One size certainly doesn’t fit all! Everyone has probably found himself in a situation of misunderstanding because of difference in cultures. These things happen all the time while interacting with people from different cultures and if you don’t take them in account, you can not fully understand what is said and done. Not to mention [...]
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Adapt your Language to Different Cultures
Posted by Admin on December 5th, 2009
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Tags: Assumptions, Conversation Styles, Conversations With People, Credit Card Fraud, Credit Card Payment, Cultural Differences, Culture Dimension, Different Ways, Doing Research, Financial Risk, Hand Experience, Hand Sources, Interacting With People, Internet Usage, Misunderstanding, People From Different Cultures, Risk Credit, Things Happen All The Time, Two Ways, Variables 
No Comments »Multi-cultural Workplaces: 7 Ways to Make Them Work
Posted by Admin on November 23rd, 2009
Nowadays, people work in global offices with colleagues from different worldviews, religions and attitudes. It is important to be aware of cultural differences and how they affect team dynamics, communication and management style. Multi-cultural workplaces also offer a wealth of new experience and self-growth opportunities. Here are 7 ways to improve multicultural relationships in your [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: Communication Team, Countries And Cultures, Cultural Differences, Different Culture, Discrimination In The Workplace, Exotic Places, Global Offices, Growth Opportunities, Lack Of Communication, Lunchtime, Management Style, Misunderstanding, New Experience, Racist, Religions, Self Growth, Team Dynamics, Team Effort, Team Members, Workplaces No Comments »Importance of Cross-cultural Training
Posted by Admin on November 10th, 2009
With globalisation on the rise, more international educational exchange and cross-cultural interacions are being encouraged. This has led to cross-cultural training to become a discipline in recent times. Traditionally, multinational corporations used to concentrate their training efforts solely on expatriate managers. This resulted in assumptions of how business should be carried out internationally.For an instance, [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: Aggressive Competition, Assumptions, Business Culture, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Shock, Discipline, Expatriate Managers, Globalisation, International Business Environment, International Educational Exchange, International Managers, Investing Resources, Line Managers, Management Structure, Misunderstanding, Multinational Corporations, Perspectives, Proficient Staff, Relevant Skills, Technical Knowledge No Comments »