Jan 9, 2017 | Projects with Customers
“Consider the following scenario: You are writing up a section of a paper for presentation at an upcoming conference. You are anticipating some disagreement and potential difficulty communicating because your collaborator is [U.S.] American and you are Chinese....
Feb 10, 2016 | intercultures’ Culture, New Developments, Unkategorisiert
Note: The following communication was included in our Dec. 2015 special edition e-newsletter. Email the Editor to receive our next bi-monthly edition in your inbox well in advance of website postings. We offer fresh, intercultural information and insights for...
Feb 25, 2015 | New Developments
In talking with author and educator Joseph Shaules, he met each question with extended moments of silence as he pondered his response. When asked about these pauses, he chuckled and admitted that recently in Germany a seminar attendee said, “I can tell you live in...
Aug 31, 2014 | Projects with Customers
Getting an Insider View Exclusively for our intercultures network, the following is an insider view of one set of intercultural training investments that Daimler makes to increase business performance. Over the past two years, intercultures consultants have influenced...
Jun 6, 2014 | Projects with Customers
Writer, inventor and politician, Benjamin Franklin, is credited with having first said: “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” In an organizational context, the business savvy decision-maker may interpret this lesson to mean that people must be prepared...
