We all have an internal list of those we still don't understand, let alone appreciate. We all have biases, even prejudices, toward specific groups. In our workshops we ask people to gather in pairs ...

Cross-cultural communication in business happens between any two companies regardless of their location. The potential business partner next door has a different way of presenting information, ...

Smile carries a lot of meaning across cultures. When working in China, I’ve learned that smiling is a sign of nervousness which can be misinterpreted by us (Israel, Europe, the US, let’s call it our ...

One way to future-proof students in our globalised world is to improve their cross-cultural communication skills. And with students and academics more mobile than ever, the ability to reach across ...

In this decade characterized by highly complex transformation endeavors, where cross-cultural projects are the norm rather than the exception, project managers face an unprecedented challenge: ...

One afternoon, while I and a group of coworkers were huddled around our laptops feverishly laboring to meet a deadline, I heard a chuckle next to me. "You're so impatient!" my coworker said. Startled ...

Responding effectively to different cultures when preparing for business communication is a key business survival strategy in a global economy, and permeates nearly all aspects of business afterward.

“My spouse and I come from different cultural backgrounds, with different perspectives, upbringings, and experiences. We love each other, but our biggest cultural divide is how we communicate. Since ...

As the Montgomery County United Way continues to move forward on the path to becoming a Community Impact United Way, which means having longterm impact or being able to collaborate to find longterm ...

You would probably agree that most aspects of life have been tough during the last 10 months. People barely remember how to hug. This so-called new normal widened the distance between businesses and ...