Cross-Cultural Intelligence 101: Tip 5 – Be curious
In the previous postings we covered Tip 1: Really Listen, Tip 2: Pay Attention, Tip 3: Leave your Assumptions at Home, and Tip 4: Judgments are not Allowed. Today we are going to discuss Cross-Cultural...
View ArticleCross-Cultural Intelligence 101: Tip 6 – Look for values
For those of us who travel and live in different countries on a regular basis, learning about our destinations is essential. What can I expect when I move? What will be different? What will I have to...
View ArticleTrailing and not Failing: How our relationships can sustain us in expatriation?
As many expatriate spouses do, I gave up my job when we decided to start traveling the world with Foreign Service. I had a great job — the one that paid well and the one that was interesting — but...
View ArticleLack of the familiar — an opportunity to create?
Recently, during a celebration at an Israeli consulate in Miami, I heard an interesting quote by Golda Meir, one of the most known Israeli prime ministers. “Moses dragged us for 40 years through the...
View ArticleA to Z of Successful Expatriation™: U is for UNDERSTANDING
Understanding and being understood is the base for creating connections. It applies both in situations within your own culture and when you find yourself living and working in a different culture(s)....
View ArticleWorking across cultures – difficult or different or both?
How often do you hear similar sentiments expressed by expat managers and team leaders working across cultures: There is zero initiative among my staff. No one knows how to follow up and deliver on...
View ArticleIntroducing the UK
The United Kingdom is one of the countries that’s profiled in the Global Coach Center Academy within the course “Living and Working in the UK”. In this post we interview one of the course’s...
View ArticleA cultural blunder in one of the world’s most international sites – what was...
We all heard of cultural gaffes that either hurt business partnerships, slow them down or completely undermine them. Classic textbook examples tell us about cultural faux pas during meetings, cultural...
View ArticleCreativity and Cross-Cultural Ties — is there really a connection?
In a recent BNET blog (5 Ways to Foster Innovation) Kimberly Weisul says that: “Roy Chua, of Harvard, believes that creativity is not necessarily about coming up with something totally new. Instead, he...
View ArticleAre two heads from different cultures better than two heads from one culture?
When I arrived to Spain I didn’t really know or plan which way my coaching business would go. I knew that my international clients would keep finding me through internet, but I wasn’t sure what...
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