. With people. Live.Cultural skills are fairly easy to develop. But you can’t pick them up reading books. You [...]